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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18 Oct 19, anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Read the notes here about growing it. The first short sentence.
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14 Oct 19, Maria (Australia - temperate climate): I want to buy some ginger ideal for planting. In have it planted but I harvested it too soon and the shoot that remained in ground died out and now I can’t get any in my area to plant it again where can I buy some in melb metro area
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14 Oct 19, anon (Australia - temperate climate): Read the notes here . You can try to grow it in Melb, but you will have a small crop. Buy from a shop.
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10 Oct 19, lorraine makar (Australia - temperate climate): You do not mention where to position plants.Does it require full sun? full shade? morning sun? Evening sun? light shade? Will be planted outdoors in pot. Thankyou
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16 Oct 19, anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Google it.
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28 Sep 19, Daan Erasmus (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): I have tried for months to grow ginger from shop bought ginger. Nothing. Zilch. Please help.
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30 Jul 20, Natalie (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): I have freshly harvested ginger with roots still attached and I get a very big crop from these ginger.
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17 Oct 19, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Most ginger and also chilli and garlic bought in the shops are radiated for pests/diseases. This will also make the ginger/garlic/chilli seeds sterile.
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22 Sep 19, Palo Mphethi (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): How do i get ginger seed?
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12 Nov 19, Anon (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): You plant a knob of it. (One with a shoot helps)
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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

- Michelle

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