Clove is not a commercial crop in Idukki district and everyfarmer has a tree or two in their house for their personalconsumption. When the clove turns light pinkish in colourfrom light green, it is matured and ready to harvest.Instead of harvesting clove at once, as it is generally done,we harvest it multiple times as it matures to ensurestronger flavour. After manually taking out clove from thetree, it is hand sorted and sun dried (or dried using adryer). A good quality clove is dark brown in colour andshould have a crown (round head) for maximumpercentage in a given sample. The litre weight of our cloveis around 500 gm/litre