Growing Ginger

Zingiber Officinale : Zingiberaceae / the ginger family

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Not recommended for growing in New Zealand - cool/mountain 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

Your comments and tips

25 Sep 16, Graeme Hedley (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
should i soak the ginger inwater over night to help it sprout and is it the same with tumeric
23 Sep 16, Le nguyen (USA - Zone 5a climate)
Where I can buy the ginger plant so I can grow it under ground? I live in CA
01 Feb 17, Eric Ackley (USA - Zone 9a climate)
In the past, I have bought ginger at the grocery store. Plant several, and dig the root up when you want to use it, cut off a portion, and replant the rest. This year, i will plant more, as we only planted 1 ginger, and it got used up pretty quickly.
20 Sep 16, Angi (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Hey. I live in Qld, is it too late to plant out some ginger..... When would it be able to be harvested please?
18 Sep 16, Janice (Australia - temperate climate)
Can asarum the ornamental type not root ginger be grown in Victoria australia
09 Sep 16, Geoffrey (Australia - tropical climate)
I live in Darwin would I be better to grow Ginger in the ground or pots our wet season we can get a lot of rain
03 Sep 16, Richard Devries (USA - Zone 6b climate)
Can I grow ginger indoors ? How big does pot have to be ?
27 Aug 16, Kev (USA - Zone 5a climate)
Can Ginger be grown in California?
03 Aug 16, Ken (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
What is "hidden ginger?". Is it also edible? I have grown ginger in containers for some years. Generally I have only had small rhizome develop. What should I do to increase their size? Thanks for all your help. Ken
31 Jul 16, Sara (Australia - temperate climate)
I live in south west Sydney can grow it in the garden and when
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Ginger is a warm/hot climate crop.

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