Growing Turmeric & Enjoying It’s Health Benefits

The Viking in my life had an idea on growing turmeric on our little homestead.  I was not sure how it was going to grow, so I put it on the back burner in my mind until a couple of weeks ago.  He shared with me that he was going to go harvest the turmeric.  I was like, “Oh yeah, that’s right…I forgot about this, kind of!”

One of my favorite things about growing turmeric or all garden goodies for that matter, is that initially it’s a fairly low risk investment.  I say this because once you establish a healthy crop on your homestead and you lose it due to a frost or hail or wind, that statement changes and it’s complete heartbreak to lose a good, healthy harvest.

We plant with heirloom, hybrid, and seeds from produce we get from farmers and even from the grocery store.  We are not exclusive as they all need to continue to grow and hybrid seeds have ensured a healthy crop of peppers for us before when heirloom seeds were struggling.  I just put in our latest seed order with Botanical Interests as they have really impressed me lately with their seed viability!

Enjoying It’s Health Benefits

Turmeric has numerous health benefits and is well known for it’s anti-inflammatory properties.  According to the Cleveland Clinic turmeric has numerous benefits including decreasing inflammation and boosting memory.  To read more…

Also, a lot of folks whip up this amazing turmeric beverage to reap turmeric’s benefits and some absolutely swear by it.  Some also mention that it promotes and encourages a more restful sleep.  Check out this recipe by fellow blogger A Farm Girl In The Making.

What are your favorite vegetables to grow in the garden?  Have you tried growing turmeric before?  What are you including in your garden plans for this spring?

I wish you all a beautiful week and a happy new year…until next time!

Fondly,