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Turmeric's big health benefit is the curcumin it contains but is not very soluble to get in the blood stream. Adding black pepper to it corrects that. You can buy the capsules that do have the pepper. It is suppose to be even better if you add fat. If you google golden paste you can find recipes to mix turmeric, black pepper and coconut oil. I have not tried it.
I think if you took your capsules along with a meal and made sure you used black pepper on the food you would get the same benefit. You don't want to waste what you have already bought. |
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I love using turmeric in my food and sometimes I even take it as paste mixed with coconut oil.
Would love to grow that miracle plant, but likely not possible in my zone...? |
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You could grow it indoors as a house plant if you happen to have a sunny room. It might not bloom but that is not the best part of the plant anyway. Mine never did bloom last year and after harvest I decided the plant put all of its energy in growing the tubers.
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Update: I now have 4 baby sprouts in my Turmeric hatchery!
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![]() I read this and forgot to reply on how wonderful that is. During the cold weather I just left the soil alone outside some if it was getting moist because the onions set were next to it. The other day I dug up a hew to see what was gong on. The ginger on the far end was getting dry and damp ones were starting to out out buds. Nothing on the turmeric. Today I just check the dry ginger has puffed back up and the turmeric has started to bud. Nothing out of the ground yet. This all could have been done inside but I dont have room for everything. Worth |
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I'm afraid I will have more than I can find room to grow- KayRobbins said I should use half wine barrels, and I only have 3- which I usually use for potatoes. I may have to put some up for adoption! I guess I shouldn't have planted all of them, and used some fresh--but too late now!
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I planted some of the turmeric after I harvested it but was waiting to have more space before I planted the rest. It took them forever to sprout and not all of them did. I put the roots in a ziploc bag filled with sphagnum moss and stored it in a dark closet. I totally forgot about them and today I was looking for something and found them. The things had nothing added to the bag for all those months. I have them all planted in pots that are in partial shade while they adjust to light. Although this was a total mistake I am going to try this next time but set a reminder for myself to check on them since 5 out of 6 sprouted.
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I need to plant some turmeric. I have a greater galangal plant--it is now about 3' tall and I hope it blooms this year. It is from a small root chunk I bought at the big Asian market in Seattle. It is a lovely plant on my front porch and I keep it outdoors year-around. Granted, it doesn't seem totally thrilled with 120f but it chugs along. It is a heavy feeder and the more compost and fish emulsion I dump on it, the taller it gets. I haven't ever dug up any to eat. Yet. I will after it blooms.
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Join Date: Feb 2015
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I have grown turmeric back in Atlanta but did not get much tubers. It is a tropical plant. You have to let it get few year old to produce enough tubers. But to do that you have to have frost free climate like south Florida.
Anyway. I use turmeric just like chili powder and paprika. The main ingredient in Indian Curry powder is actually turmeric. It is called " Gold Of India " . No Indian will cook without turmeric and chili pepper. .
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![]() I found fresh bulk turmeric cheaper than dirt and the Fiesta market, 3.99 a pound. Not super cheap but better than the foo foo packages and one heck of a cheap way to get it started. Mine made it almost a year until this last hard freeze we had. ![]() Worth |
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