Turmeric
The well known main ingredient of Indian curry, the bright yellow colour of the Turmeric tuber can be also used fresh in salads.
Murrya koenigii is a great plant that can be used as a plant in the garden or for flavouring curries. Throw the leaves away once the dish has been prepared or it’s delicious fried or put on the barbie and add a zing to your next steak!
How to grow curry trees in a garden
- Choose a sunny or part sun position. A rich well drained soil, prepare soil by adding Yates Dynamic Lifter Soil Improver & Plant Fertiliser. Needs protection in frost prone areas in the winter.
- Sow seed direct or in seed trays using Yates Seed Raising Mix and water well. Semi hardwood cuttings can also be taken in the spring. Use a suitable propagation mix.
- Water on a regular basis at first to get them established. Once the seedlings or cuttings have started to grow, use a good liquid fertiliser like Yates Thrive Vegies & Herb Liquid Plant Food.
- Tip prune young plants to promote new growth. Harvest plants when they are a suitable size. They are an evergreen plant, but will slow down in the winter. Leaves can be taken and dried out to use later.
- Maintain plants in the late autumn and winter for new growth in the spring. Feed with Yates Dynamic Lifter Soil Improver & Plant Fertiliser.
How to grow curry trees in a pot
- Choose a suitable pot. Pot size should be minimum 300 mm deep and wide. Use a good potting mix like Yates Potting Mix with Dynamic Lifter. Place in a full sun or part shade position.
- Sow seed direct or use cuttings, making sure there is plenty of space between plants. Use some Yates Seed Raising Mix to cover seeds.
- Water on a regular basis and once the plants have germinated or taken root, thin them out and use Yates Thrive Vegies & Herb Liquid Plant Food weekly to promote growth.
- Harvest plants when they are a suitable size. They are an evergreen plant, but will slow down in the winter. Leaves can be taken and dried out to use later.
- Maintain plants in the late autumn and winter for new growth in the spring. Feed with Yates Dynamic Lifter Soil Improver & Plant Fertiliser.
Growing tips
- Plants like to grow in a moist soil. Will take dry soil once established.
- Protect from frost in winter. Spray with Yates Droughtshield to protect plants if needed.
- Grows to about 4 m.
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Borage
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Yates Seed Raising Mix
An ideal mix for germination of vegetable, herb and flower seeds and for cutting propagation.
Yates Thrive Vegie & Herb Liquid Plant Food
Yates Thrive Vegie and Herb Concentrate is a complete liquid plant food that provides balanced nutrition.
Yates Waterwise DroughtShield
Protects plants from heat, water loss, drying winds, sunburn, droughts, frost and transplant shock.
Yates Dynamic Lifter Soil Improver & Plant Fertiliser
Create organic nutrient rich soil with Yates Dynamic Lifter for better root growth, stronger plants and more flowers and fruit.
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