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| I Grew And Harvested Turmeric From A Paint Bucket by ARCD(op): 10:32am On Oct 07 |
Once upon a gardening time, I planted Turmeric in sacks and containers. Within 10 months, I was able to grow and harvest table sized turmeric stems from a bucket. I obtained some fresh turmeric stems from a spice vendor at Mile 1 Market in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. I'm not a lover of fresh turmeric. My intention of buying it was to grow my own turmeric at home. The quantity of turmeric I got was too much to plant alone, so I used a portion for making turmeric spice - by dehydrating the turmeric and crushing to a fine powder. Of the remaining turmeric, I selected the viable ones for planting. They were too dry so I soaked them in a glass of pure water. After about two weeks they had sprouting eyes which were indications of new growth. I planted the stems directly in the a plastic bucket that I perforated for water drainage. The turmeric began to grow along with some ginger I planted by the side. One thing I noticed was that the growth rate of the turmeric was slow when compared to the ginger. The tumeric was growing at a moderate pace and I was patiently waiting for the day I'll harvest my home-grown turmeric stems. And it came to pass, nine (9) months later, the leaves of the turmeric had withered and turned brown and I felt the need to reach for the soil. Turmeric grows as an underground stem, this stem is modified to store food. I had to dig into the bucket to reach for these stem. I carried this exercise with some of my allies. We harvested and washed the turmeric harvest and it was 100% organic and so it didn't really produce large size stems. These are some of the turmeric stems I got from planting turmeric stems in containers. This was my first time planting turmeric and so I was very happy to harvest from it. The harvest wasn't a big as I expected but one thing was sure - it was all organic ! Cheers to Royal Green Diary  22 Likes 2 Shares
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| Re: I Grew And Harvested Turmeric From A Paint Bucket by PRINCESSFCFANSs(f): 6:52pm On Oct 08 |
Ok Good Princess Faith Chukwuamaka 2 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: I Grew And Harvested Turmeric From A Paint Bucket by yyoomy63(m): 6:52pm On Oct 08 |
Congratulations comrade More farming next time 1 Like |
| Re: I Grew And Harvested Turmeric From A Paint Bucket by jaytii(f): 6:53pm On Oct 08 |
The Farmers will make more money In your President's voice 4 Likes |
| Re: I Grew And Harvested Turmeric From A Paint Bucket by alamoht(m): 6:56pm On Oct 08 |
God bless Nigeria. Our land is blessed. |
| Re: I Grew And Harvested Turmeric From A Paint Bucket by ayusco85(m): 6:56pm On Oct 08 |
Where did you buy the seeds? And where did you get the soil from? You know how port Harcourt sand is 1 Like |
| Re: I Grew And Harvested Turmeric From A Paint Bucket by MaziObinnaokija: 6:56pm On Oct 08 |
 .God bless/enlarge your coast 3 Likes |
| Re: I Grew And Harvested Turmeric From A Paint Bucket by Jamieb(m): 6:59pm On Oct 08 |
ARCD:This is the way to go. Congratulations 2 Likes |
| Re: I Grew And Harvested Turmeric From A Paint Bucket by t12tosin: 6:59pm On Oct 08 |
God bless your handywork 1 Like |
| Re: I Grew And Harvested Turmeric From A Paint Bucket by Love800(m): 6:59pm On Oct 08 |
Combine tumeric, ginger and garlic and chew dem all together. Sickness will run far away from you. 15 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: I Grew And Harvested Turmeric From A Paint Bucket by oluegboigiherbs(m): 6:59pm On Oct 08 |
Agriculture is Life...Natural Herbs, keep planting in large quantity,I know how much I always buy it whenever I want to concoct herbs along side other roots and leaves. Well done 👍 |
| Re: I Grew And Harvested Turmeric From A Paint Bucket by oluegboigiherbs(m): 7:01pm On Oct 08 |
Jamieb:No that's tumeric not ginger and it even get types for who knows it |
| Re: I Grew And Harvested Turmeric From A Paint Bucket by techWriter001: 7:03pm On Oct 08 |
Absolutely! Let’s keep the conversation flowing with some great ideas! Technical Writer |
| Re: I Grew And Harvested Turmeric From A Paint Bucket by Osgood230: 7:09pm On Oct 08 |
ayusco85:I’m from Southern Kaduna, where turmeric and ginger are very common. 2 Likes |
| Re: I Grew And Harvested Turmeric From A Paint Bucket by Osgood230: 7:14pm On Oct 08 |
oluegboigiherbs:I actually have a turmeric farm back home. I used to harvest around 20 to 30 bags of turmeric every year. Turmeric farming is quite common in my area, and the soil and climate are very suitable for it. It’s something I’ve been familiar with for a long time, well I'm from southern kaduna turmeric and ginger is very common here. 7 Likes |
| Re: I Grew And Harvested Turmeric From A Paint Bucket by Gabanna001(m): 7:16pm On Oct 08 |
Nice one bro, Tumeric cure malaria/typhoid 1 Like |
| Re: I Grew And Harvested Turmeric From A Paint Bucket by Shnew(m): 7:18pm On Oct 08 |
Wow this is impressive. I’ll try to grow some Tumeric some day 1 Like |
| Re: I Grew And Harvested Turmeric From A Paint Bucket by sylve11: 7:19pm On Oct 08 |
@op, nice one. I will try it out myself. |
| Re: I Grew And Harvested Turmeric From A Paint Bucket by opicgif: 7:29pm On Oct 08 |
Nice one bro I’m also in port harcourt Can we meet up? I plant a variety of things |
| Re: I Grew And Harvested Turmeric From A Paint Bucket by Dancebreaker: 7:29pm On Oct 08 |
Nice. Everyone should be doing this. I have only ever managed to grow potatoes, peppers, carrots, tomatoes, radishes, basil, coriander, parsley and aloe vera in pots around the house. I wonder why I never thought of turmeric. And I buy it quite expensively. |
| Re: I Grew And Harvested Turmeric From A Paint Bucket by AndysonOfficial: 7:36pm On Oct 08 |
Can you send one full paint bucket of kaduna soil for us in Port Harcourt? Osgood230: 1 Like |
| Re: I Grew And Harvested Turmeric From A Paint Bucket by SQLmastar(m): 7:40pm On Oct 08 |
Love800:Thank you. Does this combination also give manpower? You know...I mean... the momentum to fire on all cylinders for a minimum of 10minutes. I'm a tech guy who stares at SQL scripts all day. So by the time I get home to my woman, mehn...no power in the engine room. 1 Like |
| Re: I Grew And Harvested Turmeric From A Paint Bucket by davillian(m): 7:40pm On Oct 08 |
ayusco85:Get tumeric or ginger I don’t know the conditions they need to be before they start growing then u can plant them |
| Re: I Grew And Harvested Turmeric From A Paint Bucket by Bahamas95(m): 7:43pm On Oct 08 |
Nice one OP. Just add agbado and cassava to the turmeric, that's exactly what a woman in Aso rock garden is using to feed her children. 1 Like |
| Re: I Grew And Harvested Turmeric From A Paint Bucket by Unclewise: 7:47pm On Oct 08 |
Keep it going may God bless the works of your hand |
| Re: I Grew And Harvested Turmeric From A Paint Bucket by Osgood230: 7:48pm On Oct 08 |
AndysonOfficial:Yes, I can arrange that for you. I’ll send a full paint bucket of soil from Kaduna so you can compare it with the soil you have in Port Harcourt. Let me know when you’re ready, and we’ll arrange how to get it to you. 2 Likes |
| Re: I Grew And Harvested Turmeric From A Paint Bucket by ARCD(op): 7:48pm On Oct 08 |
ayusco85:I prepared and mixed my own soil |
| Re: I Grew And Harvested Turmeric From A Paint Bucket by ARCD(op): 7:50pm On Oct 08 |
ayusco85:Turmeric is grown from the stem, it doesn't grow well from seeds and it is super rare to see turmeric seeds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSvcPX1W9fY?si=og3AIVkmiiJdUg1l |
| Re: I Grew And Harvested Turmeric From A Paint Bucket by ARCD(op): 7:54pm On Oct 08 |
AndysonOfficial:The soil I used was common Port Harcourt soil mixed with compost. Check it on YouTube @RoyalGreenDiary |
| Re: I Grew And Harvested Turmeric From A Paint Bucket by ARCD(op): 7:59pm On Oct 08 |
Osgood230:I believe it grows nationwide but kaduna is more interested in growing it 1 Like |
| Re: I Grew And Harvested Turmeric From A Paint Bucket by Danzuba: 8:00pm On Oct 08 |
SQLmastar:REDUCE INTAKE OF TOO MUCH MAGGIE AS FOR THE FARMING, DON'T FEEL YOUR COMPOUNDS WITH INTERLOCKS. RESERVE SPACES FOR GREEN GARDENING EVEN IN SACKS/PLASTICS, YOU CAN MAKE SOME ECONOMIC IMPACTS. |
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