Herb Partial Shade OK Frequent water

Cardamom

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Expensive tropical spice. Related to ginger.

Harvest 730-1095 days

Temp Range 15°C — 35°C

Quick Answer: How to Grow Cardamom

Cardamom takes 730-1095 days to harvest. It grows best in 22–30°C with partial shade ok and frequent watering. Cardamom is not frost tolerant — wait until after the last frost to plant. It can be grown in 350 cities worldwide.

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Growing Requirements

☀️

Sun

Partial Shade OK

💧

Water

Frequent

❄️

Frost

Sensitive

📅

Harvest

730-1095 days

Temperature Range

22-30°C

-10°C 45°C

Optimal: 22–30°C Tolerates: 15–35°C

Tropical suitable: Yes

Cities growing: 350 of 350

Growing Tips

💡

Expert Tips

Needs shade, humidity, and warmth. Very slow to produce pods.

Quick Facts

Grows in 350 of 350 cities
Available in 7 regions worldwide
Temperature range: 15°C to 35°C
Optimal growing: 22°C to 30°C
Harvest in 730-1095 days

Did You Know?

🌱 Cardamom loves the heat! It thrives in tropical and subtropical climates year-round.

Where to Grow Cardamom

Cardamom can be grown in 350 cities across 7 regions worldwide

🌍

Europe

80 cities

🌏

Asia

79 cities

🌎

North America

78 cities

🌍

Africa

39 cities

🌎

South America

39 cities

🌊

Oceania

19 cities

🕌

Middle East

16 cities

🌍 Europe (80 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Aarhus, DK	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Amsterdam, NL	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Ankara, TR	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Antalya, TR	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Athens, GR	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Barcelona, ES	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Bari, IT	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Belgrade, RS	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Bergen, NO	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Berlin, DE	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Bilbao, ES	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Bologna, IT	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Bordeaux, FR	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Bratislava, SK	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Brussels, BE	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Bucharest, RO	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Budapest, HU	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Catania, IT	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Cologne, DE	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Copenhagen, DK	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Corfu, GR	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Cork, IE	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Dublin, IE	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Dubrovnik, HR	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Edinburgh, GB	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Florence, IT	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Frankfurt, DE	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Gdansk, PL	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Genoa, IT	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Glasgow, GB	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Gothenburg, SE	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Hamburg, DE	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Helsinki, FI	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Heraklion, GR	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Istanbul, TR	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Izmir, TR	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Krakow, PL	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Kyiv, UA	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Limassol, CY	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Lisbon, PT	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Ljubljana, SI	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
London, GB	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Lyon, FR	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Madrid, ES	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Malaga, ES	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Marseille, FR	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Milan, IT	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Munich, DE	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Naples, IT	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Nice, FR	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Nicosia, CY	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Oslo, NO	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Palermo, IT	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Paris, FR	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Porto, PT	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Poznan, PL	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Prague, CZ	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Reykjavik, IS	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Riga, LV	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Rome, IT	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Seville, ES	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Sofia, BG	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Split, HR	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Stockholm, SE	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Strasbourg, FR	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Stuttgart, DE	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Tallinn, EE	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Thessaloniki, GR	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Tirana, AL	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Toulouse, FR	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Turin, IT	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Turku, FI	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Valencia, ES	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Valletta, MT	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Verona, IT	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Vienna, AT	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Vilnius, LT	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Warsaw, PL	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Zagreb, HR	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Zurich, CH	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓

🌏 Asia (79 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Ahmedabad, IN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Almaty, KZ	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Bali, ID	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bandung, ID	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bangalore, IN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bangkok, TH	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Beijing, CN	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Busan, KR	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Cebu, PH	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Chandigarh, IN	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Chengdu, CN	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Chennai, IN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Chiang Mai, TH	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Chittagong, BD	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Chongqing, CN	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Coimbatore, IN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Colombo, LK	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Da Nang, VN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dalian, CN	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Davao, PH	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Delhi, IN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dhaka, BD	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dharan, NP	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Fukuoka, JP	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Galle, LK	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Guangzhou, CN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Hangzhou, CN	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Hanoi, VN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Harbin, CN	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Ho Chi Minh City, VN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Hong Kong, HK	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Hyderabad, IN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Incheon, KR	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Indore, IN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Islamabad, PK	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Jaipur, IN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Jakarta, ID	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Jeju, KR	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Johor Bahru, MY	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Karachi, PK	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kathmandu, NP	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Kochi, IN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kolkata, IN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kuala Lumpur, MY	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kunming, CN	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Kyoto, JP	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Lahore, PK	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Lucknow, IN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Manila, PH	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Mumbai, IN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Nagoya, JP	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Nanjing, CN	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Nha Trang, VN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Okinawa, JP	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Osaka, JP	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Pattaya, TH	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Penang, MY	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Phnom Penh, KH	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Pune, IN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Sapporo, JP	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Seoul, KR	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Shanghai, CN	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Shenzhen, CN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Siem Reap, KH	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Singapore, SG	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Surabaya, ID	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Surat, IN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Taipei, TW	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Tashkent, UZ	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Tbilisi, GE	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Tokyo, JP	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Ulaanbaatar, MN	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Varanasi, IN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Vientiane, LA	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Visakhapatnam, IN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Wuhan, CN	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Xi'an, CN	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Xiamen, CN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Yangon, MM	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

🌎 North America (78 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Albuquerque, US	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Anchorage, US	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Atlanta, US	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Austin, US	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Baltimore, US	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Baton Rouge, US	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Boise, US	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Boston, US	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Bridgetown, BB	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Buffalo, US	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Calgary, CA	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Cancun, MX	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Charleston, US	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Charlotte, US	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Chattanooga, US	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Chicago, US	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Denver, US	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Des Moines, US	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Detroit, US	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Edmonton, CA	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
El Paso, US	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Fargo, US	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Fresno, US	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Guadalajara, MX	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Halifax, CA	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Hartford, US	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Havana, CU	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Honolulu, US	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Houston, US	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Jacksonville, US	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Kansas City, US	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Kingston, JM	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Knoxville, US	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Las Vegas, US	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Little Rock, US	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Los Angeles, US	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Louisville, US	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Lubbock, US	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Madison, US	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Memphis, US	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Mexico City, MX	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Miami, US	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Milwaukee, US	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Minneapolis, US	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Monterrey, MX	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Montreal, CA	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Nashville, US	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
New Orleans, US	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
New York, US	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Oaxaca, MX	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Oklahoma City, US	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Omaha, US	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Ottawa, CA	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Panama City, PA	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Phoenix, US	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Pittsburgh, US	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Portland, US	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Puebla, MX	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Quebec City, CA	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Raleigh, US	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Richmond, US	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Sacramento, US	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Salt Lake City, US	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
San Diego, US	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
San Francisco, US	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
San Jose, CR	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Santo Domingo, DO	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Saskatoon, CA	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
Savannah, US	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Seattle, US	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Spokane, US	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓
St. Louis, US	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Tampa, US	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Toronto, CA	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Tucson, US	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Vancouver, CA	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Victoria, CA	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Winnipeg, CA	hard					✓	✓	✓	✓

🌍 Africa (39 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Abidjan, CI	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Accra, GH	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Addis Ababa, ET	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Algiers, DZ	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Antananarivo, MG	hard							✓	✓	✓	✓
Arusha, TZ	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bamako, ML	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bloemfontein, ZA	hard									✓	✓	✓	✓
Cairo, EG	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Cape Town, ZA	hard							✓	✓	✓	✓
Casablanca, MA	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dakar, SN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dar es Salaam, TZ	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Douala, CM	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Durban, ZA	hard							✓	✓	✓	✓
Entebbe, UG	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Fez, MA	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Freetown, SL	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Harare, ZW	hard								✓	✓	✓	✓
Johannesburg, ZA	hard								✓	✓	✓	✓
Kampala, UG	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kigali, RW	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kinshasa, CD	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Lagos, NG	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Libreville, GA	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Lilongwe, MW	hard								✓	✓	✓	✓
Lome, TG	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Luanda, AO	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Lusaka, ZM	hard								✓	✓	✓	✓
Maputo, MZ	hard							✓	✓	✓	✓
Marrakech, MA	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Mombasa, KE	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Nairobi, KE	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Ouagadougou, BF	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Port Louis, MU	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Pretoria, ZA	hard								✓	✓	✓	✓
Tunis, TN	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
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🌎 South America (39 cities)

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Arequipa, PE	hard							✓	✓	✓	✓
Asuncion, PY	hard							✓	✓	✓	✓
Barranquilla, CO	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Belem, BR	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bogota, CO	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Brasilia, BR	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Buenos Aires, AR	hard								✓	✓	✓	✓
Cali, CO	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Campinas, BR	hard							✓	✓	✓	✓
Caracas, VE	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Cartagena, CO	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Concepcion, CL	hard									✓	✓	✓	✓
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Goiania, BR	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
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Manaus, BR	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
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🌊 Oceania (19 cities)

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Adelaide, AU	hard								✓	✓	✓	✓
Alice Springs, AU	hard								✓	✓	✓	✓
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Brisbane, AU	hard							✓	✓	✓	✓
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Dunedin, NZ	hard										✓	✓	✓
Gold Coast, AU	hard							✓	✓	✓	✓
Hamilton, NZ	hard								✓	✓	✓	✓
Hobart, AU	hard									✓	✓	✓	✓
Melbourne, AU	hard								✓	✓	✓	✓
Noumea, NC	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Perth, AU	hard							✓	✓	✓	✓
Suva, FJ	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Sydney, AU	hard							✓	✓	✓	✓
Townsville, AU	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Wellington, NZ	hard								✓	✓	✓	✓

🕌 Middle East (16 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Abu Dhabi, AE	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Amman, JO	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Baghdad, IQ	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Beirut, LB	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Doha, QA	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dubai, AE	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Erbil, IQ	hard		✓	✓	✓	✓
Jeddah, SA	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kuwait City, KW	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Manama, BH	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Muscat, OM	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Riyadh, SA	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Sana'a, YE	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Tabriz, IR	hard				✓	✓	✓	✓
Tehran, IR	hard			✓	✓	✓	✓
Tel Aviv, IL	hard	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

When should I plant cardamom in my city?

The best time to plant cardamom depends on your local climate zone. It thrives in temperatures between 22°C and 30°C. Wait until after the last frost in your area. Check your city's planting calendar on GrowByCity for exact dates.

Can I grow cardamom in winter?

Cardamom is not frost tolerant and cannot survive winter outdoors in most temperate climates. In tropical areas (USDA Zones 10+), it may grow year-round.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Cardamom

When should I plant cardamom?

The best time to plant cardamom depends on your local climate. Cardamom grows best in temperatures between 22°C and 30°C (can tolerate 15°C to 35°C). Cardamom is not frost tolerant, so wait until after the last frost in your area. Check your city's planting calendar on GrowByCity for exact planting months.

Can cardamom grow in tropical climates?

Yes! Cardamom can grow in tropical climates. It's successfully grown in tropical cities like Abidjan, Abu Dhabi, Accra. Cardamom requires partial shade ok and frequent watering.

How long does cardamom take to grow?

Cardamom typically takes 730-1095 days from planting to harvest. It requires partial shade ok and frequent watering. Needs shade, humidity, and warmth. Very slow to produce pods.

Find the Best Time to Plant Cardamom

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