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19 Aug 19, lyric (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)

what is the cultivar of the edible ginger. what type of diseases and pest that affect ginger.

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17 Aug 19, Johanita (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)

I live near Hartbeespoort, and bought fresh ginger at Jasmyn - I'm going to try if it will grow!

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01 Aug 19, Ian (Canada - Zone 4b Temperate Warm Summer climate)

Have you any advice on soil pH for ginger?

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01 Aug 19, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate)

A pH of 6.5 should be good for ginger

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22 Jul 19, Stephen (Australia - temperate climate)

I live in the Mildura area, can I grow ginger in a hot house and when would I plant it? Thanks

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25 Jul 19, (Australia - temperate climate)

Think of sub tropical and plant when they plant. You can only try.

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28 Jul 19, Stephen (Australia - temperate climate)

Why didn't I think of that, Thanks

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02 Jul 19, Jane (Canada - Zone 8a Mild Temperate climate)

I have a healthy piece of ginger and I want to plant it. I suspect my question is really stupid but here goes. On one piece I have a healthy green shoot about 2 inches. Do I plant this with the green shoot facing up or down?

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15 Jul 19, Gordon (Canada - Zone 6a Temperate Warm Summer climate)

Hi Jane, For most root tuber, the shoots will be reaching upwards to get above the soil to start gathering light energy while using the stored energy in the root. You probably see that the shoot is green so it already has the chlorophyl ready to start working. After the root tuber starts seeing some sucess from light harvest and finds itself in damp soil-lke conditions it will likely start generating the root hairs and larger branching roots to pull in new moisture and nutrients as the plant grows. So plant the ginger with the shoot facing upwards and it should have less work to reorient itself. Whether your root piece is just a finger shaped log or has multiple branches, just dig a shallow wide hole to lay the root down in. ( Like a hotdog or a cookie laying on a plate.) Not a deep narrow hole. The whole root should only be about 2-4 inches deep. Have fun, Gordon

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28 Jun 19, Sona singh (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I want to grow ginger on large scale in cairns Tully area.where to get good clean seeds. Is this good areas to invest. Thanks

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