How Do I Grow Ginger?

gail

December 31, 20110 found this helpful

Hi Margaret, I live in Qld which probably will make it easier to grow. You can start a ginger plant by buying some ginger and leaving it in a warm spot inside, I leave mine in a bowl in the kitchen. it will after a while start to shoot. Cut this off with about 1/2 inch of plant behind it. Leave that to heal or dry out along the cut line. Get a planter pot when you have say 4-6 pieces struck, give them plenty of room to grow, make a hole in the potting mix place it in with the green sprout up just cover. Water in and wait it will start to grow, but you must only have dappled light, it will dry out too much out in the sun. Place under some bushes in a shelter spot. Don't forget to water it it can take up to a year to harvest it. Then you can start all over again.