Growing Ginger

joandjelly


Joined: 24/02/2008
Posts: 2953

Message Posted:
31/03/2008 22:28

I have never been able to find fresh root ginger here in the North and would like to have a go at growing it. I bought some in the South today so can anybody tell me what to do please. Do I just stick it in the ground and hope for the best??

suntanman



Joined: 18/04/2007
Posts: 721

Message Posted:
31/03/2008 22:37

My brother in law used to grow ginger,

He's gone much darker now, and swears he doesn't use L'oreal

chomluc


Joined: 21/03/2008
Posts: 20

Message Posted:
01/04/2008 09:48

Hi, I have fresh ginger on sale in the Turkish Delight shop at the top of the high st in Kyrenia!

joandjelly


Joined: 24/02/2008
Posts: 2953

Message Posted:
01/04/2008 10:31

Hi chomluc I haven't seen it anywhere else so I will call in when I need some (I bought loads yesterday).



Thanks.

phylray



Joined: 21/09/2007
Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
01/04/2008 12:24

I read once that you could grow ginger in a pot of dry, light soil, keeping

it pretty dry but have not tried it properly. I also use ginger a lot as I cook

Indian food & will try the shop you mention next time. I can find almost all

of the spices in Girne & they are fresh too which is v. imp.

jokers2theright


Joined: 18/02/2008
Posts: 174

Message Posted:
02/04/2008 17:14

Things You’ll Need:

• Ginger root

• Toothpicks

• Drinking glass

• Flower pot

• Potting soil

Indoor Potted Plant

Step 1:

Find and purchase a firm, fresh, healthy ginger root from a health food store or a regular grocery store.

Step 2:

Cut a two inch piece of the ginger root. Stick wooden toothpicks in the root on both sides of it so that the toothpicks suspend the ginger root horizontally on the rim of a drinking glass.

Step 3:

Fill the drinking glass with water until the root is submerged in the water about a third of the way up.

Step 4:

Remove the ginger root from the glass when roots have sprouted and grown about an inch in length.

Step 5:

Fill a pot that has the surface of at least four times the size of the root with a good quality, moist potting soil about three quarters of the way full. The pot must have drainage holes in the bottom.

Step 6:

Place the root flat in the soil and cover it with about an inch of potting soil. Water the plant regularly without saturating the soil.

Step 7:

Place your plant in a sunny place. When the root begins to sprout, move it to an area that gets a lot of indirect sunlight.

For Transport to a Garden

Step 1:

Follow Steps 1 to 4 in Section 1.

Step 2:

Plant the ginger root in a pot with rich, moist potting soil. Cover the pot with a plastic bag and put the pot onto a sunny windowsill.

Step 3:

Remove the plastic bag as soon as you see the shoots appear from the root.

Step 4:

Plant the sprouted ginger root into the garden after the chance of frost has passed for the season.

Step 5:

Water the plant regularly without saturating the soil.



From internet search

joandjelly


Joined: 24/02/2008
Posts: 2953

Message Posted:
02/04/2008 19:07

Thanks Jokers, very helpful. I'll definitely give it a go.



Jo