I just wanted to post about growing Cardamom from store bought seed. I heard that it could be done so I went to a local Persian/Middle Eastern grocery store and bought a jar of Green Cardamom seed pods. I soaked about half of them (probably close to 50 or more pods) for a couple days and then broke them open to remove the small black seeds. I used a lot since I was under the impression the germination percentage was not very good. I sowed the seeds in store bought potting soil, covering the top of the pot with seeds and broken open pods and just barely covering the seeds with soil. I kept them very wet by watering every day for a month during the hottest part of the summer in Atlanta Georgia USA. They were kept in partial shade. I thought I had failed after 6 weeks and basically left the pot and forgot about it. Of course that is when I noticed the first seedling about two months after potting. Since then, I would say most of them have sprouted. So I wanted to post that it can be done from store bought pods and it just takes a LONG time for germination. If anyone is in the Atlanta Georgia area and wants some, by all means, I have plenty.
Topic: Green Cardamom Seedlings (Read 370 times)