Growing root ginger in Aotearoa/NZ?

Posted by Peter watson on June 11, 2010 at 11:20am

Kia Ora Koutou,

 

I discovered that a small piece of root ginger sitting on the soil had started to sprout.

Has anyone tried to grow root ginger? Does it get more vigorous growth in spring?

I live in Whanganui, and get less than 10 frosts a year.

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  • Lorraine Barnett August 16, 2011 at 5:44am
    Certainly give it a try, maybe cut the bottom off a plastic coke bottle or the like and place over the top making a sub tropical atmosphere?? They like warmth a lot.
  • josephal August 16, 2011 at 4:27am
    I grew some in Auckland, it will rot in moist conditions, waiting for the spring to see if it regrows.
  • Jackington August 16, 2011 at 3:42am
    My question is only tentatively related to this discussion thread, but does anyone know where I could get a ginger beer plant from? (I don't want to use a normal brewer's yeast) See (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginger_beer#Ginger_Beer_Plant). Thanks to anyone who can help.
  • Teeli June 20, 2010 at 7:31am
    Hi Peter- I have several pots of healthy robust ginger - all grown from supermarket ginger rhizomes. In Kawerau we get wicked frosts, so I have to have the plants inside, but they are quite attractive and if you handle the leaves, they release a lovely ginger fragrance into the room.I haven't harvested any yet, but the plants are looking good.
    • Peter watson > Teeli June 20, 2010 at 8:50am
      Thanks Teeli,
      I didn't realise when I started this discussion that it had previously been covered. You might find it ibnteresting to look up the references (above) that Meagan kindly supplied.
      Cheers,Peter
  • Peter watson June 11, 2010 at 11:30pm
    Thanks Nicholas and Meagan
  • Megan June 11, 2010 at 2:57pm
    Peter, there have been a couple of other discussions on growing ginger in this group that you might find useful
    https://ooooby.ning.com/group/gardeningquestionsandadvice/forum/topi...
    https://ooooby.ning.com/group/gardeningquestionsandadvice/forum/topi...
  • Nicholas Kiely June 11, 2010 at 2:36pm
    Ginger puts on most of its growth in summer and spring. Is the piece of root ginger from the supermarket or from a gardening resource ? If it is from a supermarket the chances of it providing you with a healthy plant are a bit iffy, most will come to nothing. Here's hopeing it shoots up. Once it takes root, its a very vigorous plant bordering on a weed.
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