Growing Ginger

[Tinkie_Bear]

Hope somebody will be able to help, hubby wants to try and grow ginger (lord knows why - he doesn't cook with it!!)  Anyway, is it possible in this country (we are in Essex - if that makes a difference) and 2nd part of the question would planting a root from the supermarket work?

Ideas and hints gratefully received.

Thanks

Helen

[Tinkie_Bear]

[Si]

Yep, that's the way to do it. Try an Asian grocery because their ginger tends to be fresher and even sprouting.

[teresa]

Try this site,

http://hometown.aol.com/NewJardin/ginger.html

I got some last week with growing tips fingers crossed a cheep plant  ha ha

[manicscousers]

we managed to grow some but in the poly, it can be grown as a houseplant, in a pot, managed to get a piece with a bumpy 'root' on the bottom, it grew quite happily from that :)

[fluffygrue]

Arr, I've tried, but whenever I get a piece sprouting and with roots, it decides to rot.

Awkward stuff. :/

[bennettsleg]

But what do you grow it in? 

When a teen I tried growing it in sand and it did quite well but for the drying out problem that finally killed it.