When to plant turmeric in Canberra
Honest answer: turmeric is a poor fit for Canberra. Canberra's cool temperate climate doesn't give it a reliable sowing or transplanting window in a typical year. Established plants can still crop January – February.
Cool temperate zone tip
Grow turmeric in pots in Melbourne, harvest in autumn, and store rhizomes frost-free over winter to replant.
Frost matters here: the last frost around Canberra typically falls in December, with the first returning around March. Turmeric is frost-sensitive, so keep it inside that frost-free run.
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Can you grow turmeric in Canberra?
Canberra's cool temperate climate makes turmeric a poor fit: the engine finds no reliable sowing or transplanting window in a typical year.