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Ginger vs Nigella (Kalonji)

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Ginger Nigella (Kalonji)

Measure	Ginger	Nigella (Kalonji)
Season	Kharif	Rabi
Sowing window	Apr–May	Oct–Nov
Days to harvest	210–240	130–150
Spacing	25 × 20 cm	30 × 10 cm
Soil pH	5.5–6.5	6.0–7.5
Water	1300–1800	250–400
Temperature °C	20–30	10–25
Seed rate	1.5–2 t rhizome	8–10 kg
Yield	15–20 t fresh	0.6–1 t
Watch for	Soft rot, bacterial wilt	Aphid, root rot

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Crop	Sow	Days	pH	Temp °C	Yield
Cardamom (Small)	Jun–Jul (planting)	2–3 yr to bear	5.0–6.5	15–28	150–250 kg dry
Long Pepper (Pippali)	Jun–Jul	2–3 yr	5.5–7.0	20–32	0.8–1.5 t
Black Pepper	Jun–Jul (planting)	3–4 yr to bear	5.5–6.5	20–32	2–3 t dry
Cardamom (Large)	Jun–Jul (planting)	3 yr to bear	5.0–6.5	10–25	200–300 kg dry
Cinnamon	Jun–Jul (planting)	3–4 yr to harvest	5.0–7.0	20–30	150–200 kg quill
Vanilla	Jun–Jul (planting)	3 yr to bear	6.0–7.0	21–32	300–500 kg green
Cubeb	Jun–Jul	3–4 yr	5.5–6.5	20–30	0.6–1 t
Asafoetida (Hing)	Sep–Oct	4–5 yr	6.5–7.5	10–25	0.05–0.1 t
Allspice	Jun–Jul	5–7 yr	5.5–7.0	20–32	1–2 t
Bay Leaf (Tejpat)	Jun–Jul	5–7 yr	5.5–7.0	15–30	2–4 t
Clove	Jun–Jul (planting)	6–8 yr to bear	5.5–7.0	20–30	1–2 kg/tree
Nutmeg	Jun–Jul (planting)	6–8 yr to bear	5.5–7.0	20–32	500–1000 fruits/tree
Tamarind	Jun–Jul (planting)	6–8 yr to bear	6.0–8.0	22–35	150–200 kg/tree
Star Anise	Jun–Jul	6–8 yr	5.5–6.5	15–28	1.5–3 t

Crop

Sow

Days

Temp °C

Yield

Cardamom (Small)

Jun–Jul (planting)

2–3 yr to bear

5.0–6.5

15–28

150–250 kg dry

Long Pepper (Pippali)

Jun–Jul

2–3 yr

5.5–7.0

20–32

0.8–1.5 t

Black Pepper

Jun–Jul (planting)

3–4 yr to bear

5.5–6.5

20–32

2–3 t dry

Cardamom (Large)

Jun–Jul (planting)

3 yr to bear

5.0–6.5

10–25

200–300 kg dry

Cinnamon

Jun–Jul (planting)

3–4 yr to harvest

5.0–7.0

20–30

150–200 kg quill

Vanilla

Jun–Jul (planting)

3 yr to bear

6.0–7.0

21–32

300–500 kg green

Cubeb

Jun–Jul

3–4 yr

5.5–6.5

20–30

0.6–1 t

Asafoetida (Hing)

Sep–Oct

4–5 yr

6.5–7.5

10–25

0.05–0.1 t

Allspice

Jun–Jul

5–7 yr

5.5–7.0

20–32

1–2 t

Bay Leaf (Tejpat)

Jun–Jul

5–7 yr

5.5–7.0

15–30

2–4 t

Clove

Jun–Jul (planting)

6–8 yr to bear

5.5–7.0

20–30

1–2 kg/tree

Nutmeg

Jun–Jul (planting)

6–8 yr to bear

5.5–7.0

20–32

500–1000 fruits/tree

Tamarind

Jun–Jul (planting)

6–8 yr to bear

6.0–8.0

22–35

150–200 kg/tree

Star Anise

Jun–Jul

6–8 yr

5.5–6.5

15–28

1.5–3 t

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