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Growing => Vegetables => Topic started by: sagehen on February 18, 2010, 06:12:17 pm

Title: Ginger
Post by: sagehen on February 18, 2010, 06:12:17 pm

Has anyone tried growing ginger before, and what sort of conditions do I need for growing it successfully?

Title: Re: Ginger
Post by: dizzy1pig on February 18, 2010, 07:56:15 pm

get a bit from the shop, chuck it in a pot,(lot of finesse with my gardening)give it a water in.
needs to be kept warm if you want it to grow. around about 20c is about right approx 2 and 1/2 feet. in a heated glasshouse border maybe 4 feet. hope this helps

Title: Re: Ginger
Post by: SuzyJ on February 18, 2010, 08:30:39 pm

that's where I went wrong, tried to grow some this winter but not kept it in a warm enough place!

Will have another try next month as the temps get higher :)

Title: Re: Ginger
Post by: sagehen on February 18, 2010, 09:27:38 pm

Brill! Chucking it in a pot is also my style of gardening, so don't worry  ;D How do you know when it's ready to harvest?

Title: Re: Ginger
Post by: dizzy1pig on February 19, 2010, 07:27:22 am

To the best of my knowledge  it dies back in the winter.... :)other half working botanic garden.. it grows there fine
and he says it easy but they have in a border

Title: Re: Ginger
Post by: sagehen on February 19, 2010, 01:53:30 pm

Ooh that's handy, having an OH who works at a botanic garden! I'll ask for more advice on exotic varieties, then  ;D

Title: Re: Ginger
Post by: Greenerlife on March 05, 2010, 02:03:48 pm

I have ginger growing in my conservatory in a hydroponics unit.  They need high moisture/sunshine and yes, they do die back in winter and I have reharvested the original bit of Sainsbury's ginger back and left new growth in there for this coming year.  Good luck!

Oh and I forgot to say mine grew to about 6 feet so it needs height too!  ;D

Title: Re: Ginger
Post by: sagehen on March 05, 2010, 02:09:47 pm

Wow! That's impressive  :o I haven't got a hydroponics wotsit but I've got a greenhouse. I reckon if I can grow chillies in there, I can grow ginger as well. Oooo I'm looking forward to growing my own thai selection  ;D

Title: Re: Ginger
Post by: Greenerlife on March 05, 2010, 03:47:19 pm

Quote from: sagehen on March 05, 2010, 02:09:47 pm

looking forward to growing my own thai selection  ;D

Don't forget lemongrass!  Easy to grow - I did some in my greenhouse last year.  All round yours to eat?  OK?  :yum:

Title: Re: Ginger
Post by: sagehen on March 05, 2010, 05:32:02 pm

And galangal, too! Right, that's it then - we're having trafalgar square feral pigeons in ginger, chilli and garlic stir fry and roadkill rabbit green curry - how's that sound?  ;D

Title: Re: Ginger
Post by: Greenerlife on March 05, 2010, 06:11:31 pm

Never seen a rabbit in Trafalgar Square though!  :D

Title: Re: Ginger
Post by: egglady on March 05, 2010, 08:38:46 pm

i bought a bit from supermarket last month and suspended it over a glass of water till it sprouted.  then placed it in a decent sized pot of compost and stuck it in the propagator.  it's just started poking through - very exciting!  planning to put it in greenhouse border when it warms up a bit