Cardamom — 7Harvest, storage & transport

• Harvest

  Harvest starts from the 3rd year, with economic yields from the 5th year. Pick once a month, taking capsules that are just ripe but not fully ripe — fully ripe capsules split on drying and lose the dark green colour.

  Pending expert review

  Source

  Crop Production Guide – Horticulture Crops 2020 (Directorate of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Cardamom – Harvest, p. 170

  Region

  Tamil Nadu

  Last updated

  2026-11-05