Spice Harvest Calendar »

Common Name

Botanical Name

Part Used

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

BLACK PEPPER

Piper nigrum

Berry

CARDAMOM

Elettaria cardamom maton

Capsule

CHILLIES

Capsicum annuum

Fruit

CLOVE

Eugenia caryophyllus

Unopened flower bud

CINNAMON

Cinnamomum zeylanicum

Bark

CASSIA (INDIAN)

Cinnamomum tamala

Bark

GINGER

Zingiber officinale

Rhizome

TURMERIC

Curcuma longa

Rhizome

GARLIC

Allium sativum

Bulb

MUSTARD

Brassica juncea

Seed

KOKAM

Garcinia indica

Fruit

MACE

Myristica fragrans

Aril

NUTMEG

Myristica fragrans

Kernal

POMEGRANATE

Punica granatum

Seed

TAMARIND

Tamarindus indica

Mesocarp

VANILLA

Vanilla planifolia

Pod

DILL

Anetdum graveolens

Fruit & Leaf

CELERY SEED

Apium graveolens

Fruit

CORIANDER

Coriandrum sativum

Fruit & Leaf

CARAWAY SEED

Carum carvi

Fruit

CUMIN SEED

Cuminum cyminum

Fruit

FENNEL SEED

Foeniculum vulgare

Fruit

FENUGREEK

Trigonella foenum graecum

Seed

AJOWAN (BISHOP'S WEED)

Trachyspermum ammi

Fruit

GARCINIA

Garcinia cambogia

Pericarp

SAFFRON

Crocus sativus

Stigma

BASIL

Ocimum basilicum

Leaf