You know tumeric die off when the temperature drops?
They'll resprout again in spring.
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No, I did not know.
This is a tumeric that's growing from a lump I planted 4 years ago.
2 summers ago I pulled as much as I could out, trying to get rid of it. I missed a few lumps and they resprouted. They keep resprouting on me but I have no use for the tumeric.
Every winter the leaves brown off and the plant disappears.
You have no use? How come?
I don't like the taste or the way it turns my fingers orange.
It's not something I value but it grows like a weed here (same as ginger but I can use ginger).
I've added it to my Syntropic row just to periodically cut the leaves off to use as mulch.
I have a lot of galangal growing too & it becomes a pain to manage. It's useful in Thai curries but not worth the space/effort to maintain a plant IMO.