Growing Ginger

Zingiber Officinale : Zingiberaceae / the ginger family

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Not recommended for growing in USA - Zone 5a regions

  • Plant pieces of fresh root showing signs of shoots. Best planted at soil temperatures between 20°C and 30°C. (Show °F/in)
  • Space plants: 15 cm apart
  • Harvest in approximately 25 weeks. Reduce water as plant dies back to encourage rhizome growth.
  • Compatible with (can grow beside): Grow in separate bed

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18 Jul 15, Asa-Marie (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Hi Daniel, yes we have up in Lillian Rock, it grows very well here. Good luck!
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25 Jun 15, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I grow it in the Bellinger Valley, south of Coffs Harbour and near the coast, Daniel, it should be fine where you are.
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03 Jun 15, Dolf weyers (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate)
Where can I buy ginger seeds
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07 Jul 15, hennie Mulder (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Ginger are grown from the root you can buy at any green grocer just check that it has at least one bud at the tip if more than one bud is present them the root can be separated
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21 May 15, kathy Lawrence (Australia - tropical climate)
We have just moved to Tully North Queensland and was thinking of putting in some Ginger on our acreage , would you think it could be too wet up here, and where could we purchase some
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31 May 15, Joanne (Australia - tropical climate)
I'm in cairns and it grows pretty good here, as long as it has good drainage. I keep mine in a pot, and they say it doesn't like full sun but mine grows well in it. You should be able to grow it from a piece you buy at the supermarket:)
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11 May 15, Karen van der Walt (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
I am also in Gauteng. Will it grow outside seeing that we get frost in the winter?
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07 May 15, annette gideoni (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate)
what is the best way to store ginger for the next season
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08 May 15, Kathy (Australia - arid climate)
Bury it and keep it in a small pot of dry or very slightly damp soil for everyday use. Always keeps fresh , never any waste and always a supply . A young Taiwanese couple showed us.
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05 May 15, Carver Pop (Australia - arid climate)
I have 100sq metres to grow ginger in swaziland please tell me how to do it
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