When is the best season to plant turmeric?

Turmeric planting season and time

The planting time of turmeric is generally divided by season, and the planting time is also different in different regions. For example, in southern regions such as Hunan and Wuhan, it can be planted in April and May, and in river valley areas such as the northwest and southwest, it can be planted in March.

There are many varieties of turmeric, the more common ones are spring turmeric, autumn turmeric, white turmeric, yellow turmeric, red turmeric, purple turmeric, etc. There is not much difference in the planting time between different varieties of turmeric, and they can all be planted in spring.

Turmeric harvest season

Turmeric can be harvested about 6-7 months after planting, but it depends on which type of ginger you want to harvest. For example, young ginger is harvested in June and July, young ginger is harvested in September to November, and old ginger is harvested in early November.

Turmeric planting steps and methods

1. Cultivation and soil cultivation

Before planting turmeric, it is necessary to carry out inter-cultivation and soil cultivation. The thickness of the first soil cultivation should not be enough to bury the tips of the new seedlings.

2. Fertilization

It is necessary to apply fertilizer once before planting turmeric, and then wait until the turmeric has 7 to 8 leaves before applying top dressing.

3. Sowing

Turmeric is mostly propagated asexually. Select turmeric with full rhizomes and dense buds as seeds, cut it into small pieces of different sizes, and control the planting row spacing to 20×15 cm.