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Growing ginger at home can be challenging, as one user reported that their ginger root did not grow after three months in a greenhouse. Others noted that ginger requires a minimum temperature of around 28°C, making it unsuitable for outdoor growth in the UK. Several users shared links to additional resources for growing ginger, but there was no consensus on its feasibility for home gardeners in cooler climates.

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Offline SnS

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Growing Ginger at Home
« on: December 30, 2007, 08:02 PM »
I read somewhere that if a two inch piece of ginger root is planted in sandy soil it will grow into a plant (indoors on the window ledge). Whenever a piece of root is required, just cut a piece off. It keeps growing - apparently.

Anybody tried this? How long does it take to grow? Is it worth doing? etc etc ..

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Re: Growing Ginger at Home
« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2007, 08:43 AM »
I tried this years ago
I put some ginger in a pot of compost in my greenhouse
Three months later I dug it up, and it was the same size!!
I had watered it, but it never grew
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Re: Growing Ginger at Home
« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2007, 08:48 AM »
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Re: Growing Ginger at Home
« Reply #3 on: December 31, 2007, 02:03 PM »
Quote from: Admin on December 31, 2007, 08:48 AM
This maight help

http://www.plantcultures.org/plants/ginger_grow_it.html

Stew 8)

"Best grown as an annual in the UK. Cannot be grown outdoors even in the hottest part of summer: minimum temperature around 28?C"

Think I might give that idea a miss then ! ???
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Re: Growing Ginger at Home
« Reply #4 on: December 31, 2007, 02:30 PM »
I'm with SnS! 28 degrees!!!??? For a pasty Scot like me I'm afraid it would either be me or the ginger :o
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Re: Growing Ginger at Home
« Reply #5 on: December 31, 2007, 05:34 PM »
Check this link out for growing ginger:

http://www.chillisgalore.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=4986
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