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Turmeric

23/11/2017 By

Turmeric (aka Indian Saffron, Yellow Ginger)

Turmeric (Web)Curcuma longa l.

Origin: hot, humid tropics of SE Asia and India

Plant: Oct – Dec when the rhizomes begin to sprout.

Harvest: June – Oct. Dig rhizomes up when the entire tops have died down.

They are pale yellow or a bright orange in colour. Leave in the ground until needed. Mark, where they are before the tops, have died down. If harvested, store in sawdust in styrene boxes. Like ginger and galangal, turmeric is a spice and can be added to any cooked vegetable dish. Grate turmeric with some onions and saute in hot oil. Raw, it has a pungent bite and can lift a salad. Used to colour rice and curry dishes and curry powder.  Makes a great ‘turmeric, galangal and chilli paste’.

Filed Under: Know Your Plants Tagged With: edible rhizomes, medicinal plants, pastes, Permaculture, plants, spice, Turmeric

Galangal

23/11/2017 By

Galangal (aka petit galanga, colic root, catarrh root and lesser galangal)

Galangal (Web)Alpinia officinarum

Origin: China and South East Asia

Plant: Nov – Feb

Harvest: Anytime after 2 years (or 1 year if grown in optimum conditions).

With a spade, dig into the galangal clump from the outside and break off whatever root mass you can. Look for the curled, pink-coloured rhizomes; these range in length from 4cm – 7.5cm and about 2cm thick.  Use fresh within a week.

Filed Under: Know Your Plants Tagged With: edible rhizomes, Galangal, Permaculture, plants

Arrowroot

23/11/2017 By

Arrowroot

Arrowroot (Web)Canna edulis

Origin: Hot, humid Queensland

Plant: Any time

Harvest: 12-18 months for edible rhizomes.

Suggested Recipes: Root Vegetable Curry, Vegetable Pikelets

Use as a ‘chop n drop’ mulch, or leave to form a weed barrier with pigeon pea, lemon grass and comfrey. Good bulk food to grow for livestock.  Arrowroot can be

Arrowroot Rhizome with 'Eyes'
Arrowroot Rhizome with ‘Eyes’

planted to provide a windbreak or shade for more delicate vegies.  They will grow almost anywhere, in any type of soil and with minimal water requirements.  Propagation is simply planting a piece of the rhizome that has an ‘eye’. This eye will become your new plant. Keep arrowroot for eating separate from that grown for ‘chop n drop’ as it needs to be grown over a longer period – at least twelve months old – to develop the tubers; it is best harvested when still young and before the fibre develops. The tubers can be cooked (add lemon juice to cooking water to prevent oxidisation) and grated then added to stews/casseroles as a thickener; tubers can be roasted or sliced thinly and cooked as chips (use a bit of garlic in the oil as well). The starch can be extracted and used to make arrowroot biscuits.

Filed Under: Know Your Plants Tagged With: Arrowroot, edible rhizomes, Permaculture, plants

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