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17 Aug 19, Johanita (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)

I live near Hartbeespoort, and bought fresh ginger at Jasmyn - I'm going to try if it will grow!

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17 Jun 19, Susan Du Plooy (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)

I want to start growing ginger .... near Bronkhorstspruit Gauteng

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21 Jan 19, Carl (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate)

Hi Rudolph The Ginger root may have been imported and that means the roots have been irradiated to kill off soil pathogens. Although edible the root will not grow ever. If you do buy root from a shop - try Woolies, they mark it when locally produced. Alternative is to look for a root with clear signs that it is starting to grow nodes (greenish horn like on the sides of the rhizome). If you cannot get any this way, go to Livingseeds and buy good quality when they do stock them - availability based on the season.

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04 Dec 18, Tessa (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)

For those asking, subscribe to the livingseeds.co.za newsletter. They sell ginger, turmeric and galangal(starting feb '19) and the newsletter will inform you when they're in stock again. Livingseeds has always been high-quality and very informative.

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22 Nov 18, Rudolph Snyman (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)

I planted ginger in spring and watered them maybe once a week sometimes every second week in well drained soil with compost and bonemeal and some guano pellets. All my rhizomes rot. I planted a second time and its a month later and still no sign of my ginger growing. Can somebody please tell me why? I bought my rhizomes from the local vegetable market

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12 Feb 19, Margs (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate)

I planted ginger from PnPay and put it in the ground which is mulched from the trees above it. I forgot about it for months until I saw this weird dark green shoot next to the baby palm. I was transplanting the palm and found my ginger! Maybe just don't water it if there's deep mulch above it? Winter rainfall area.

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20 Jan 19, Sandy Murray (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate)

Hello I have done the same. All the books say we should not get it from a local shop related but "natural " supplier if you find one please let me know! XXX

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31 Oct 18, Adriaan Le Roux (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)

Looking for ginger seed somewhere in South Africa

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26 Oct 18, Andrisa Schnell (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate)

Where can I buy ginger roots

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20 Jul 19, Ismail (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate)

Try the shongweni farmers market or store stocking local produce

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