Grow Your Own Ginger Challenge Part 2

[Jeanied]

I think the trick with ginger is to get it growing well indoors and timing it just right so it can have a nice summer outside. Over a couple of years. At the end you get a tuber a bit bigger than the one you planted. In other words it is an interesting houseplant - and it would be nice to have a few flowering gingers but they belong in a tropical rainforest!

[Tenka]

new photos of my ginger growing, the organic ginger is doing the best, the leaves have a mild ginger smell and taste, galangal started growing after i put it in a heated propagator, both will be going into a hydoponics system.

[jono83]

do you remember the potato experiment most of us did at school? put it in a shoe box with a small hole in the end and the potato would send out tubers to find the light source.do the same with the ginger I only discovered this when I found some old ginger sprouting in the back of our larder, roots and all gotta be worth a try?

[planetologist]

My ginger is blooming :-)

[the big lebowski]

hi all ,can anybody the best time to start ginger ? indoors or outdoor thanks

[planetologist]

My ginger hasn't sprouted yet, so now would be a good time to plant a root indoors. I keep it indoors year round, but apparently it can go outside in summer.

[the big lebowski]

cheers i`ve tried a few methods with of growing ginger (some chopped ,some whole,some indoor, some outdoor and some soaked in water for about 5 days then planted )i`ll let you no how i get on ,cheers

[bearded bloke]

Mine planted January into MPC about 1/2" below surface,topped off & watered ..

[bussinspain]

My ginger has been in a pot since 10th August. The shoot is now about 8-9 inches tall. It is in the bottom of my little plastic greenhouse which is shaded by an olive tree. The ginger was bought at Lidl's complete with sprouts. 2 pieces were planted and 2 pieces were put into dry compost ready for planting in the spring - just to see which does better. They do not like to be too wet though and to have free draining soil and protected from extremes of heat.

[BigV]

I have tried several times to grow ginger .However Ithink this time I might've more successful. The first green shoot died but a new one has replaced it and is growing nicely.The pot is standing near a radiator and I am now watering.I did not know about soaking the ginger before planting so this may be the reason for previous failures.Thank you for your advice.

[LillyRoseGarden]

I bought normal ginger from Tesco in January, started 2 in propagator. As soon as the first leave riched 2 inches, planted in a sandy, bark, compost mixture and kept in the house near window. Just put them out in the greenhouse. So far, happy with the progress.

[Superkeengarden]

I would like to join . I haven't got my ginger . But I'm goin to do it in next week.