Curcuma longa
turmeric
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Description
Turmeric is a tropical relative of ginger whose bright orange rhizome is used to color and flavor curries and rice dishes. In our region it thrives as a heat-loving pot plant. Over the summer it produces large, glossy leaves and develops valuable rhizomes beneath.
Care instructions
Place a rhizome piece flat in moist, humus-rich soil from February and keep the pot in a very warm spot around 25 °C. Keep the substrate consistently moist but not waterlogged, and from June onward move the pot to a warm, bright location without harsh midday sun. Fertilise regularly and harvest the rhizomes in November or December when the foliage begins to die back.
Soil & site
Soil pH
Soil type
humus-rich, well-drained, nutrient-rich, loamy
Feeding
Heavy feeder
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