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Title: Growing Ginger
Post by: Tinkie_Bear on October 30, 2006, 21:24:43
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
Title: Re: Growing Ginger
Post by: Si on October 31, 2006, 00:21:26
Yep, that's the way to do it. Try an Asian grocery because their ginger tends to be fresher and even sprouting.
Title: Re: Growing Ginger
Post by: teresa on October 31, 2006, 08:36:08
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
Title: Re: Growing Ginger
Post by: manicscousers on October 31, 2006, 10:04:34
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 :)
Title: Re: Growing Ginger
Post by: fluffygrue on November 01, 2006, 15:50:46
Arr, I've tried, but whenever I get a piece sprouting and with roots, it decides to rot.

Awkward stuff. :/
Title: Re: Growing Ginger
Post by: bennettsleg on November 01, 2006, 16:17:44
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.