In today’s video we look at a complete growing guide to grow turmeric in your garden. Turmeric (pronounced wither as Tyoo-meric or Turr-meric) is a medicinal spice which is used in cooking. It has excellent health benefits, it has antioxidant and anti inflammatory benefits. We look at how to plant turmeric using store bought turmeric tubers and how to care for your turmeric plant. We also look at the watering and fertilizer requirements for the turmeric plant. Finally we harvest and make turmeric powder.
Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae.[3] It is native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, and requires temperatures between 20 and 30 °C (68–86 °F) and a considerable amount of annual rainfall to thrive. Plants are gathered annually for their rhizomes and propagated from some of those rhizomes in the following season. Turmeric contains curcumin which is the main ingredient in turmeric. Using pepper along with turmeric increases the absorption of turmeric in the body by 2000%.
In today’s video you will learn how to grow turmeric, you will see how to grow turmeric in pots, you will see all benefits about turmeric plant, you will see how to grow turmeric in the ground and growing turmeric in containers. You will also see how to make turmeric powder. Making turmeric powder from turmeric plant (curcuma longa) is very easy. Fresh tumeric can be grinded into turmeric powder (haldi) and can be used to cook, make face masks, etc. Turmeric is used as a medicine. It has a lot of medicinal value lie its ability to cure cancer.
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