Business News Desk – Cardamom is cultivated on a large scale in India. It is also grown as a cash crop. Farmers of the country are earning bumper income from its cultivation. If you also want to do Cardamom Farming, then we are giving you tips for this. In India, cardamom is cultivated mainly in the states of Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. There is demand for cardamom in the country as well as abroad. Cardamom is used during the preparation of food items, sweets, beverages. Apart from this, it is also used for fragrance in sweets. Loamy soil is considered good for cardamom cultivation. It can also be cultivated in laterite soil and black soil. There should be a good drainage system in the cardamom field. Cardamom should not be cultivated in sandy soil. This can cause damage. A temperature of 10 to 35 degrees is considered better for cardamom cultivation.
The stem of this plant is 1 to 2 feet long. The leaves of the cardamom plant are 30 to 60 cm long. Their width is 5 to 9 cm. If you want to plant cardamom plants on the ridge of the field, then for this, the plants should be planted by making a ridge at a distance of one to 2 feet. At the same time, to plant cardamom plants in pits, the plants should be planted by keeping a distance of 2 to 3 feet. A good amount of cow dung manure should be mixed in the dug pit. It can take 3-4 years for the cardamom plant to be ready. After harvesting cardamom, it has to be dried in the sun for several days. Any machine can also be used for this. It should be dried at a very hot temperature for 18 to 24 hours.
When to cultivate cardamom?
Cardamom plants should be planted in the field during the rainy season. However, in India it can be planted in the field in the month of July. Due to rain at this time, irrigation will definitely have to be reduced. Keep in mind that cardamom plants should always be planted in the shade. Its yield may be reduced due to excessive sunlight and heat.
How much income will there be from cardamom?
When the cardamom is completely dried, it is rubbed with hands or coir mat or wire mesh. Then they are sorted according to size and color. You can earn good profit by selling it in the market. You can get 135 to 150 kg of cardamom per hectare. The price of cardamom in the market is from 1100 to 2000 thousand rupees per kilogram. In this way, you can earn up to 5-6 lakh rupees.
