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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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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01 Jul 22, CJ (Canada - Zone 5b Temperate Warm Summer climate): HELLO THERE I AM SO HAPPY TO FIND YOUR SITE BECAUSE THIS IS CANADIAN AND I WANT TO KNOW HOW TO GROW MY OWN VEGETABLES AS I AM A BEGINNER & I LIVE IN A CONDO SO EVERYTHING HAS TO GROW IN POTS I AM HOPING I WILL YOU BE ABLE TO TEACH ME - THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE CAN I PLANT GINGER NOW?
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05 Jul 22, Anonymous (Canada - zone 4a Temperate Warm Summer climate): Read all the info here and do a lot of research on the internet about growing veggies and in pots. This site is a self help web site. Work out your climate zone and then look up different crops for when to plant in the calendar guide near the top of the page.
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24 May 22, Alfred Bezuidenhout (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Is dit nodig om winkel gekoopte gemmer eers in water te lê voordat dit geplant word? Is it necessary to lay store purchased ginger in water first before planting?
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26 Apr 22, Maseipati Kolobe (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): I'm interested in planting ginger So i would like for advice and guidance
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02 May 22, Anonymous (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): I assume you are semi arid, so go to the ginger page and read all the notes there.
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02 Apr 22, Litlhare Sarki (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Where can I buy ginger seedlings to plant 100 ha in South Africa
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08 Apr 22, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Check with a government agricultural dept.
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23 Apr 22, Clyde (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): How to grow inBUFFALO CITY EASTERN CAPE ZA
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There are two varieties of ginger available in Australia - 'Canton' and 'Queensland'. Canton is the most common. Just buy some rhizomes from a good fruit shop.

- Ken

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