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Has anyone ever tried growin Ginger? I have a piece of root ginger which has sprouted a green shoot. I realise that i probably won't be able to grow enough of the rhizome to make it worth growing for culinary reasons but just thought it might make an interesting conversation piece.

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Hi Whigger

I believe you can grow it indoors. There was an older thread around (I'll have a look for it tomorrow when I've got better net connection)

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Never tried it but it's always worth a go, look here:

PLANT CULTURES - Growing ginger

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Here's the thread I was thinking of...

Growing ginger

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"There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children; one of these is roots, the other wings" - Hodding Carter

Thanks guys

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Someone called Mat has been growing ginger successfully and his useful comments/tips can be found in this thread.

Growing Ginger

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Mine is still green on the kitchen windowsill. It carried on growing, slowly, all winter. Must put it in a bigger pot and stick it in the greenhouse soon.

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B&Q are selling Ginger and Horseradish "roots" for growing. Really tempted to have a go, but not really keen on either and I have to stop somewhere.

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i am growing ginger..

its my second season, i had to bring the pot indoors in september and it bounced back in early may 2008 and at the moment its outdoors and around 3 foot tall, it takes a while to get a decent crop of rhizomes, maybe next season for me,, i have some pics i will post up later...

edit:- here is a pic

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/a...12/gingerz.jpg

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I'm growing some Whigger but it's only 6" high. It's in a pot in the conservatory in the shade of the chillies. I'm not expecting to see miracles but might get something worthwhile in a couple of years.
Do read Mat's post, it's quite informative.

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I wanted to grow ginger after watchin Mr Flowerdew grow it but I forgot how he did it!!!DOH!

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I'm growing ginger from a root i purchased at the local super market..... i simply tied it into a plastic bag and left it by the window under it started to turn green and produce tiny shoots. I've popped that into the mini greenhouse and i now have a lovely shoot.

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I bought some ginger from B&Q last year, but it rotted horribly in the pot when I planted it out. I might have planted it too deep, but it didn't have any shoots on it at all so I was a bit suspicious ...

I have a bit now which I got from sainsburys which has just developed a small green shoot. I will be potting it up and keeping it indoors to see what happens.

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