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Title: Green Cardamom Seedlings
Post by: toadshade on September 24, 2022, 04:29:36 PM

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. ;)

Title: Re: Green Cardamom Seedlings
Post by: Pokeweed on September 25, 2022, 08:15:16 AM

Thanks for the info! I'll give it a shot now. D

Title: Re: Green Cardamom Seedlings
Post by: pagnr on October 10, 2022, 05:27:52 PM

I wonder if the pods of Black Cardamon Amomum subulatum also germinate seeds ?

Title: Re: Green Cardamom Seedlings
Post by: LostBoy_Dani on April 01, 2023, 12:32:14 AM

Quote from: pagnr on October 10, 2022, 05:27:52 PM

I wonder if the pods of Black Cardamon Amomum subulatum also germinate seeds ?

Actually just had my first black Cardamom sprout today! Took forever but excited to try and grow!

Title: Re: Green Cardamom Seedlings
Post by: Daintree on April 18, 2023, 09:56:28 AM

Ok, I am on the hunt for cardamom pods now!
My tamarind tree, grown from a grocery store pod, is flowering now.

Title: Re: Green Cardamom Seedlings
Post by: WizardsTree on July 05, 2023, 09:29:14 PM

I'm in Southeast Florida and have established green cardamom seedlings for sale! Did yours make it this far?

Title: Re: Green Cardamom Seedlings
Post by: brian on August 14, 2023, 05:15:53 PM

How long from seed to fruiting? 

I love cardamom but it is so easy to obtain from Indian grocery stores it doesn't seem worthwhile to grow my own, but it might be fun if it could fruit in a container at a small size.

And is it dioecious or self-fruitful with a single seedling?