Our plantation is part of the FarmStay facility, and this gives our guests a chance to get to know about various spices, its land preparation, planting, manuring, irrigation, harvesting & processing. Our plantation covers about 5 acres of land and visiting our plantation is like a journey through nature, amidst a wide range of flora and fauna. The main spice items planted here include Cardamom, Pepper & Clove. Addition to that our plantation covers Nutmeg, Cocoa, Areca Nut, Coconut, various types of Bananas and Fruit items with various types of Jackfruit & Mangoes, Rose Apple, Love Apple, Custard Apple, Pomegranate, Papaya and various flower plants & medicinal plants. Latest additions to our fruit list are: Rambutan, Mangosteen, Apple, Orange, Butter Fruit, & Grapes. Our plantation also covers a wide variety of Trees like Teak, Malabar Kino, Jack Tree, Mango Tree etc… Our plantation is also a natural ecosystem for various types of Flies, Insects and birds like White-bellied Treepie, Nilgiri Flycatcher, Nilgiri Pipit, Malabar Parakeet, Broad-tailed Grassbird, Bulbul, Small Sunbird, Great Hornbill etc...
Cardamom plants normally start producing yield after two years of planting. Picking is carried out at an interval of 40-45 days and the peak period of harvest is during October-November. Ripe capsules are harvested without delay to get maximum green colour during curing. After harvest, capsules are dried using dryer machines at 45o C for 11-12 hours. They are then sorted out according to size and colour quality.
Our plantation is also a natural ecosystem for various types of Flies, Insects and birds like White-bellied Treepie, Nilgiri Flycatcher, Nilgiri Pipit, Malabar Parakeet, Broad-tailed Grassbird, Bulbul, Small Sunbird, Great Hornbill etc...