How To Grow Unlimited Amounts of Ginger At Home?
Ginger is an ideal plant to grow at home.
Why ? Because it requires little light and likes heat.
You can let some of its parts continue to grow in the soil while using the rest.
Not to mention its delicious taste, which makes it even more appealing!
Its roots are commonly used for tea, herbal blends, and cooking.
It takes around 10 months for ginger to ripen to be edible.
But beware, it is not resistant to the cold. It is therefore preferable to keep it indoors until the warm weather returns outside.
Where to buy ginger
You can get ginger from garden centers or from seed catalogs. But it is rarely found among local horticulturalists.
Ginger bought in a grocery store can also be planted, but the results will be much worse.
This is because it is often treated to prevent it from germinating, which prevents it from growing.
If you still want to give it a try, we invite you to soak it in water overnight to get rid of some of its pesticides.
Useful tips for growing ginger at home
Choose a plump root that is neither too old nor dried out. Prefer one that already has several very green sprouts.
Cut each sprout and plant each of them in a separate pot for growth.
Ginger grows horizontally, so choose pots that are fairly wide and shallow.
The step-by-step guide to growing ginger at home
1. Soak the ginger overnight in lukewarm water to remove toxic chemicals.
2. Fill the pot with rich, well-drained soil.
3. Put the root in the ground with its bud facing upwards.
4. Cover the root with a few inches of soil and water.
5. Place the jar of ginger in a warm, not too sunny place.
6. Maintain soil moisture with a sprayer or light watering.
7. After a few weeks, you should be able to see some shoots in the ground.
8. Continue with regular watering to keep the pot moist.
How to harvest homemade ginger
You will soon be able to harvest the first ginger roots.
To do this, lift the earth a little to find rhizomes underneath. What are rhizomes? These are the underground parts of the stem.
Cut the desired amount on the edges of the pot, and put the soil back afterwards.
As long as you take good care of the ginger, the production will never stop and you will be able to harvest it all the time.
In case you need a larger harvest, you can deposit the whole plant and replant a few rhizomes in different pots to make them grow in turn.
This will give you even more ginger in your home!
Results
And There you go ! You grew your ginger at home :-)
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Also to discover:
The 10 Benefits of Ginger That You Absolutely Must Know.
The Easy Way To Peel Ginger Easily.
