Quel climat pour la vanille ?
Quel climat pour la vanille ?
Le vanillier pousse en climat tropical chaud et humide, sous des latitudes comprises entre 25°N et 25°S, et dont les précipitations sont de l'ordre de 2 000 mm par an. Il peut pousser correctement jusqu'à une altitude d'environ 1000 mètres, tant que les températures se situent entre 20 et 30 °C.
Quelle saison de récolte de la vanille ?
Une fois la fleur du vanillier fécondée, il faudra entre 8 à 10 mois pour que cette gousse soit en pleine maturité. Au bout de 2 mois, la gousse de vanille aura atteint sa taille maximale.
What are the characteristics of a vanilla plant?
- V. planifotia plants have sessile leave of 10 to 23 cm long,oblong in shape. Vanilla plantations require a warm climate with frequent rains and it prefers an annual rainfall of 150-350 cm. Partially uncleared jungle lands are best for vanilla plantations.
What are the conditions required for a vanilla plantation?
- Vanilla plantations require a warm climate with frequent rains and it prefers an annual rainfall of 150-350 cm. Partially uncleared jungle lands are best for vanilla plantations. These kinds of lands are necessary to retain the natural shade provided by lofty trees which allows penetration of sunlight to the ground level and to leave the soil.
What is the process of vanilla cultivation?
- Harvest and Process in Vanilla Cultivation: 1 Curing: Dipping the vanilla beans in hot water at 63-65oC for 3 to 4 minutes. 2 Sweating: Exposure to sunlight for 2 hours by spreading them on a raised platform every day for 5-6 days. 3 Drying: Keeping the beans spread on racks in an airy room for up to 1 month.
How far apart should you plant vanilla plants?
- On a homestead scale, vanilla can be planted closer. A 1.5 m spacing along a row would be a minimum as it is still important that you can move around each plant. A well cared for vanilla plantation at Villa Vanilla outside of Quepos, Costa Rica. Vanilla is similar to cacao and black pepper in that desires around a 50% sun to shade ratio.
