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Post by chrysanthemum on Jun 4, 2021 18:22:07 GMT -6
I took a picture yesterday of some ginger sprouts that are planted in a pot on my front porch. They were all growing with a lean toward the east (the direction the porch faces), so I just rotated the pot to see if they straighten up. I figured ginger wouldn’t be able to take the Texas sun, so that’s why I have them on the porch. Just a few minutes ago, I looked back in my garden notebook to see when I had planted the roots (rhizomes). I had bought some organic ginger earlier this spring, and I put some of it in a small Pyrex dish covered with wet paper towels, and put it on a heating mat for a few weeks. When the eyes starting showing green, I planted a first batch on the front porch. I was amazed just now to find that I had done that on the first of May. Just over a month, and look how they’ve grown! I’ve never used ginger leaves, but I understand that they can be good additions to soups and sauces. I might try it if they keep growing this well. I have a second batch planted in a container on my back deck. I used ginger from the same purchase that had just been sitting on my microwave in its plastic clamshell, and once I pulled up some lettuce and had room, I planted it. The later ones are just beginning to sprout some leaves now.
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Post by chrysanthemum on Sept 26, 2021 13:50:21 GMT -6
I’ve really enjoyed having ginger growing on my front porch and back deck this summer. Now that the weather is beginning to turn I need to think about whether I’ll harvest and preserve it or try to keep it going over winter. Here’s a picture of the baby root I harvested the other day for a sauce for chicken, and a picture of the planter full of plants, and a close-up of the rhizomes spreading.
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Ginger
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Post by heavyhitterokra on Sept 27, 2021 12:37:09 GMT -6
That's pretty cool!
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Post by chrysanthemum on Oct 16, 2021 5:39:48 GMT -6
Some of my ginger looks like it might be trying to flower. I don’t think the edible ginger is showy the way ornamentals are, but I just find it interesting to see what this plant is doing. We’re forecast for temperatures in the forties overnight this weekend. I may try to get the ginger closer to the house to see if that will give it a little more protection.
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Post by macmex on Oct 24, 2021 5:16:31 GMT -6
Indeed! I have ginger on my wish list to try. Just need to pick some up and do it! My wife uses ginger a lot and we all love it.
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Post by chrysanthemum on Oct 25, 2021 7:59:57 GMT -6
It has been a pleasure to have fresh baby ginger to use in cooking. I even used some of the leaves in a sauce earlier this summer. They’re milder but imparted a nice flavor.
One of my four children seems to have a stomach bug right now, so I’m going to see if I can coax him to drink some ginger tea.
Macmex, I would think your greenhouse might be a good spot for ginger, depending on how warm you’re able to keep it in the winter. I have two pots up against the house right now, but I think I’m going to try to move indoors for the winter. I need to make room in our schoolroom if I’m going to do that.
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Post by chrysanthemum on Jan 14, 2022 20:41:47 GMT -6
My outside ginger finally died in a hard freeze earlier this month. The indoor ginger didn’t die in the same way, but it has been turning brown. I probably let it get too dry at points, and our indoor humidity isn’t high, but I’m wondering if this is just normal senescence because the roots look healthy to me. I’m hoping they’ll sprout back in a bit where I can see little green tips. The photos show a bag of dry stalks that I gathered for compost the other day and then the roots as they remain in the container after I took most of the stalks off.
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Post by chrysanthemum on Apr 24, 2022 20:56:45 GMT -6
Ginger sprouts today. These roots are in a planter that moved inside for the winter and stayed there until a week or two ago. I have it along the railing of our deck under an oak tree (hence the catkins covering the soil) so that it gets shade in the afternoon. The roots have stayed good all winter (we break off some from time to time to use in a recipe), but I was still delighted to see the green shoots coming up today.
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Post by chrysanthemum on May 19, 2022 19:40:03 GMT -6
It hasn’t been quite one month since I spotted the ginger sending up shoots. I had the camera in the backyard this evening, so I thought I’d get a shot of the growth. I particularly love that the leaves have a gingery fragrance to them.
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Post by chrysanthemum on Jul 31, 2022 12:01:49 GMT -6
Just a photo update of the ginger. This is after several harvests. I’ve given some away for attempts at transplanting. I don’t know if it worked or not.
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Post by rdback on Aug 14, 2022 7:34:20 GMT -6
So, earlier this year, I found the remnants of a forgotten hand of fresh ginger. I remembered this thread and decided "why not?". I had an empty window-box planter, so I filled it with potting mix and stuck a few "promising looking" pieces in it. Then, into the back of the old truck it went. Fast-forward 3 or 4 months, and here's what I got: chrysanthemum I had no idea this would really amount to anything lol. Now what do I do?
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Post by hmoosek on Aug 14, 2022 10:39:04 GMT -6
Hahahahaaaa rdback. I got so tickled when I opened this thread as I too grow stuff in the back of 2 old trucks around here. Basically, I grow anywhere that’s it’s easy for me to reach.
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Post by chrysanthemum on Aug 14, 2022 12:05:24 GMT -6
So, earlier this year, I found the remnants of a forgotten hand of fresh ginger. I remembered this thread and decided "why not?". I had an empty window-box planter, so I filled it with potting mix and stuck a few "promising looking" pieces in it. Then, into the back of the old truck it went. Fast-forward 3 or 4 months, and here's what I got: chrysanthemum I had no idea this would really amount to anything lol. Now what do I do? How exciting, rdback! I’m thrilled to see that. It looks like just a small quantity, so I’d be tempted to let it grow undisturbed for several more months. If I recall correctly, you need about four months from sprouting to harvest small bits of baby ginger. (I just break off a shoot-root combination and leave the rest undisturbed.). At that time you can decided if you want to harvest it or if you want to let it go in order to increase your crop. You’d need to overwinter it in a moderately warm place, though. If you have a place where you can bring it inside, do so when the temperatures get down below 50 degrees. I kept my large planter inside last year, and that’s what’s growing for me again this year. The taste of fresh baby ginger is wonderful, and we really enjoy being able to harvest just what we need. I also love the fragrance of the foliage. I’ve occasionally taken some of the fresh leaves and ground them up when I make smoothies for my children. I figure it gives a subtle flavor and must add some nutrition. I’m pretty sure I once read a good article about growing ginger somewhere in Virginia, but I couldn’t find what I was thinking of just now. I did find a blog post on the Southern Exposure Seed Exchange site, so I thought I’d put a link here. I’ll keep trying to recall what else I might have read. blog.southernexposure.com/2021/03/growing-turmeric-and-ginger/
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Post by rdback on Aug 15, 2022 8:08:07 GMT -6
"...I’d be tempted to let it grow undisturbed for several more months....You’d need to overwinter it in a moderately warm place, though"
Okie-Dokie, it's a plan! I'll leave them where they're at for now, then bring them into the "plant room" in the Fall. We'll see how they do. Thanks!
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Post by macmex on Aug 15, 2022 9:43:26 GMT -6
My wife planted some in a tub near our carport. I need to get a picture of it. The ginger has been growing well. Just have to remember to water it!
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