Cardamom notes
Plain writing about growing, spraying and keeping your own accounts.
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What actually raises cardamom yield
Shade, spacing, drainage and feeding — the four things that move the number. No dose appears on this page.
Published 18 September 2026
When to spray cardamom — a season calendar
What to look for in the plot, month by month. Which product and how much comes from the label and from the krishi bhavan, not from here.
Published 17 September 2026
Azhukal, thrips, capsule rot — telling them apart
In a photograph all three look much the same. This is where to look for the difference.
Published 16 September 2026
How much dry cardamom should come back
The number argued about most at the curing unit, and what actually moves it.
Published 15 September 2026
How to read the auction price
The high price in the news is not the price you get. Here is which number to look at.
Published 14 September 2026
What did you actually make this year
The question is not the yield, it is what was left. Four numbers answer it.
Published 13 September 2026