Sprouting ginger root offered for sase

[Jeanied]

I have put this on the ginger challenge thread as well, but no takers. If you want to join in trying to grow your own ginger and need a sprouting piece of root, pm me and I can send you my spare bit which has a green shoot about 1cm long.

[Glutton4...]

Have sent PM, fingers crossed!

[Jeanied]

There you go! I did hope someone would want it! Sorry to disappointed grapes who didn't get in quickly enough - better luck next time.

[grannysmith]

I'd love to try growing ginger, but how did you get it to sprout??? I have a root of it here . . . but do I just put it in soil or what?

I tried to germinate leychees from seed once and never had any success. It may be because it was the wrong soil or climate, or maybe because I was only 11 when I tried this.

Either way, how did you manage it with the ginger?

[Jeanied]

I can't be certain exactly why mine sprouted, grannysmith - I bought the roots before Chrismas and chose the ones with the biggest buds on the top - then I kept them in the fruit bowl with the rest of the fruit and they just started shooting. The main grow your own ginger thread has some instructions, but being me, I didn't read those!

[grannymem]

OOPS! So sorry - I PMd immediately but didn't post on this thread to let you know - I'm guessing bad manners but I didn't realise the etiquette.

My apologies - and I'll wait until someone else has the good fortune to find their ginger sprouting and the kindness to offer it to others.

Sorry again

[grannysmith]

Thanks, Jeanied, I'll check out the main ginger thread. I have some at the moment which is just beginning to get a bit old, so I may leave it out and see what happens. My fruitbowl could use a sprouting ginger!