Find out how to grow turmeric for both its flavorful rhizomes and its attractive leaves and flowers.
The turmeric plant (Curcuma longa) is a perennial plant grown for its flavorful, deep orange rhizomes.
And when you know how to grow turmeric at home, you can enjoy both the flavorful rhizomes and this plant's long
Fresh turmeric rhizomes look similar in shape to ginger root (which is a relative) but set themselves apart with their wrinkled skin and bright orange interior.
Turmeric is a tropical plant needs a lengthy and warm growing season in USDA Hardiness Zones 8 and warmer to grow best outdoors.
It is native to southwestern India, where the weather is humid and temperatures typically range from 65°F to 85°F.
However, it can grow in Zones 7 and cooler as an annual by pre-sprouting the plants indoors
n warm climates, plant turmeric rhizomes outdoors in early spring 2–3 inches deep and 6–8 inches apart with buds pointing up