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Post by laurazone5 on Mar 28, 2019 13:13:03 GMT
I think I killed it. I left it in the pot in the garage all winter.... It's in the house, under the lights, on the warming pad....but no sign of life.
Any suggestions?
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Post by shin on Mar 31, 2019 10:57:42 GMT
I fear it may be done in, but I've never kept ginger so can't say for sure. I've wanted to though, good for you!
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Post by coppice on Mar 31, 2019 15:10:21 GMT
Ginger is a tropical. So its kill temperature could be as high as 50F
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Post by mogal on Apr 6, 2019 0:39:41 GMT
I kept mine inside all winter, south window, watered regularly and it's died down anyway. When I dug around in the pot a bit, the roots were still there and fresh, just waiting for the conditions they want. I'd dig a bit to see what is going on.
On the up side, my turmeric is still green and pretty, hasn't died down a bit but the roots are still there, looking good.
Good luck.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2019 9:23:40 GMT
I've wanted to grow both ginger and turmeric, so I am now on a quest to find out how to do it.
Have any of you had success in this?
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Post by mogal on Apr 10, 2019 16:11:30 GMT
Since no one else has answered Pony's question, I'll just tell how I did it, not that it's foolproof. MY experience only, mind you, so maybe I'm the fool?
Standard potting soil with a bit of extra vermiculite to help drainage. Turmeric and ginger like moisture but not overly wet. Water thoroughly when slightly moist and allow the pot to drain well. They love all the warmth they can get but need a little light shade if the light is intense--remember they are from southeast Asia. A pot that's considerably wider than deep is a big plus if you can find one. Both grow more or less horizontally.
I got the "seed" from a nifty natural food store in Columbia. The turmeric roots weren't much bigger than my pinky finger. Plant those about an inch deep. I got my first (only!) set of roots in October and waited patiently all winter for them to sprout the following spring. They have small paired "eyes" about 1/2" apart along the sides that sprout the next crop so look for roots with those and no signs of decay. I've read that you can dig up the turmeric plant and harvest a root as you need it but I've waited until a plant dies down then dig it for use.
Ginger is basically the same. The eyes on it aren't necessarily paired and will be very light in color the younger they are. As they develop along the side of a "finger" (a cluster of ginger is called a hand), they'll become more pronounced in length and diameter and a little darker in color. Same harvesting advice. Ginger is a little more likely to die down completely at the end of the season.
I've seen pictures where people had warm enough conditions for a longer season than here so that they grew it outside in a spot near the south wall of a house for warmth and both made striking additions to the garden, getting very tall and full compared to a potted specimen. The leaves of turmeric are wide and I've read somewhere that people would wrap food for cooking in pits. Never tried that.
If I didn't cover anything, ask and if I know, I'll pass it along. Turmeric leaves are about twice as long as wide while ginger makes me think of bamboo with a longer central stalk with narrow leaves coming off at intervals.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2019 16:46:23 GMT
Thanks, mogal! I'll pick up the rhizomes and get started ASAP!
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Post by mogal on Jun 3, 2019 10:20:05 GMT
UPDATE No growth yet from my ginger but the two pots of turmeric each have tiny shoots about an inch high. It's warm enough at night now that I will put them outside in a spot with a bit of shade from mid afternoon on.
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Post by mogal on Jun 3, 2019 15:10:33 GMT
Updated update:
My brain must not have been working when I posted before daylight...Sorry. What I have is three shoots of ginger coming on and one of turmeric in one pot, nothing in the other. Yeaaa!
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Post by mogal on Jul 2, 2019 18:34:40 GMT
Big oops.
DH made a trip to that natural food store we like in Columbia so I asked that he check to see if they had fresh turmeric roots. Normally, he'd call to ask how much I want, what price I'm willing to pay but this time he didn't. At $17/#, he got almost a full pound. I'd planned to start another pot since it looked as though one had died out. The remaining turmeric pot has 2 nice shoots in it and in digging around AFTER I'd asked for more, I found a third root with nice eyes on it. The pot I thought had died does have some roots about to sprout. Now I don't know what I'm going to do with the extra, probably just peel, slice or grate it then freeze. Oh, well.
The pot with the ginger now has 6 sprouts from 1" to 8" tall. I may start another pot of it too.
Southern Exposure is currently out of stock on several types of turmeric but they have a growing guide that comes with their roots. Unfortunately, it's not on their website as are other growing guides.
Any feedback from those trying to grow ginger and turmeric?
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Post by mogal on Sept 17, 2019 18:59:48 GMT
I have a one sprout each in the new pots of turmeric and ginger I started in July. It can take up to 8 weeks, longer if planted in the fall. I have 2 pots of previously grown turmeric and a big pot full of ginger. It looks really pretty and I hope all will tolerate coming inside next week. It's still hot as in mid summer, not mid Sept right now. Current temp is 90o, 101o heat index, at 1:58 p.m.
Anybody else have success with turmeric or ginger?
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Post by feather on Sept 17, 2019 20:15:39 GMT
I'm terrible with indoor plants, except for seedlings for a few months in the spring, everything else I kill. I've killed cactus, it's embarrassing. $17/lb is outrageous. I checked our regular grocery store, it's $2.49/lb but it's not meant to grow, but it might. I would love to try but I'm just so lame on indoor plants. I use a lot of ginger, in sauces, dressings, my brown sauces, and I love the taste in tea, it's spicy. mogal, it's awesome that you can grow it.
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Post by mogal on Oct 15, 2019 1:59:29 GMT
Last week when colder temps than my tropical plants could tolerate were forecast, DH and I just brought everything in and set it in the floor. I didn't have time to set up the tables in front of the south-facing windows until today. When I picked up the pot with my oldest, biggest gingers in it. I noticed an odd looking shoot. It had a somewhat bulbous knob on the end. Then I noticed 2 more. I went on line to see what ginger BLOOMS look like. Guess what? My plain grocery store ginger is sending up buds! I took pictures for my own use but there are plenty of images on line if you'd like to look at them. This IS going to be interesting.
Right now the ginger is a bit smaller than a pingpong ball, so large enough to use as baby ginger.
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Post by mogal on May 21, 2020 2:42:14 GMT
Does anybody still have any ginger or turmeric growing?
I don't know what happened but one day last winter, the blooms and the stems just collapsed and died. I harvested the ginger, kept about half to use and replanted the rest. About 2 weeks ago, I got a shoot and since have gotten 3 more. When I ordered herbs from Companion Plants, they offered the plant from which we get cardamom. I had one years ago so decided I "needed" another. I don't think I can create conditions that would allow it produce seeds but I've read in several places that you can use the leaves in tea to give the cardamom flavor. I bet it's good in coffee too.
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Post by grandmotherbear on May 26, 2020 16:00:00 GMT
I've wanted to grow both ginger and turmeric, so I am now on a quest to find out how to do it. Have any of you had success in this? I've had success with growing ginger. It wants to be warm, damp and shaded. Only ginger I ever lost was the site shaded all winter but full sun come summer. Mogal cardomem is greate in bread also
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Post by mogal on May 26, 2020 20:05:18 GMT
I've wanted to grow both ginger and turmeric, so I am now on a quest to find out how to do it. Have any of you had success in this? I've had success with growing ginger. It wants to be warm, damp and shaded. Only ginger I ever lost was the site shaded all winter but full sun come summer. Mogal cardomem is greate in bread also Grandmotherbear, I bet your conditions for growing ginger are a lot better than mine up here in Missouri! Yep, I love cardamom in bread. I also put it with a touch of cinnamon in whole wheat waffles. There's another ginger sprout in that one pot but nothing from the smaller one as yet. My turmeric (3 pots' worth) look very healthy and tropical. I need to take them outside this week.
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