Ginger grows well in well-draining soil that is rich in organic matter. Use a potting soil-compost mix to prepare an ideal growing medium. The soil should be loose enough for the roots to expand ...

water, disease, or pests) that everyone makes when growing ginger. The ginger rhizome can be harvested any time after it's been growing for four months, so you have some decisions to make about ...

Soak the ginger rhizomes in water overnight before planting. Plant the pieces directly into the soil or pot about two inches deep with the eye bud pointed up, and water them well. Keep the soil ...

This is followed by soaking the setts overnight in warm water to eliminate nematodes. Plant the setts about 2 and 5cm deep making sure the eye buds are pointing upward. Ginger requires fertile ...

In a week or two you will see the leaves of the ginger plant emerge. Once the leaves emerge, water sparingly, but when you water the ginger root plant, water it deeply. If you are growing ginger ...

but do not water during the mourning period. It should be reduced during the winter while the plant is dormant and continued at the onset of spring which helps to make ginger healthy. Fresh ginger ...

Once the shoots start to grow, in late April or early May, we transplant them into a greenhouse. We hill and weed the ginger and provide supplemental nutrition and lots of water. The harvest ...