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 68°F and 86°F. (Show °C/cm)
Space plants: 6 inches 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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15 Jan 20, Alan (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Hi, does ginger need full sun, semi - shade or full shade? Where does it do best? How many hours of sunshine will best help ginger growth.
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16 Jan 20, Anon (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): I suggest you use google,
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05 Jan 20, Tebogo Mafafo (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Where can one find ginger for planting
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14 Jan 20, Anna (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Tebogo I am growing ginger from a piece bought at my local Spar. I broke off a few pieces with growing tips on it and planted in well-composted potting soil. They have sprouted and so I eagerly await my harvest next year :-)
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06 Jan 20, anon (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Look up seed selling websites on the net.
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26 Dec 19, Tolani (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Can I grow ginger in Botswana in a place surrounding Gaborone? What are likely prospects?
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30 Dec 19, Anon (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Look through the climate zones of Sth Africa and pick a similar one to yours. Then go to ginger and set the climate zone to yours. It will tell you if it will grow there and when to plant.
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20 Nov 19, Litlhare Sarki (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): can fresh ginger from either nigeria,china or india grow in south africa
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21 Nov 19, anon (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Plant some and see if it grows.
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14 Nov 19, Rachael (Australia - temperate climate): Wash well & freeze-u can scrape the skin off with a teaspoon when frozen, or if the skin isn’t an issue, just grate with a box grater or similar
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Hi Sara, You can! I grew it for a couple of years in a pot when I lived in Panania (low-on-space-rental) and also the last few years in the Hawkesbury. It grows well in Sydney, we got a bumper crop from just 3 store bought pieces, harvested a year later. We would have gotten even more kgs if I have know it doesn't like direct sun, ours was a little sunburnt. We ended up making about 100 bottles of ginger beer and sharing them around :-) I'm going to plant again this weekend, close to a nice warm fence but out of direct sun. I'm also going to experiment with water loving herbs as a ground cover. I hope this will increase humidity and allow me a second crop for the space. Since ginger is upright, I can plant a companion ground-cover. Maybe strawberries or tarragon? Something that can handle lots of water. Cheers and happy gardening, Michelle

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