Ginger which way up???

[stella]

Just bought a small lump of ginger with a big green shoot/root on it. Which way up do I plant it please. I know there was a thread on here a while back with people trying to grow ginger,did it work out

[bearded bloke]

In early spring or late winter, find some fresh ginger in the shops. Choose fingers which have a shoot bud developing - this looks like a small pyramidal horn at the end of the root - and cut off at least 5cm from this bud.

Bury the finger bud upwards in a 20cm pot of loam-based compost. Keep warm and constantly moist during the growing season. Move to a larger pot as the plant grows, (ultimately you might need a 35cm diameter pot if your ginger is growing very well.)

Once the ginger has started to grow, feed every two to three weeks with a general pot-plant feed.

In the autumn, reduce the watering and let the pots dry out, which will encourage the plants to form rhizhomes. Lift the rhizhomes carefully and use in cooking.

Taken from Kew gardens site ...... PLANT CULTURES - Growing ginger

[Florence Fennel]

The right way Stella There is a thread somewhere. I tried it, but I think I didn't keep it warm enough, so failed. Hope you have better luck.

[stella]

So its a shoot not a root that is coming through

[shirlthegirl43]

So its a shoot not a root that is coming through

The shoot is just that - a shoot

[rustylady]

If it's green then it is a shoot, I would think.

[stella]

Yes green round lump, quite big which is why I bought it, thought it looked promising. Only cost 8p so going to give it a try

[Hilary B]

I think the roots are rather thinner and more fibrous. It's a rhizome, and other rhizomes don't have thick roots....