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Where Do I Buy Turmeric Root
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Turmeric is a deep, golden-orange spice known for adding color, flavor and nutrition to foods. A relative of ginger, turmeric comes from the rhizome (root) of a native Asian plant and has been used in cooking for hundreds of years. It has also been used in ayurvedic and other forms of traditional medicine in China and India.
Mary-Eve Brown, an oncology clinical dietitian/nutritionist at Johns Hopkins Medicine, provides information on health benefits of turmeric, how to use it in your cooking and two recipes that feature the spice.
For instance, turmeric supplements may increase your risk of kidney stones, especially if this runs in your family. Curcumin supplements contain much higher concentrations of the compound than a person would consume by eating food flavored with the spice or by drinking turmeric tea.
Chemotherapy: If you are receiving chemotherapy treatments, talk to your doctor before taking turmeric supplements, and especially avoid them if you are taking these chemotherapy agents:
She notes that the yellow pigment of turmeric can stain countertops and fabric, so you should be careful when working with it. Gentle abrasives or chlorine-based cleansers can remove the stains from many surfaces.
One animal study found that rats who received turmeric extracts enriched with curcumin-like curcuminoids had preserved bone mass, whereas those who had a lower amount of added curcuminoids showed no effect (30).
If you cannot find fresh organic rhizomes locally, or if you want to try growing specific varieties, you can also order turmeric seed rhizomes online. The main source that I am aware of is Hawaii Clean Seed. We have ordered turmeric (and ginger) seed from them many times in the past, and were very pleased! However, their ordering system takes a little navigation. You must order as soon as they go on sale (November 1st), because they sell out fast! There is also a minimum order to commit to, and the seeds are shipped in February to March.
Turmeric can be grown outside year-round in USDA zones 8 and higher, in the ground or in containers. We like to grow ours in several wine barrels, which allows us to easily control the soil quality and moisture level. In zones 7 and lower, growing turmeric is still possible! It will simply need to be planted in a mobile container indoors, and brought outside when the weather warms. Note that if it sprouts while it is still inside, it will need ample light or sun.
If you are planting your turmeric in a smaller, mobile container, you can move your container around your garden to ideal locations as needed! Similarly, when it is time to bring the turmeric inside in late fall (for climates expecting frost), you can choose a sunny window for it to live near. On the other hand, if you are planting your turmeric in the ground, in a raised garden bed, or in a heavy, less-mobile container (like a wine barrel) keep the above things in mind to choose the best planting location.
For folks growing turmeric exclusively outside, it is best to plant rhizomes when the soil is regularly 55 degrees or warmer, with daytime air temperatures close to 70F . We usually plant our turmeric in March and harvest in late December. If you need to start your turmeric indoors, think about when your first fall frost is, and then count backwards about 10 months! That means you might be starting your turmeric indoors as early as December or January.
While it is actively growing, turmeric is a fairly heavy feeder. It will enjoy compost, and a few applications of well-balanced fertilizer throughout the season. Aged pelletized chicken manure is a popular choice to feed turmeric. To keep our turmeric happy and healthy, we give it a few different treats throughout the year. Once or twice during the mid to late growing season (summer and fall), we top-dress the soil around the plant stalks with a light sprinkle of alfalfa meal and kelp meal, plus a fresh 1 to 2-inch layer of compost, and then water it all in.
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