Growing Ginger?

First, Hello, all--long time I haven't visited, and I just don't know why...the minute I landed on the page, I missed you all...hopefully, I will just get back on the habit of checking in here for all the wisdom, which is why I thought of you guys today.

I have a ginger root that sprouted...Can I plant it? Anyone ever grown ginger? Or do I need an acre to get one pound of rhizome? I'm in S. florida where it is hot all the time, so no worries about the weather unless it's too dry in winter and too wet in summer...

Oh, and I have a black thumb.

Should I even hope?

Growing ginger in pots is a simple thing. Florida is about ideal for it. They need plenty of warmth and plenty of moisture during active growth stages. It will take anywhere from 9 months to a year to get a mature plant. You can put several in a large planter.

While it's growing, the shoots can be used in cooking. You can also let the plant start new tubers (they will look like tiny new plants next to the others) before you dig up the tubers of the mature plant to use.

Nice to see you again, Barb!

First, Hello, all--long time I haven't visited, and I just don't know why...the minute I landed on the page, I missed you all...hopefully, I will just get back on the habit of checking in here for all the wisdom, which is why I thought of you guys today.

I have a ginger root that sprouted...Can I plant it? Anyone ever grown ginger? Or do I need an acre to get one pound of rhizome? I'm in S. florida where it is hot all the time, so no worries about the weather unless it's too dry in winter and too wet in summer...

Oh, and I have a black thumb.

Should I even hope?

Welcome back Barb. I suppose you must have been awfully busy you've stayed away for a long time...must have been way back in October 2008 when you were last here.

Ginger grows very well in indoor pots. Mine even flowered after several months. But I never got enough new rhizome formation for it to be worth harvesting.

Here in New England, ginger doesn't fare very well outdoors. The ginger that I transplanted outdoors for the summer suffered from both black rot and nematode damage.

-Paul W.

Thanks, guys--I knew someone here would tell me...I'll pot it up and put it outside...was just about to work on my little tiny front yard (containers for sure, as we are still renters)...

If anyone is interested in what I've been up to, please look here--you can see me in action on the first site:

http://www.VisitFlorida.com/experts/dining Click on the videos and meet goofy me.

http://www.BabetteFeasts.com

http://www.FloridaTable.com

Comment anywhere!

[Robin Garr]

Welcome back, Barb! As others said, you've been gone too long, but wow! I knew about your blog, but all that other stuff? Your work looks great! (I snapped a ridiculously easy $3K job off FLX that took me about one day to write, which was a hoo-hah, but not much time for free-lancing over here.)

Even if you're busy, hope you won't be a stranger around here. If you guys get back to Louisville again, give us a yell - but I don't recommend doing it THIS week ...

Thanks, guys--I knew someone here would tell me...I'll pot it up and put it outside...was just about to work on my little tiny front yard (containers for sure, as we are still renters)...

If anyone is interested in what I've been up to, please look here--you can see me in action on the first site:

http://www.VisitFlorida.com/experts/dining Click on the videos and meet goofy me.

http://www.BabetteFeasts.com

http://www.FloridaTable.com

Comment anywhere!

[Jenise]

Barb, just last weekend I was thinking about you and made a mental note to email you and see if all was well. Glad you popped in!

It's good to be back on a schedule of checking in here...

And one caveat...I don't have final editing say in that VF blog, so ...just saying. Things go in that I can't edit out. Not great, but there you have it.
OTOH, do watch those videos, bec. I think they do a great job...

B

Oh, and don't worry, Robin. You won't find me in KY this week. Heck, I just had to turn on the AC again.

b

[Robin Garr]

Oh, and don't worry, Robin. You won't find me in KY this week. Heck, I just had to turn on the AC again.

Now you are just being mean, Barb.

AC is off! AC is off! No rotten tomatoes...but really, I don't want to sweat in January. These months are supposed to be the reward for suffering through the summer!

It's nice again...I hear you guys are absolutely encased in ice.

Barb