When is the harvesting season of clove within some countries?

1. India

Clove in India is harvested, starting at the end of the year from December onwards to February.

The first season of harvest starts at the beginning of December.

The second season starts in the mid of January till February.

Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu, the main Clove growing states in India, have 2-3 crops of clove annually.

2. Brazil

Planting: the best definitive planting is between April and July, which coincides with Southern Bahia’s rainy season.

Harvesting: depends on the climate conditions, but it is usually between September to February.

3. Indonesia

Clove trees are first harvested when the tree is 6-8 years old after their initial planting.

The best time to harvest and process the clove buds in Indonesia is during the summer, which is from April to September.

4. Tanzania

There are two harvesting seasons of cloves annually: the Mwaka season (July- November) and the Vuli season (December - March). The Mwaka cloves tend to be heavier than the Vuli cloves.