Growing Ginger

Zingiber Officinale : Zingiberaceae / the ginger family

Jan F M A M J J A S O N Dec
                P P P  

(Best months for growing Ginger in South Africa - Semi-arid 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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26 Dec 19, Tolani (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
Can I grow ginger in Botswana in a place surrounding Gaborone? What are likely prospects?
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30 Dec 19, Anon (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Look through the climate zones of Sth Africa and pick a similar one to yours. Then go to ginger and set the climate zone to yours. It will tell you if it will grow there and when to plant.
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20 Nov 19, Litlhare Sarki (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
can fresh ginger from either nigeria,china or india grow in south africa
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21 Nov 19, anon (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
Plant some and see if it grows.
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28 Sep 19, Daan Erasmus (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
I have tried for months to grow ginger from shop bought ginger. Nothing. Zilch. Please help.
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30 Jul 20, Natalie (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate)
I have freshly harvested ginger with roots still attached and I get a very big crop from these ginger.
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17 Oct 19, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
Most ginger and also chilli and garlic bought in the shops are radiated for pests/diseases. This will also make the ginger/garlic/chilli seeds sterile.
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22 Sep 19, Palo Mphethi (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
How do i get ginger seed?
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12 Nov 19, Anon (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
You plant a knob of it. (One with a shoot helps)
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19 Aug 19, lyric (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
what is the cultivar of the edible ginger. what type of diseases and pest that affect ginger.
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can you please tell me where i could buy the yellow ginger seedlings,quantity and price for 1 hectare

- Litlhare sarki

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