We just started selling turmeric plants. Evidently they grow well in containers.OK indoors - might need a supplemental light. The flavor of fresh is supposedly vastly superior to off the shelf. Ask me in June. A couple fell off the truck the other day into my grow room.
This is the first year we've carried it. I've never seen them at market but I don't go to trades show's anymore (because - suck).It's in one of our more mainstream catalogs, There must be some interest. It's a great looking plant and from the pictures the yield of usable rhizomes for spice looks generous.
I've sprouted turmeric rhizomes but, in the Boston climate, they only did well for a few weeks in steamy part of the summer. At least around here, I suspect they need greenhouse conditions.
Once I enjoyed a delicious turmeric-rich meal while I had a temporary cap on one of my teeth, awaiting the permanent crown. Oh, the turmeric turned that thing the most brilliant yellow-orange-gold. I could grimace and slow down traffic for days.
My own Dumb Senator (FOR THE NEXT SIX FUCKING YEARS) don't hold with that foreign-sounding spicery, good old-fashioned American Listerine does the trick.
Will no one speak up for the turmeric??!!
It's great in recipes! https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1020970-turmeric-black-pepper-chicken-with-asparagus?smid=ck-recipe-iOS-share
We just started selling turmeric plants. Evidently they grow well in containers.OK indoors - might need a supplemental light. The flavor of fresh is supposedly vastly superior to off the shelf. Ask me in June. A couple fell off the truck the other day into my grow room.
https://www.uvm.edu/news/story/growing-ginger-and-turmeric-indoors
I had no idea you could grow it indoors. But donтАЩt they require lots of direct sun, and do they get tall and leggy?
Careful now...
Are they in demand? This is the first year I remember hearing them widely touted as herbs rather than ingredients.
This is the first year we've carried it. I've never seen them at market but I don't go to trades show's anymore (because - suck).It's in one of our more mainstream catalogs, There must be some interest. It's a great looking plant and from the pictures the yield of usable rhizomes for spice looks generous.
https://balconygardenweb.com/growing-turmeric-in-pots-how-to-grow-turmeric-care-uses-benefits/
I like this website- Balcony gardener is a nice niche. Smart marketing!
I've sprouted turmeric rhizomes but, in the Boston climate, they only did well for a few weeks in steamy part of the summer. At least around here, I suspect they need greenhouse conditions.
I suspect it would be the same here in the Upper Midwest.
Once I enjoyed a delicious turmeric-rich meal while I had a temporary cap on one of my teeth, awaiting the permanent crown. Oh, the turmeric turned that thing the most brilliant yellow-orange-gold. I could grimace and slow down traffic for days.
My own Dumb Senator (FOR THE NEXT SIX FUCKING YEARS) don't hold with that foreign-sounding spicery, good old-fashioned American Listerine does the trick.
I prefer to take my turmeric dose spread liberally over chicken before it goes into the curry.