Turmeric harvested this year from main field, was planted one year ago. The yield was better than usual because we tried to do it in a more systematic way. After the harvest, the work of processing the turmeric involves a few steps. First, we separate the central rhizome(mother rhizome കണ്ട) from the fingers(വിത്ത്/planting material). The separated mother rhizomes have been boiled in water. The remaining planting material after planting and sale, will also be boiled later. After boiling for 1.5 to 2 hours, water, if any remains, is drained out. The boiled rhizome is then sun dried before powdering.
Our experiments with farming!