What is it?

Ginger is a spicy tropical herb used to add an unmistakable flavor to a variety of sweet and savory dishes. A powerful superfood, ginger contains antibiotic, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Many people value ginger for its proven ability to help with colds, muscle pain and nausea.

This warm-weather plant—native to the Indian islands of Java and China—grows year-round in warm places, but cooler-weather gardeners can grow ginger in pots and harvest the spicy roots year-round. Spring is the ideal season to start planting!

Step by step to cultivate

1. Get a Ginger

If you don’t already have access to a ginger plant, you can buy a piece at the market or fair the size of your thumb or a little more. Look for firm, light-colored roots with small, knobby buds at the tips. If you find an organic ginger it is better, as the variety that has chemicals can have difficulty germinating.

2. Prepare the vase

Get a large, deep pot with a drainage hole in the bottom. Keep in mind that the piece of ginger you plant can grow to be a 90 cm plant when fully grown. Fill the pot halfway with loose, rich, well-draining soil.

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3. Planting

Soak your ginger in a bowl of warm water for several hours or overnight. Then plant the ginger root with the bud pointing up and cover the root with 1 to 2 inches of soil. Drizzle lightly. Be patient as growing ginger in a pot takes time. You should see shoots emerging from the root within two to three weeks.

4. Care

Place your pot in a warm environment where it is exposed to indirect sunlight. If you’re outdoors, place the ginger in a spot that gets morning sun but remains shaded during hot afternoons. If the temperature drops below 10°C, bring your pot indoors or to a warmer location.

water the necessary to keep the soil moist, but not soggy. fertilize ginger every six to eight weeks, giving preference to organic fertilizers.

5. Harvest

Harvest ginger when the leaves begin to turn yellow – usually around eight to ten months.

*Via Gardening Know How