Grow ginger. Ginger (Zingiber officinale) can be grown on the balcony or inside your home, using a normal pot, bin or sack. It is a herbaceous plant native to the Far East. Its import is mostly from China. If you want to have zero kilometer ginger available, you just have to start its home cultivation.
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Lo ginger (Zingiber officinale) can be grown on the balcony or inside your home, using a normal vase, bin or sack. It is a herbaceous plant native to the Far East. Its import is mostly from China. If you want to have ginger available at zero kilometers, you just have to start its home cultivation.
You will thus be able to enjoy all its beneficial properties. Ginger is perfect for the preparation of decoctions suitable for the prevention and treatment of flu, cough, sore throat and cold. Its positive effects on health are constantly monitored by the scientific world. L'ginger extract it has been regarded as a better pain reliever than cortisone and ibuprofen for arthritis. Ginger prevents and calms nausea, even in pregnancy. It aids in digestion and in keeping blood sugar levels under control.
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To start growing ginger it will be necessary to have some of its own rhizome. You may find that the ginger you bought some time ago began to sprout. Don't hesitate and start growing it right away. It is preferable to start ginger cultivation from organic rhizomes, purchased or received as a gift.
If they have already begun to sprout, cultivation will be easier. The ginger for sale in supermarkets may have been treaty with substances that delay germination. To make it easier, you can let it rest in a container with water for 12 hours. However, this step is not mandatory. As in potato cultivation, in the event that only one ginger rhizome has already developed more sprouts, it will be possible to divide it into several parts, each with its own sprout, to be planted separately. The advice is valid for growing ginger directly in the garden, or in pots or other containers.
When to plant ginger? The most suitable time goes from late winter to early summer, since in this way the new plant will not have to face excessive cold immediately and since the germination of the roots is facilitated by the higher temperatures. However, you can decide to start growing ginger at any time of the year. However, keep in mind that ginger does not like low temperatures. In winter, protect the potted plants from frost with non-woven fabric, or transfer them to an indoor or very sheltered environment. From autumn to early spring it is advisable to start growing ginger indoors.
The ginger seedlings they love the heat andhumidity, they do not tolerate frost well or direct exposure to the sun's rays. In order to continue with the cultivation of ginger over the years, always keep some of the rhizomes collected, so as to be able to guarantee you always available ginger grown by you. The collected some ginger may occur after five or six months. The best period for harvesting, as in the case of potatoes, will however be when the leaves of the plant are completely dry, and this may require even up to 10 months, depending on the climatic temperatures and the growing area.
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How to grow potted ginger
For growing potted ginger, get a container that is at least 30 centimeters wide, round or rectangular in shape. The deeper the chosen pot will be, the more the roots and rhizomes of ginger will be able to develop easily, thanks to the greater space available. Prepare the bottom of the vase by covering it with some expanded clay ballsto. If the pot is made of plastic, it may be useful to cover the edges with a jute cloth or non-woven fabric.
Clay and coatings contribute to the maintenance of aconstant humidity of the soil, together with frequent watering. Recall that ginger is a plant of tropical origin, which loves the hot-humid climate. Bury the ginger roots a few centimeters from the top of the soil. The distance of the root from the surface must never exceed its length. Water your ginger jar regularly. Moisten the surface of the soil once a day, with a sprayer, preferably in the evening. Continue with the same care even when the plant has sprouted and then grown.
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How to grow ginger in a bin
Ginger, just like potatoes, can easily be grown inside a bin. Prick the bottom of a bin or bucket to allow the water to drain and use a rather large saucer, which could be the lid of the bin itself, to collect it. Fill the bottom of the bin with del rich and fresh soil and arrange your ginger rhizomes, burying them 2 or 3 centimeters deep. Depending on the development of the plant, it may be necessary to add more soil, just like in the case of potatoes. It may be useful to cover the bottom of the bin with expanded clay balls, which will help maintain the correct humidity of the soil. Take a cue fromexperiment of cgrowing potatoes in a bin Blog Chlorophyll.
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How to grow ginger in a sack
Ginger can be grown in a sack, preferably in linen o jute. The bag must be rolled up on itself. You will therefore have to cover the bottom of the bag with soil, place ginger rhizomes on its surface and pour more soil over them, so that they are completely hidden. Roots and shoots will develop from the rhizomes of ginger. As with bin cultivation, adding soil to the bag encourages more root and rhizome development. The sack itself, as it is filled, can be placed in a bin, to facilitate cultivation. To understand better how to use the bag, take a cue from this video.
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Some useful tips
1) To grow ginger you can choose normal field land, to be enriched for 20-30% with natural fertilizer, for example with some earthworm fertilizer (earthworm humus).
2) When repotting ginger because the pot is too small for your plant, enrich the soil with 10% natural fertilizer (90% earth, 10% natural fertilizer, for example earthworm humus). To keep ginger thriving, you can fertilize the plant once a month, always with small quantities of natural fertilizer.
3) Ginger it should be watered little and often. A nebulizer will be useful to keep the surface of the soil moist. The ideal temperatures for ginger they are above 12-15 degrees. In winter it is better to protect the plant or move the pots to a sheltered place. The ideal temperature for germination is between 22 and 25 degrees. Grown ginger in warm and ventilated areas but avoid direct exposure of the plant to the sun's rays.
4) Ginger prefers i soils with slightly acidic pH (6 - 6.5). It is possible to measure the pH with litmus papers and with the appropriate instruments sold in garden stores. The needs of ginger for soil are similar to those of potatoes.
5) It is a very hardy plant that it is hardly subject to diseases or parasitic attacks. Recall that ginger itself has antibacterial and antimicrobial properties. However, it fears stagnation in saucers and root rot, which can hinder the growth of the plant.
Have you already started growing your own ginger seedlings?
Marta Albè
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