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 20°C and 30°C. (Show °F/in)
Space plants: 15 cm 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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29 Jun 21, Bongiwe (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): I’m staying at Eshowe at North of KZN.I like to grow ginger I’m small farmer. (NOTE from Editor: Gardenate is not intended for farmers - try an agricultural advisor)
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02 Jun 21, Avhapfani (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): where can I get a seed of ginger
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23 Jun 21, (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Use the ginger bulb.
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30 May 21, Priscilla (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Can I grow ginger in Limpopo around Thohoyandou?
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29 May 21, Mr Anseer Man (USA - Zone 6a climate): Buying ginger at Asian markets usually gives you bettrr shoot production than chain stores. In zone 5,6,7 start them indoors in large peat pots in February. By May they will be ready to go out, cover at night, frost does the real damage, short bursts of freezing temps will not kill the root. They sprout back quickly if fertilized aggressively.
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16 May 21, Ivin Sifunda (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): Can I grow ginger in the Mpumalanga, South Africa around the eHlanzeni region in Mbombela?
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10 May 21, Danny (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Can I grow ginger in enclosed environment, like tunnels and shade cloth houses
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10 May 21, (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Shade cloth houses will make the plants thin and weak. It says to plant later in the year.
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15 Apr 21, Santi (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): I would like to plant ginger & garlic in Hillcrest , KZN Plse advise , planting months. Thank you
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15 Apr 21, Liz (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): Check the information here www.gardenate.com/plant/Ginger?zone=21
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I grow edible ginger, two varieties, in Stanthorpe. I established them from sprouting ginger bought at the shops in two old concrete laundry troughs filled with compost and sand. The troughs are set close to the alls of the house which is built from granite with huge thermal mass and storing heat from the combustion stove inside and the sun during the day in winter. I also have a few plants out in the reed bed seepage along with bananas which occasionally set fruit. It's all about niche planting. I can grow almost anything tropical in a place that it's supposed to be impossible.

- jayn

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