Snadger,

I also found this.



Root ginger
Can you advise on growing root ginger? Is it possible to do so in the UK? If so, how? I've tried a couple of times by burying a piece with likely-looking buds in leaf mould and placing it in the greenhouse in summer, but to no avail.


Ginger is grown in the UK as a novelty crop rather than for harvesting large numbers of rhizomes. Select roots from your grocery that are firm without wrinkles, and have a slight shine. It is also good to look for small green buds at the ends of the off shoots from the big root. Start rhizomes in a pot of good quality potting compost. Use a pot that has a diameter at least four times the length of your root. Fill the pot to about ¾ full, place the root flat on top of the soil, and cover so that you have about an inch of potting soil over the root after you water. Do not cover too deep or the rhizome could rot. Place in a location where the pot will receive plenty of indirect sunlight and soon you should see shoots appearing. You may plant out in a shady location after all danger of frost has past but the plant will do better when grown in a greenhouse. Ginger cannot tolerate direct sunlight. They like rich, loose soil, regular watering, and most important, shade. A general-purpose fertilizer may be applied occasionally, but if you forget, don't worry about it, the ginger will do fine.

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