Post by SA Hunter on May 6, 2015 0:16:36 GMT 10
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How To Grow Ginger
To grow ginger is ridiculously easy to grow from a cutting of it’s rhizome (the part you eat). Just take the rhizome and plant it in soil in a warm and semi sunlit spot, making sure the smallest nodules on the rhizome are facing upwards (they are the newest nodules or ‘bumps’ in the ginger. Water gently (preferably on your hoses ‘mist’ setting), in the mornings to create a humid environment for the rhizome to grow.
The rhizome will start to grow new shoots that will come up through the soil. New roots are also growing. Once the plant is established and you’re ready to harvest, pull up the whole plant, roots and all. Remove a piece of the rhizome, and re-plant it to repeat the process. You can even replant several pieces to maintain a larger ginger crop.
If you start up a larger crop you can make great recipes with ginger such as ginger cordial or jam.
Ginger is also a pretty plant, so while you are waiting to harvest, you have a beautiful specimen sitting in your garden.
How To Grow Ginger
To grow ginger is ridiculously easy to grow from a cutting of it’s rhizome (the part you eat). Just take the rhizome and plant it in soil in a warm and semi sunlit spot, making sure the smallest nodules on the rhizome are facing upwards (they are the newest nodules or ‘bumps’ in the ginger. Water gently (preferably on your hoses ‘mist’ setting), in the mornings to create a humid environment for the rhizome to grow.
The rhizome will start to grow new shoots that will come up through the soil. New roots are also growing. Once the plant is established and you’re ready to harvest, pull up the whole plant, roots and all. Remove a piece of the rhizome, and re-plant it to repeat the process. You can even replant several pieces to maintain a larger ginger crop.
If you start up a larger crop you can make great recipes with ginger such as ginger cordial or jam.
Ginger is also a pretty plant, so while you are waiting to harvest, you have a beautiful specimen sitting in your garden.
