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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08 Aug 13, Jagger (Australia - tropical climate): I've moved from Brighton in Vic to Malaysia to China to rural Darwin. I grew to love Asian food. Since arriving in Darwin I have planted Ginger in a pot. Now in late July/ early August the leaves have died off and I am wondering what to do now. The previous year I left it and it turned to a hollow case of ginger bark. The year before that I harvested it and it was extremely woody. Can someone please tell me how to harvest, store and replant the ginger so I can increase my harvest year on year? Thanks!
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01 Dec 13, Gay (USA - Zone 8b climate): We have ginger growing in our garden that produces a beautiful reddish colored bloom. Is this an edible ginger?
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08 Mar 14, bennett (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): What tip of ground must you plant it in
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10 Mar 14, GJX (USA - Zone 6b climate): Ginger is a tubular root lay it flat. Be sure you have rich soil, you can grow it in a large pot or outside. It will take a while for it to grow to size. Break off what you need and replant.
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10 Sep 14, Marion C (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I planted some ginger root in the garden and it is starting to swell at the buds, just wondering how deep I should have planted it.
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29 Mar 14, ian taylor (Australia - sub-tropical climate): my ginger is starting to flower now. First time I have seen this. Does flowering affect harvest quality. We sell ginger root to a little farm shop near our place. Does it mean that the plant is mature and will dwindle from here on in? Thanks!!!
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04 May 14, sharyn (Australia - sub-tropical climate): can you eat the flower heads of common edible ginger is so how do you use them
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05 May 14, Glen (Australia - tropical climate): I am looking for some turmeric rinzone and would swap some Chinese water chestnut, duck potatoes, water spinach or similar if anyone looking for and has turmeric, have been running a home built aquaponics system for a number of years.........
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06 May 14, Maurice Smith (Australia - temperate climate): I have Turmeric and would be happy to swap you
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07 May 14, Glen Lee (Australia - tropical climate): Hi Maurice, can you contact me via email... [email protected]. Kind regards. Glen
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