Turmeric: How to Grow, Harvest, Use and Store with Morag Gamble
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- čas přidán 31. 08. 2017
- Turmeric is a fabulously easy plant to grow in warmer climates and it has so many beneficial uses. Morag shows how to grow it and harvest it, and discusses ways to use and store it.
UPDATE: thanks to Bernie, a Turmeric farmer (www.selfhelpretreat.com.au) for writing and saying there are three key forms of turmeric:
1. LONGA: deeply orange and contains lots of curcumin - the one to use for medicine
2. AROMATICA: yellow, the one in this film, mostly for culinary purposes
3. NATIVE: Australia has a native turmeric in North Queensland. Polynesia has a black turmeric, and Hawaii folk has white turmeric.
Remember too that your body can only absorb curcumin when you add some pepper and oil too. This is why golden milk is popular, but also why it works in curries.
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I love this! Can’t wait to try to grow. BTW love that
You’re in your bare feet and using your hands!
Best turmeric growing video I've watched so far! Thanks!
Storing turmeric in sand is the best information I found for preserving fresh turmeric. Thank you. 🙏🏼
Love that you have no shoes on and no gloves.. just having a rest from my garden watching your video ( I have no shoes one and my hands are covered in mud 😂❤)
Thank you for your video, just got leaves on mine in pots inside 😊 think I may need a bigger pot 🤔😄
This is an awesome video. I grew mine in a large pot in NZ over winter, I had a huge crop from it I was so shocked! Thanks for the video ❤
I had such huge success with my turmeric following your advice Morag. I got a bumper crop with too much for our household so will be sharing with 5 other families! Love your work!
i grow turmeric and ginger in my kitchen window here in canada, and get a lovely harvest. the turmeric leaves make a great tea which i blend with ginger and cardamom leaves to make a nice chai with puerh tea from yunnan. don't throw those leaves away , they are loaded with good stuff.
Thank you! I hadn't heard that before, Sam :)
Sam - thank you for sharing. I live in northern US - and would love to learn how you grow tumeric and ginger indoors. Might you be able to share some tips? Thanks!
Where did you get the original rhizomes? Will organic from the grocery store work?
Too late for me I live in Central California and last week harvested 10 plants for turmeric but threw the leaves on compost pile, wanna kick myself for not taking time to research first. Good to know about the leaves. Thank you.
@@jessj8973 yes
Thank you for the most lucid and practical presentation for the home gardeners on turmeric that I have seen. 👍👍 Going to plant some under my avocado trees.
Sand? How have I lived this long and not known that lol :) Brilliant, thank you!
That's the brilliant thing of having these conversations - I'm always learning new things everyday about plants from people all over the world. I love it!!!
Such a good spirit in you when you spent time with mother earth.Always positive energy.
What a fantastic video with heaps of valuable information. Thank youuuu
Love how you explain things about the garden. All natural.
Most of all I love that you are barefoot in the garden connecting with earth. I too enjoy the feeling of touch the ground.
Thank you for the information.
Hey Morag, I harvested my first lot of Turmeric from just three tiny fingers planted in a clay dominant bed that I had aerated and top dressed with well rotted manure, compost and sugar cane mulch. The rewards were multiple hands of rhizomes after only one season. The bed I chose to refurbish lay dormant for many years, so being able to plant turmeric in the last half a square meter of the 6 meter long bed which is situated under the eaves and alongside of my brick house which is N facing was like a permaculture rescue for that part of the front garden I didn't get any flowers (possibly due to the shade of overstory plants like my Macadamia, but the gorgeous leaves made me feel that I was in a warm subtropical oasis. This is the third day since harvest that my washed tubers have been drying out above ground, so I better get some sand into a bucket. Cheers!
Congratulations - this is wonderful news! Enjoy your harvest!
I just subscribed! This was very helpful, and that tip about storage was just super. Thank you so much. I grow my own turmeric and ginger, and like you said, turmeric is very easy to grow, and the same goes for ginger too.
Bare feet and don't care.
My kinda people's, I love it💜
In the last yr, I've taken a TON of notes, filled up maybe 4 composition notebooks of Medicinal plant stuff, things I need to know, plants that can be planted together. What kinds of nutrients each will need topped up throughout growing season.. (I tried this a few yrs back with a horrible outcome and tons of plants just out of control as I didn't do ANY research about them, just figured their plants and they'll grow. NOPE.)
So this yr, I took my time while also building up my indoor plant pile as well as keeping some indoor plants + herbs going.
Today, I'll be planting my lemon balm, chamomile, catnip, rosemary, thyme and oregano and a few others, outside- (not the whole bundle of plant) to see how they'll do. Some places say they won't grow but I've got a couple friends who've grown them consistently on their porch in containers.
So, we'll see how it goes.
Anywho, the last yr, I've really cut WAY BACK on what types of content I'm watching on CZcams and your channel, by far, has been the most enriching, information packed and educational to a point that I'm finally prepared to get my veggie garden and herb garden started outside.
I love that you have a natural way of growing things as I am not one who approves of any kind of fertilizer and things which are not detrimental to my living. (Pills/medicine- though I approached my 5 yr sober mark (5/15/15) but I have also not had a vaccine since I was 9 yrs old. I just don't see the benefit for MY body, as animal DNA and animal fecal matter has absolutely NO PROPER PLACE in the human body.
I have always been this way when I began asking the "Mom, what are the rules of "Life"?
...and when I began to understand how hypocritical the entire system was (IS) that's how I (Yes, very young and very early on) decided I would live life, MY way and that I would not contribute to, as some call it, "feeding the beast".
I just don't see the benefit for ME, in depleting MY immune system, simply for the benefit of lining someone else's pockets.
My children have grown up the same way, 110% homegrown organic baby food, goats milk, etc and my children have had ONLY the bare minimum vaccines and shots and this yr, now with the Corona virus and what it's done to the education system, I will be home schooling my son. I also don't see any place in the near future, in learning how China and other countries bartered and traded (Maybe for future knowledge and use as Asa skill bc it's a very useful tactic and strategy as using this with community members in extremely beneficial, everyone wins.
As an example, I don't see how cramming 100's of yrs of "past" details, (some events, yes) are or will be important to us as far as what's coming with technology and how the system is going to get a reboot. My children woukd learn a great deal about how to use the internet, different skills I have learned, (in the meantime and offsetting the plant videos I've watched) marketing, emailing, advertising, etc etc, and rats the Gen our children are headed into. But I see it more beneficial to teach them the HOW + WHY things work, why they work together and how they can benefit others by being a grep plied to different things we have today, to make things better. (Not necessarily EASIER, as I feel that's not going to help with an already junk food ridden planet, which is the direct result of "making everyone's life easier- I watch 3 of my neighbors DRIVE to their mailboxes and I live in the countryside- almost ON the Alice T. Miner's Institute Property- yes it's my playground as 3/4 of Altona NY is owned by my fiance's family.)
And I KNOW, I could really give my children a better chance at learning what's going to actually HELP THEM, in navigating the world they are growing up in, rather than keeping them schooled through a screen with hardly any hands on, (they're all [3] kinesthetic learners)...
...all well as some aditional help from a couple organizations such as Mindvalley, (AMAZING!! Amazing Man, Vishen Lakhiani)
This inns a bit long, just wanted to say thank you for doing all of your videos as I will be sharing some more with my children in the coming weeks now that our Northern NY weather is FINALLY warming up!
Sorry for the oh-so-long comment.
In love + light, Aly💜
I see the light in YOU!
Looking forward to growing ginger and turmeric for the first time this year.
Sounds great!
Just discovered your channel. Such a beautiful woman and such wonderfully presented information! Thank you
Best turmeric video yet. Thank you. Will visit your website now.
Hi, thanks for the great video, I learned a lot from watching 2 videos, love your work ! Never realised how much of a nutritional difference there is between dry & fresh tumeric, will definitely be getting some to grow! 🙂
I just ordered a 1/2 lb.of BLACK TURMERIC and learning how to grow it.. Thank you for helpful insight..hagd
Hi cousin , my father's mother was a Gamble . I also have what I now know is a turmeric plant amongst my Tabasco peppers . The flower is beautiful , and you showed me what it is . Thanks . I think I'll follow and see what else you can teach me .
Thank you for another very useful and practical feature on turmeric, Morag!
Thank you for the clear and informative instructions and the extras like the sand for storing - really valuable - thanks so much
Thanks so Much for such of helpful instructions Vídeo, it'll helping Me a lot to learning how to growing,And taking care of it,I'm on zone 7 in Suffolk County N,Y,And usually Winter here is very Cold,long,and very Windy,But I'll taking in count some Fellas good advice to try staring growing it indoor meanwhile weather start heating up,Thanks so Much once again,God Bless!
Your videos are amazing! Every question that I have usually gets answered during your videos. Thank you!
Thank you! I love Turmeric and Ginger and eat both fresh almost everyday!
Me too!!
Great information thanks. I grow turmeric and ginger but never got chance to harvest them. Now I know what to do. Very appreciated
Morag, Thank you so much for the tip. Last June I harvested from one plant and I had a LOT! But I couldn't use it all at once, so left them in a bag and now they sprouted back.
Your a great teacher. Thanks for explaining how to care for turmeric!
I just found your channel Morag. Thank you so much for your amazing wisdom and sharing it so freely! Blessings your way : )
Thank you Clea!
Just harvested two plants of mine (beginning of the winter, but will leave some like you mentioned next year). Wonderful amount of turmeric came from two small bits originally planted. Looking forward to having it over the winter.
Best video I'v seen on the subject. Thanks
Really love your channel. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you, this was SO helpful! 🙏🏼
I have a turmeric flower for the first time and was so excited. I found your video and learnt so much from it thank you for posting.
This was very helpful. Very thorough, Morag. I'm growing some turmeric and ginger in southern California. My first time.
Hey Jef Bruland! In San Diego here growing turmeric for the first time!
Wow! Morag, thanks for doing this video. You have such a lovely presence about you and your tutorial. I've been juicing, so have been going through a lot of store bought turmeric. Found that if I didn't use it quick enough, it began to sprout! So not knowing what I was doing, I threw into a pot and they all sprouted. Now I know how/when to harvest them and keep the chain going. I really love the idea of the sand. That's awesome. I'll be posting your link in a few communities, so everyone else can grow them too! : )
Thank you Russ
Great information, easy to understand and follow her instructions. Love it!
Wow ! Thankyou for the information on growing and harvesting Turmuric. Can’t wait to start growing some.i live in Northand NZ at Taheke..have some Huge Ginger growing and will add Turmuric now. Beautiful way to garden cheers . :-)
thanks for the knowledge,very informative video,thanks thank you thank you a thousand times
Truly a wonderful video. Pammie from Chicago
very helpful Morag, just the advice I needed today to harvest my first turmeric. Really great video, I look forward to watching more :)
Hi lovely yr vid. Working in the garden without glows is like connecting with nature, my folks will not understand it. Thoroughly enjoyed yr gardening.
Woah, sand! Such great info, thanks 😊
Great for all your root crops
Very informative, thank you Morag
Your video is quite educative for me. Thanks
Thank you for a great video that clearly explains what steps I need to take when harvesting a turmeric plant.
Great video, loads of info... answered all my unspoken questions.. thanks
Fabulous. Happy turmeric growing. It's one of my favourite and versatile plants in the garden.
It's neat to know the 3 forms of turmeric!
Best video I have seen. Thank you! 🥰
Great info thanks! Waiting for the flowers.
Thank you! I have lots of the yellow turmeric, lots, and want to swap some of it over for the deeper orange.. I'm sure little bits of yellow offsets will ensure an ongoing supply of that one. My issue was how to store it, because I've done the fridge, dehydrated (drawer storage :D) and even jarring in organic honey as a tonic syrup and I still need to try a delicious pickle recipe, but I'm so happy to hear that i can just wash, dry the skin to firm and then store in sand... and with ginger, too!!!! And sweet potato, too, I guess :) Thank you! :D
A'ha moments Do you grate it before you put it in honey?
Love your video!
Ahhh I’m going to try to grow some this year! Thanks for your informative video
Thank you for sharing all of your lovely tips!! 💛⭐️🔆
Glad you came for a wander with me
Thank you so much. I planted some and they actually grew quite well. However, I had no clue how long I should wait before harvesting. It is quite warm here in Trinidad and I was told to wait until the leaves turned brown. What I did not know is that they were to be dried completely. I am happy that you made, and I watched this video...good job!!
Thank you, very useful information. I am growing it first time. My organic roots still took very long to come out - one 4 months and another one 6 months. Now they are growing, although weather is becoming cooler, so we shall see, what will happen..
thank you!!! I loved that! Learned a Lot!!
Learnt something about storing tumeric, many thanks.
Great!
This is fantastic information!! Thank you.
Hi Jo.
Thank you Kindle, for sharing
Awesome , great educational video. Thank you!!!
Enjoyed your video! Thank-You for the info!!
Such a great tutorial - so well done and easy to follow. I love that you garden with no shoes on - me too!
I'm glad it was helpful! Yes, I love feeling the soil under my feet.
Thank you so much Ms Morag Gamble. I was fascinated about the explanation you gave about how to grow and keep turmeric. I had a pot that even produced a beautiful flower in about September October last year 2018. I live in South Florida United States and I just yesterday unearth the bulbs and for my surprise they looked so different from what your video show. Please take a look at the picture. My question is that if I should re-plant only the bulbs or I should re-plant also those strings that are attached to those type of beans at the end. Thanks 1 million and I’ve been looking forward to hear your comments. I will definitely keep watching your videos they are great and you are an excellent professor.
I am trying to find a way to include a picture here but I am I am failing. I’ll keep trying and I will send it to you thank you so much
Thx! Sand tip is intriguing!
Love this video!!! Can't wait to be able to harvest my Tumeric.
Thank you for so much info!!
Love your voice!
Earth Mother, Sister, Friend I just discovered your gorgeous Self. How beautiful the knowledge you so generously share! Blessings~ Seastar😘
Thanks for your kind words. Happy gardening.
Fabulous video, thank you.
Great info! I just grew my first turmeric and ginger in NW Florida, and found this video for info on harvesting. I planted both together in a plastic kiddy pool with holes in the bottom. It got too hot and sunny for a while this summer for most of my plants, so just got someone to help me drag this "planter" into the shade, then back to the sun when it got cooler.
I also regrow turmeric and ginger in a pool, but I never get any flowers, southeast Ohio.
Loved this info, Thank you so much! 🌱
I like your site. Very informative . You describe very clear. God bless you 🙏❤
Thanks Gracie
This was very helpful! Thanks for sharing 💜
you are very welcome. happy gardening
Thank you for the sand tip!! I went and got some today to put my turmeric and ginger in.
Yes I was also wondering whether radishes could be kept longer by this method.
thank you...learned tons
I just found your channel and I'm smitten.😀 It feels like a masters class watching your videos and what an engaging personality you have. Cheers!
Welcome aboard!
So helpful! Thank you!!
Thanks for the storage tip Morag! Wish I'd seen your vid on this b4 I harvested, grated and froze in ice-cube trays my 2 year lot of tumeric!! ;D
Very informative. I like the idea of putting them in a bucket of sand. Could you cover it and keep it in the pantry.
Thank you, well explained, well presented ,
You are welcome!
Wonderful vid
Excellent and thanks.
Thank you 😊 for sharing ❤ this wonderful root storage tutorial video.
Glad you liked it!
Thankyou, your video was very informative and helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
Keep up the good work
Hugely helpful and inspiring. Going to follow this advice and try get some going. Super dry area where we are, but I will try remember where I put them, and water well.
Fabulous. Thank you mam.
I love your channel
Thank you great video I learned a lot.
Thnks for this info!
I´m subscribed - you´re great Morag - I´m looking forward to digging mine up and hiding them in sand, in a year from now. Thank you.
Thank you Russell
@@MoragGambleOurPermacultureLife Morag, you´ve got me fascinated on the use of a bucket of sand! I certainly will use your method when I have some harvested turmeric rhizomes. Have you used this method to store anything other than turmeric, veggies for example?
Our garden has some butternut squash and Japanese pumpkins coming along. I want to find ways to store them over winter. We have very little space do do so where we live. I´m thinking of burying some in a large plastic tote filled with sand. The pumpkins might not make it as my wife and I are likely to devour them very fast after harvest.
Other root crops
Store your pumpkins on a shelf
finaly a woman who is not afraid for her nails!....and the video is very ...COOL! the way of growing Turmeric is the way of the….. "FUTURE"!!! well done!
Thank you very much for the tips about roots developing after flowers appear, and also about storing in sand. I had heard that, but was unsure about whether the sand was slightly moist or simply dry. :)
lol, dry dumb dumb.
Great video! Here in north Florida I also find turmeric easy to grow. Last year I stored the rhizomes in a bucket of very dry sand. Imagine my surprise when the rhizome sprouts pushed the lid off the bucket as they had all decided they wanted OUT! I will try storing some in a bag and the refrigerator as you suggested. Would love to know your recipes! Thanks again for making the video😊
it comes with beautiful flowers too :)
Yes it does!
Very informative video. Thank you! I bought a bag from Costco, only to come home and find out the sellers had cut off all the eyes. 🤬
so good thank you
Lovely woman and great information! Thanks