How to grow Common Turmeric

Turmeric needs a fair amount of rain to thrive and temperatures between 60 and 86 degrees F. Some of the rhizomes collected annually are used for propagation in the following season. In warmer zones, partial sun is recommended while in cooler areas, direct sunlight is advisable for this tropical plant.planting turmeric in pots filled with fine sand and portion of loam soil will produce better results because it is easy to transfer it whenever there is unexpected cool breeze from winter season.

Choose mature finger rhizomes for better planting material. Soak rhizomes in a fungicide for about 5 minutes before planting.²

Soil temperature should be kept higher than 16°C / 61°F to ensure good germination.

In tropical Philippines, turmeric and ginger can be planted in the month of april before on set of rainy season which is equivalent to spring in temperate zone. Choose slightly angled slope with loam to clay loam soils. Water clogging in flat areas is the usual cause of root rot or Pasik.turmeric is a perennial plant in slopy areas .make sure to prepare cover shield or thick plastic mulch during winter in temperate zones to protect rhizomes from freeze damage.In green house, loam or fine sandy soils are excellent for all season turmeric!

Ensure that temperatures are mild (minimum night temperatures should be around 16°C / 61°F) and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Common turmeric is a half hardy plant.

Leaves are becoming yellow and the rhizomes become visible in surface of the soil.in tropical areas, turmeric become weed when not harvested in loamy soils in slope areas.

These estimates for how long Common turmeric takes to sprout, grow and harvest are from real observations from real gardeners, right around the world.

The name appears to derive from Middle English/early modern English as turmeryte or tarmaret having uncertain origin. The genus name Curcuma comes from an Arabic name of both turmeric and saffron.(3)

In India the leaf of the turmeric plant is used to prepare special sweet dishes: patoleo, by layering rice flour and coconut-jaggery mixture on the leaf and closing and steaming it in a special copper steamer (goa).(3)

Tumeric, olena ginger, Indian saffron, Ukon, manjal (South India),luyang dilaw

Curcuma longa L.

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fn2: exportagridept.gov.lk
fn3. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turmeric
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