Growing Ginger

Zingiber Officinale : Zingiberaceae / the ginger family

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(Best months for growing Ginger in Australia - tropical regions)

P = Plant root

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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30 May 21, Priscilla (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Can I grow ginger in Limpopo around Thohoyandou?
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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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10 Apr 21, Nozipho (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Which months are good for ginger growing In eswatini
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12 Apr 21, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate): Check on this page www.gardenate.com/plant/Ginger?zone=21
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29 Mar 21, Boaz (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): Can gingar grow well in coffee plantation planted on a hilly area? Please guide me?
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31 Mar 21, (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): Needs full sun and plant in the spring.
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Hi Sara, You can! I grew it for a couple of years in a pot when I lived in Panania (low-on-space-rental) and also the last few years in the Hawkesbury. It grows well in Sydney, we got a bumper crop from just 3 store bought pieces, harvested a year later. We would have gotten even more kgs if I have know it doesn't like direct sun, ours was a little sunburnt. We ended up making about 100 bottles of ginger beer and sharing them around :-) I'm going to plant again this weekend, close to a nice warm fence but out of direct sun. I'm also going to experiment with water loving herbs as a ground cover. I hope this will increase humidity and allow me a second crop for the space. Since ginger is upright, I can plant a companion ground-cover. Maybe strawberries or tarragon? Something that can handle lots of water. Cheers and happy gardening, Michelle

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