Typically, vanilla is one of the most temperamental crops. A vanilla farm has hundreds and thousands of trees reserved for one vanilla vine. What’s more surprising is that vanilla flowers can take up to three years to mature. Another challenge to growing vanilla is that the orchid only blooms for one day. So, if the producers want to continue growing vanilla, they must pollinate the orchid by hand on that specific day. Apart from the difficulty of growing the plant, harvesting vanilla also requires a significant investment.