I actually grew tumeric! – Reddit Post

I live in Melbourne (Australia) and it’s completely the wrong climate for tumeric, but I use it for my birds and it’s crazy expensive to buy even a small amount.

So September last year I planted a certified seed plant into a hessian bag filled with mostly compost and some high quality soil, and a nice bed of sugar cane on top. Placed it up against the metal fence, right where it would get a ton of sun over summer.

And then I waited (and got excited when I started getting shoots) and waited, and waited some more.

It’s getting colder now where I live, and the nights dropping into single digits, so the plant started yellowing and dying back.

Today I reaped the rewards for all my patience, and sure, its not exactly a giant harvest by any means, but I’m very happy with what I got.

I’m now staring at it like a proud parent whilst I figure out how to store it – didn’t think that far ahead cause I wasn’t expecting to get anything!