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How to identify black turmeric 

You can easily identify the black turmeric by its leaves. There is black line in the middle of the turmeric leaf and while breaking the turmeric seed you can see blue colour and broken part of the turmeric will look like round shape which is identification of the black turmeric apart from this it smells like camphor and bitter in the taste.

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How to grow black turmeric

Black turmeric growing - You can grow black turmeric by seeds, while growing potato we cuts potato in few pieces and those potato pieces were used as seeds the turmeric growing process is also same one can make own seeds by cutting turmeric in few pieces and these turmeric pieces are used as seeds. You can also grow black turmeric in polybags and later you can transfer the plants in the farm or you can sell those polybag plants as well.

Black turmeric plant seeds – you can grow black turmeric by plants however plants are not easily available everywhere you may or may not get these plants at your nearby nursery. 

Few contact numbers are given below from where you can purchase black turmeric plants easily scroll down or click here to go to the contact details paragraph directly.

Moreover, black turmeric rate varies between Rs 500 to Rs 4000 accordingly and in one acre land you can easily sow around 4000 plants.

Black turmeric plantation 

You should give such space so that the rhizome can easily grow. For best results you can plant 3000 to  4000 plants with the spacing of 2.5 by 2.5

Black turmeric seed - If you have planted 100 seeds then these 100 seeds will increase and produce 100 x 3 = 300 seeds

By applying this process one can produce large number of black haldi seeds

This multiplication process also happens in bamboo farming to read more on bamboo farming click on it

Original black turmeric plant price 

Black turmeric plant price in India – You have to pay Rs 100 for 1 black turmeric plant

Black turmeric cultivation time 

Black turmeric plantation – 25 to 40 days before rainy season is the best time for black turmeric planting

Soil requirement for turmeric

Soil for turmeric cultivation - sandy, loamy soil is the suitable soil for turmeric and black soil is best soil for turmeric plant. Remember don’t allow standing water in your turmeric farm it will damage your turmeric crop production completely.

Temperature required for black turmeric 

20 ° to 40°

How much water does a turmeric plant need

It depends on soil type, turmeric plant needs 15 to 20 irrigations in heavy soil and 30 to 40 in light soils.

Black turmeric harvest time 

Black turmeric takes around 8 to 8.5 months to get ready for harvesting. If you have planted your turmeric crop before rainy season somewhere in June then it will be ready to harvest in feb –march.

Note - While selling black haldi warm water process is not required one can sell it exactly in raw form whereas while selling simple turmeric warm water process is required.

Turmeric diseases and control 

While talking about disease there is hardly any disease found in black turmeric. It might happen some insect moths may fly from nearby farm to your turmeric farm then you can use neem oil spray to get rid of those moths.

Key suggestion – While cultivating other crops you can use simple or black turmeric as mix cropping it will reduce the disease possibilities in your other crops by performing this trick your plant will grow healthy. If you don’t want to use it as mix cropping then try to use 1 turmeric plant near by 3 other plants means 1 : 3 ratio this will also help your other crops to grow organically and you know turmeric is a medicine then let other plants also get benefited.

Black turmeric FAQ

How to produce organic pesticides 

Fertilizer and pesticides - organic fertilizers, pesticides recommended so that you can get best price while selling your turmeric herb. Use organic pesticides only like neem oil to know more about creating organic fertilizer and how to create organic pesticides at home please click here.

If you need organic pesticide + organic fertilizer free E book then please comment below along with your email id.  

Black turmeric market in India

Where to sell black turmeric in India - Pharmaceutical companies, ayurvedic dealers, retail buyers : worship, ayurvedic doctors, ayurvedic shops, diseased, jyotish, priest, gurus

• Sell turmeric online – You can sell your any product through online store you just have to register your store online.
• You can also sell turmeric through facebook in face book there is an option called marketplace where you can sell your product directly to buyers. 
• Amazon, flip kart, India mart, Fresh basket are some popular online market platform for selling turmeric or any other crop. 
• Now a day’s people are making youtube videos to sell their product you can also create a YouTube video where you can show the quality and quantity of black turmeric along with suitable price and sell it.
• You can sell black turmeric directly to Patanjali. Patanjali is the biggest buyer of herbs like aloe vera, black turmeric, turmeric, anvala, bhumi anvala etc.

Where to buy black turmeric seeds

Vedik colors  – 9111145000

Satvik foods and farms  - 6398656527  

Dhananjay Raut latur contact number – 9260000083, 9260000683 (office number)

Is black turmeric farming profitable 

• Yes, black turmeric farming is profitable. The current price of black turmeric varies between Rs 500 to Rs 2500 according to Marathi farmer Dhananjay Raut he has sold black turmeric at the price of Rs 4000 per kg to medicinal sector including Ayurveda previous year. 
• However, the truth is that this is the price of by chance and you may not sell the same in such amount. Moreover, in few years the price will decrease because after 3-4 years there might not be such shortage that persists right now so you can take the advantage now.
• The price may go down but as per experts opinion it will be between Rs 350 to Rs 500 per kg and this amount is also more than other vegetable amounts like potato, tomato etc. Hence, we can say black turmeric farming is a profitable farming.

What is the yield of black turmeric per acre

Yield of fresh rhizome 19 to 21 ton per acre whereas dry rhizome yield is about 3.5 to 5 tonnes per acre

Agriculture quality checking - Alert 

Must read for better payment while selling your product 

Crop quality testing - You should grow all the herb category crops organically and black turmeric falls under herb category not only herb category but also as rare herb therefore the demand is quite high. However, you may grow it by using npk or other chemical technique but while selling it to big companies you won’t get the best price because there is a testing process done by these big companies which is also known as quality check and in this process they will easily identify the chemical percentage in your product and this will surely reduce your plant value thus you will get less amount.

Therefore it is suggested to grow all the high value herbal crops organically so that they should not lose their medicinal properties.

Organic farming suggestions - Moreover, one should follow organic farming in comparison of chemical farming we know it’s difficult to grow all the crops without NPK but it is not impossible you can create NPK organically as well. At least you should reduce the dependency on chemicals if you want to know various organic farming tips or organic farming ideas please click on it and you will be diverted to other page on other tab (current page will remain open).