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05 Jul 22, Anonymous (Australia - temperate climate)

Putting all these things in to make your soil is probably an over kill. Straw will grab a lot of the nitrogen to break it down, starving the ginger. Coconut coir and sheep poo would do the same. It all needs to break down first. When making up a soil use composted material with soil and maybe a fine potting mix. I used a 200l plastic drum cut in half to grow turmeric. Mixed up some soil and compost 50 50 and 3/4 filled the drums. Then put compost on the top. Seems to have worked.

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07 Jul 22, Gary (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Thank you for the Info I can see what your talking about makes a lot of sense again thankyou.

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02 Apr 22, marco (Australia - tropical climate)

i live on the gold coast .my ginger is starting to flower . i have harvest some and all i do is clean slice thin .then freeze in bag.

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20 Mar 22, ron (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

bought some youngish ginger at the bundy markets today if i plant now 21/3/22 will it still grow over winter.thetemperature never goes below 8to10 degrees centrade

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26 Mar 22, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Plant Oct to Dec.

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12 Mar 22, Lorna (Australia - tropical climate)

I’m in tropical Nth Queensland, I’d rather grow my ginger in pots/ containers. What would be a suitable size & shape pots/containers to use please?

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16 Mar 22, Fiona (Australia - tropical climate)

Hi Lorna I have grown Thai Ginger successfully in 300mm pot with well draining potting mix in Cairns. I just keep replanting a few pieces after harvest. I mince the ginger, then freeze it in zip locks, in a sausage shape. Easy to cut a bit off when you need it.

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15 Mar 22, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I have never grown it but probably half a 200l drum. The smaller the pot the more critical the attention to watering and fertilising. Or half a 60l drum. Try at motor car servicing centers.

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15 Feb 22, pattatas (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Ginger is very expensive here in Tasmania at the moment. $65/kilo! How large do the pieces of 'root' with sprouting bud have to be to be viable? (I get them started in a small pot kept above the fridge which benefits from the extra warmth generated.)

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09 May 22, Toni (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Start with a piece about as big as your thumb. Don't plant until Summer in Tassie or the root will just rot.

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