Grow your own Turmeric in container

Turmeric is an excellent spice that people use in the kitchen, and all of us buy it from the grocery store. Turmeric is used in the form of medicines along with spices in the food, it is very good for the health.Turmeric plant can grow in containers very easily, for this, choose a place where the sun comes, and the pot is bigger. Like a houseplant, Turmeric grows with grass-like leaves and looks attractive.

About Turmeric

There are many popular varieties, which are prominent, Curcuma longa, hidden ginger, Queen Lily, Indian saffron, Queen Lilly, and curcumin.

Curcuma longa is a herbaceous plant of the ginger family, native to Southeast Asia. The annual rainfall is beneficial for this. These are propagated by rhizomes. You can use fresh turmeric in your own dishes and in beauty products. Nature Bring is sharing information about the easy way of growing turmeric plants.

Classification:

Scientific name                   Curcuma longa

Common name                    Turmeric

Plant type                             Herbaceous perennial plant

Sun required                        Full sun

Soil                                            Loamy and well-draining

Soil pH                                  6.0-6.5

Zone                                       USDA 7b-10b

Soil selection

It is good to have loamy soil, which is completely organic enough. The water is well drained, you can also add liquid fertilizer to your plant. This plant needs moisture, so you can use mulch to keep moisture in the cold days.

Growing condition of Turmeric

• You must have read about Ginger in our old post, turmeric is also grown in the house through rhizomes like ginger. It is not propagated by seed. To grow it you will have to take the root of turmeric from a nearby nursery. In addition to turmeric, most herbs are grown by cutting or leaf. This one underground brown tuber.
• Like ginger, turmeric is also a tropical plant that is well-developed in moisture and warm conditions.
• The well-drained and neutral soil is best suited for turmeric plants.
• An ideal temperature for this to grow is 65°F and 85°F, so if you live in a cold area, then you develop it inside the house. However, this plant is tolerated partially shadowed.
• This plant is matured in about 6 to 8 months after planting. Its plants contain large and green leaves which can be about 3 feet long, as the plant gets mature, each stem sends a green white flower.

How to grow with rhizomes in containers

• To develop rhizomes in containers, firstly cut the rhizomes like a ring that you bought from nurseries, in each ring should be at least two or three buds.
• After that, take a large container, check the drainage hole, spread the gravel or broken terracotta pot on its surface, then fill it with compost mixed rich soil. Keep in mind the moisture in the soil, but it is well-drained.
• Bury the cut pieces of rhizomes with a depth of 2 inches in the soil. Keeping the attention of the Buds is upwards.
• After this, transfer your pot to a place where the temperature is warm. Do not have more direct sunlight on the container.
• Always keep the soil moist. If the atmosphere of the room is very hot and the soil dries repeatedly, then spray water from time to time. Find it more.

* Use organic fertilizer or compost tea to make your turmeric plants twice a month, you will get the benefit.

Harvesting

• This is a slow-growing herb, after about 4 weeks you see its shoot-out. You have to wait so much.
• Its crop takes about 6 to 8 months to mature. When turmeric is mature, its leaves start drying and the plant starts to yellow. This is the time when your crop is ready and you can dig it.
• If you wish, you can separate dry leaves, and do not need to dig the whole plant.
• Wash the extracted root thoroughly with water. It is ready for your use.
• If you wish, you can save some root pieces, so that you can prepare a new plant.

How to use

Separate the peel from the root before using, while peels out, wear gloves on the hands because the turmeric leaves its yellow color and it does not differ for a few days after it is formed into the lip. Then put the turmeric in the airtight container and keep it in a cool and dark place. Leave it like this for 6 months, after which you can turn it into powder. It will be purer and stronger than purchased from the market.

Pests and disease

You do not need to worry too much. However, there are some problems which affect the turmeric plant. The red spider and scales in this plant can attack, to face it, you spray the soapy water. This plant is planted in the container, then the problem of root rot comes due to waterlogging. Brown spots also appear on the leaves, this is due to soil problem; do not use this soil again.

Some tips

• If you have a lack of space, you can mix it with a vegetable like an eggplant, onion, pepper instead of growing it separately.
• Many people raw turmeric rhizomes eat the form of curry or vegetable.