Loakesy Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 (edited) Today, whilst clearing out the darker recesses of the vegatable cupboard, I found two rather old looking lumps of ginger tuber with large (2"+) growth points protruding from them. Mrs Loakesy was going to throw them away, but I rescued them and I've cut the growth point off of each with a lump of ginger attached and potted them up in some general purpuse compost, and they're now sitting on the kitchen windowsill. Can anyone tell the best way to keep them, in order keep then growing healthily? Should they go back into a darkened cupboard? Is it too early anyway, and therefore not worth the effort? Thank you!! Edited November 17, 2007 by Loakesy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aidan Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Ginger is easy and should do fine on the windowsill. You will end up with a load of tall, strappy leaves and have home-grown ginger to cook with. Vile stuff that it is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loakesy Posted November 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Thanks, Aidan! Ginger is one of my favourite flavours! Is it likely to flower in the UK? Or does it need to be much warmer than we can offer it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob-Rah Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 A rich but fairly sandy soil. Lots of light and warmth. The more light and warmth, the better the flavour. Don't expect much in the way of root ginger from it - it tends to go stringy and not nice and bulbous like farmed ginger. Though if you get it growing well, you can get a load of nice stem ginger to preserve in syrup :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loakesy Posted November 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Thanks Rob! Unfortunately I didn't mix any sand into the compost, tho' I guess it's not too late yet. And it'll certainly be warm in the kitchen. I've tried to grow it many times before, but fouund it to be very slow on the uptake! I guess this time the plant has a bit more of a head start (with the long shoot) than on previous occasions when I've attempted it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm82792 Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Used to grow ginger all the time;sandy volcanic soil is heaven so sand and good compost is good. There are many forms of ginger with different flowers so if you like growing them you can get different flower colors and leaf colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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