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I saw a ginger root for sale the other day, I love ginger! Has anyone grown it and is it easy?  :-\

Hi reddyreddy

You don't need to buy a root all you need is to go to the supermarket and pick up a chunk with a fairly pointy bit and that should root!  (Pointy bit up!)

yes I grew it a few years ago and apart from a little bit of greenery it didn't do much!  I had it in an unheated conservatory.

Good luck with yours - hope it happens for you!

Old Bird

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http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,52062.0.html

http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,25152.0.html

I think Manics might be your expert as she appears to post about growing it in these links  ;)

thanks for the links, I should have done a search before posting  :-[

I have potted on several bits that have grown.  If you leave the ginger root in a plastic bag and forget about it after several weeks you will probably have a green shoot.  The result looks a bit like bamboo and grow several feet tall.  They are a good talking point.  They like a warm windowsill but in the end I always seem to forget to water them.   I tend to end up buying some more roots to eat..