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31 October 2025
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മലയാളം
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Agriculture > Spices
> Pepper (Piper nigrum)
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Crop Management
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Harvesting & Storage
In Kerala, black pepper flowers during May- June. The crop is ready for harvest
in 6-8 months from flowering. The harvest season extends from November to January
in the plains and January to March in the hills.
During harvest, the whole spike is hand picked when one or two berries in the spike
turn bright orange. The berries are separated from the spikes and dried in the sun
for 7- 10 days. The optimum moisture content in dried black pepper to prevent mould
attack is 8- 10%.
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