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Turmeric From A Rhyzone

burgess8bsburgess8bs Posts: 51
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Hi Every One

Can anyone tell me how to grow turmeric from a rhyzone, do I soak it first and what type of growing medium does it like, warmth this time of year is not a problem.

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  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    I suggest you treat like a ginger root.  If left in a warm spot and given a bit of water they will often produce a shoot.  I've just potted one up in ordinary seed compost and it's doing OK.  If it survives I shall move it to grittier compost with some nutrients.

    Turmeric comes from similar climes so worth trying.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    It needs to be a fresh rhizome, not a dried one. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • burgess8bsburgess8bs Posts: 51
    The rhizome is a fresh one, will do as Obelixx suggests and hope it works  Thanx
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