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Regrowing Store-Bought Turmeric

I’ve grown ginger from store-bought roots with great ease, so I figured growing turmeric would be just as simple. Not the case as I discovered…

Unlike my experience with growing ginger, the turmeric does not start rooting itself when left on the countertop; it will dry out as I had painfully discovered. In a second attempt, I plugged the turmeric roots in a pot of dirt with occasional moistening throughout the winter. After about a 4 to 6 month hibernation period, which really tested my patience, the damn thing finally started to send up leaves. Boy oh boy are the leaves unbelievably gorgeous; everyone should just grow this as even as a decorative plant!

If you intend to grow turmeric as a spice; here’s a post I made some time ago that speaks to processing store-bought turmeric as a spice:
https://hqcreations.tumblr.com/post/67466074870/processing-turmeric-spice

Container gardening produces a modest harvest, but a harvest nonetheless. I have one bottle of dried turmeric slices listed on Etsy for the holiday season: https://www.etsy.com/listing/558474420/dried-sliced-turmeric-organically-grown?ref=shop_home_active_2