A few years back, our neighbours from down the road offered us a few pieces of tumeric from their recent harvest. Following the “why not, let’s give it a go” principle, I planted these into two potato bags.
They grow vigorously, as the photo above shows. Following instructions on the net, I let them die back over the first winter.
They came back strongly during the following summer, and when they died back for the second time, it was time to harvest. And what a harvest it was!
The easiest way to harvest the tumeric was to up-end the two potato bags, and to rummage around in the soil. As you can see from the photo above, the tumeric emerged as thick clumps of bright orange tubers.
In all, we harvested 2.6kg of tumeric (!), which sounds like a lifetime supply to me.
Half has been peeled and frozen, for long-term use. The other half has been stored in the cool cupboard in a sealed container. We’ll see how both lots go over time.
One potato bag has been replanted with some of the tumeric, for harvesting in a few years time. (From this year’s experience, I don’t think we’ll need two bags worth!)
Would anyone like some tumeric? 🙂
Fire Mountain Permaculture 
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