Use Ginger and/or Turmeric? Grow it?

[catjac1975]

I have posted pics of it here before. It is about 14 X 26 all glass. But we cover it will 2 layers of plastic for the winter.

This is summer...
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This is Winter...
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The poor thing is all buttoned up for this year......That saves me allot and yet the plants will be happy in there for the winter...

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It's packed and we still have more plants to go into it for the winter....LOL

Another old post caught my attention for the lovely photos.

 

[digitS']

The ginger tea I've had has absolutely taken my breath away ..! That wasn't quite the remedy I was looking for. However, I'm up to putting a slice of fresh ginger in my mouth and holding it there.

I have had a fall cold and a lingering cough .... after a good year growing ginger .

The pots stayed in the greenhouse all summer. The plants must be real heat-lovers because they did much better in there than outdoors.

Plentiful new roots so the old starts from the market were tossed. I thought that there was so much that I could try freeze-drying grated ginger. Probably don't need to do that.

Instead, I have had many cups of grated ginger steeped in boiling water. This ginger tea is much more to my liking! It gives me welcome relief from the throat irritation. Probably as effective as a coughdrop and a pleasure.

Steve

 

[thistlebloom]

I have had a fall cold and a lingering cough .... after a good year growing ginger .

The pots stayed in the greenhouse all summer. The plants must be real heat-lovers because they did much better in there than outdoors.

Plentiful new roots so the old starts from the market were tossed. I thought that there was so much that I could try freeze-drying grated ginger. Probably don't need to do that.

Instead, I have had many cups of grated ginger steeped in boiling water. This ginger tea is much more to my liking! It gives me welcome relief from the throat irritation. Probably as effective as a coughdrop and a pleasure.

Steve

Steve, what do you do with the plants in the winter? I would like to grow ginger next year.

 

[digitS']

Eat 'em.

Well, the roots. A root would not likely make it through the winter. They are such tender things, I don't know how or if I could "cure" them. The plants look to as though they are fading fast as soon as the greenhouse temperatures begin to drop. Tropical!

So, it is a store-bought root each year. I wonder where they come from ...

Steve

 

[thistlebloom]

Are the ginger roots from the grocery store a different species than the ones grown around here as ground covers? I have seen Asarum in perennial beds.

https://www.greatplantpicks.org/plantlists/view/182

 

[digitS']

Zingiber officinale, @thistlebloom .

Was that what you were wanting to grow?

Ginger is in the family Zingiberaceae.

Steve

 

[thistlebloom]

Zingiber officinale, @thistlebloom .

Was that what you were wanting to grow?

Ginger is in the family Zingiberaceae.

Steve

Thank you Steve, so I guess the common appellation of wild European ginger ( or Western or upright etc.) is not the culinary one.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Thistle, I found this on Google. According to this you can grow supermarket ginger. I've never tried it but what do you have to lose? I don't know how long you need to grow it to get usable new root.

How to Grow your Own Ginger

1. Select a Healthy Root. The best roots (rhizomes) for growing are firm, fleshy and already have green points forming at the end of the 'fingers.' If you prefer, cut the ginger into separate pieces with at least one green tip per segment and allow to dry for a few days.

2. Soak the Roots Overnight in warm water. This will stimulate growth and rinse off any chemicals that might be present. A few of my friends have also had a lot of success soaking their various root crops in compost tea, believe it or not!

3. Set the Roots in Sphagnum Moss (or coconut fiber) so that the top of the root is visible, with the green growing tips pointing up. I used a propagating tray, but you can use any container wide enough to accommodate the root. Keep the sphagnum moss lightly moist, but allow it to dry out between waterings.






4. Transplant to a Pot once the first leaves have formed. At this point you should notice a mass of fleshy white roots, which can be gently teased loose from the moss. Hold the root just beneath the edge of the pot, and fill the pot with fresh potting mix so that the fine roots are surrounded and the top of the rhizome is barely visible.

5. Caring for Your Ginger is easy, as long as you provide warmth, humidity, moisture and drainage. Summer is the best time to grow ginger because it's already hot and humid, but if you're growing it indoors you can place it in a bright windowsill and occasionally mist it with water. Drainage is provided by simply using a pot with drainage holes.

And the link.

http://www.therainforestgarden.com/2013/07/growing-ginger-roots-from-grocery-store.html

 

[thistlebloom]

Thanks Ridge, that's helpful. It sounds like something I could do without trouble. I don't have a greenhouse area to grow it out in during the summer like Steve, but it shouldn't be too difficult for me to provide it with a sheltered location that will also gather heat outside this summer.
It would be a fun experiment at any rate.

 

[valley ranch]

Re: Turmeric ~ Put it in food sometimes (at the table) but I find ~ mixing a bit of good Olive Oil , tea spoon of Turmeric and black pepper ~ stirred together and spread on bread is the easiest way for me to take Turmeric ```

1/4 teaspoon of Black Pepper ```