Usually, we go to a garden center to buy plants, but you can buy edible plants at the grocery store, too. Check out the grocery store produce section for ginger and turmeric root, plus be on the ...

Turmeric is easy to grow at home from rhizomes. Growing turmeric (Curcuma longa) indoors is a simple and rewarding process. The most challenging part is being patient as you wait for the rhizome to ...

Last week I wrote about growing Swiss chard since everyone is spending more time at home. I will continue with that theme, because you can pick up three edible plants to grow while grocery shopping.

Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is one of Jerry Coleby-Williams favourite spices. He uses it to colour and flavour food, and to make tea. All parts of the plant are edible. You can use the leaves, stem and ...

Ginger and turmeric are two closely related spice plants that can be readily grown throughout most of Florida. They belong to the Zingiberaceae family of plants that also contain cardamom. Both plants ...

Sure, you can buy turmeric powder from the spice department to whip up your own golden milk, turmeric lattes, turmeric smoothies, or turmeric tea, but aficionados swear by fresh turmeric for the best ...

There’s been information floating around social media and the Internet about the health benefits of turmeric, including its reported ability to fight anxiety and depression. While I can’t support or ...

NATIVE to southern Asia, turmeric is a herbaceous perennial plant of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. This inexpensive spice is useful as a flavouring, dye, traditional medicine and for beauty ...