Now that everyone's battling colds and flus, I'm reminded that growing your own ginger is super easy and, of course, great for your budget. When you're at the store, choose a ginger root that looks like it has eyes growing from it (much like potato eyes), or take it home and wait for the eyes to grow themselves. Take the whole bulb and put it in a pot of soil, then cover with about 2 inches of soil. Make sure you keep the soil constantly moist and it will do well on its own. After several months it will bloom and you'll know there are multiple ginger roots below for you to enjoy. Ginger loves humidity, so this coming spring is a great time for you to start planting!
Source: My mum's great gardening.
Miz Toosa,
You and your Mum are cramping my style. You have shown me up, again.
I tried growing ginger years ago and had very little success. I was growing it for the blooms. Some of them are very nice. Maybe I will try them again.
Your Mum must be a wealth of gardening knowledge. Do keep picking her brain and relaying tips to us. Thank you, Eiko!
I will add one tiny thing to your tip. When selecting ginger from the grocer for planting , if you see roots with buds, be sure to get those. Many growers kill the roots so they will not sprout. With new buds, you can almost be sure the roots are alive.
I have a funny tidbit to share. My best friend is a Master Gardener. I often would forward some of the questions people'd ask on ThriftyFun about plant identification. One day my bestie asked me, "Wait. Why aren't you asking your mum? She's THE plant and garden pro." I did NOT even know she had that title amongst others. I watched her garden through the windows all my life but didn't know what wealth of knowledge she kept upstairs.
Thank you for your addition to my tip! It's funny how before I learned this, I would purposely NOT looking for the buds. Now they can be gold. ;)
I am keeping an eBook for sure. Both my parents are so helpful with DIY. We always grew up with the thought of, "Why buy one when it's more economical and fun to make your own?" I can never thank them enough for instilling those ways in me.
Mum doesn't really love it when I post photos of her but this is a good shot of how I treat her every time I see her. So appreciative, kiss kiss kiss!
THANKS BETTY!!!
Hey! which is the mother!!!
Thanks so much for posting a photo - now we know where you get your good looks.
That is a great photo and should be in a prominent space in your home.
My mother passed away in 1981 and I truly wish that I had more pictures as sometimes it is a photo that makes your day.
