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Before I went on holiday I did something I have been meaning to do for a long time, and bought myself a piece of ginger root to grow.


Ginger

I had a lot of things (gardening and otherwise) to do before I went, so when I read in Asian Vegetables that ginger can be safely left at room temperature for a couple of weeks, to sprout, I left my root on my desk.


Ginger root & shoot

Sure enough, when I came home it was starting to sprout. Yesterday I potted it up (bud facing upwards, about 5 cm deep, as instructed) and now ‘Ginger Rogers’ is sitting on my bedroom windowsill where it’s hot and sunny.

Posted 16 June 2009, 15:00.   Posted in .
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3 Comments for Hotting Up

  1. Top idea! Why didn’t I ever think of doing that?

    I assume ginger is a warm weather plant that can only be grown indoors? How big does it get… ie what sized pot do you need to put it in? Do photograph it when it’s bigger so we can see!

    Soilman · Jun 17, 02:18 PM

  2. Yes, ginger is an indoor plant in our climate. Have a look at the excellent plant cultures site: http://www.plantcultures.org/plants/ginger_grow_it.html

    Emma · Jun 17, 02:35 PM

  3. Some ginger I bought a few yeas ago sprouted and I never got round to potting it up. You have inspried me tp give this another go now. Shuffles off to add “root ginger” to shopping list.

    Rosie x

    Rosie at eco-gites · Jun 19, 03:41 AM

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