When to plant turmeric in Melbourne
Honest answer: turmeric is a poor fit for Melbourne. Melbourne's cool temperate climate doesn't give it a reliable sowing or transplanting window in a typical year. Established plants can still crop October – April.
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 Melbourne typically falls in September, with the first returning around May. Turmeric is frost-sensitive, so keep it inside that frost-free run.
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Can you grow turmeric in Melbourne?
Melbourne's cool temperate climate makes turmeric a poor fit: the engine finds no reliable sowing or transplanting window in a typical year.