Harvesting Turmeric and Ginger Part 1

Turmeric Rhizomes often used as traditional medicine/herbal drinks

Turmeric and ginger are two common spices in Indonesian cuisine & kitchen and are among the easy-to-plant spices.Just bury them in the ground and oo la la... it's ready to be harvested in several months!

And yes, with only several turmeric and ginger root cuttings with nodes on them, you can harvest a bunch of them! I only planted 2 pieces of turmeric rhizomes and harvested 1,25 kg and with 1-2 cuttings of ginger root I harvested about 350 grams(under 5 months).

Since I used only a little of turmeric in my cooking (mostly curry), my helper made Indonesian herbal drinks made from turmeric, ginger, some tamarind, palm sugar and water.

It's good for boosting health. The Javanese have been having this for centuries. It's among many other herbal drinks passed down for many, many generations.

In two weeks time we have made about 3 batches of these drinks. Each batch is about 3-4 glasses.

And I still have some more turmeric for another batch I guess.

So, happy weekend y'all!