SEED TYPE : Open Pollinated, Traditional

PLANT TYPE : Annual

FRUIT COLOR :  Purple

SOWING TIME : Winter

SOWING METHOD : Directly from seed

GERMINATION TIME : 4 – 6 Days

GROWING CONTAINER : 12 inch Pot / Garden Bed

GROWING MEDIA : 1 part  Garden soil + 1 part Cocopeat + 1 part Vermicompost.

HARVESTING : 60 -75 Days after sowing.

DESCRIPTION :

Clove bean is a crop can be grown throughout the year. Hence it is called ‘Nithya Vazhuthana’ in Malayalam. It is a vine plant with small bunches of fruits. Tender fruits are used for cooking. The fruit are with long pedicels and swollen tips like bulb. This vegetable was popular until few years ago. New generation is not really familiar with this vegetable.

Clove bean are all season crop which does not require specific method for cultivation.  There is no serious pest or disease incidence in the crop. Average yield is 5-6 t/ha. The plant doesn’t require any special care providing bio fertilizers and irrigation would help to increase yield .It will start flowering after 2 months from the time of planting and continue to produce fruits for longer period.