Grow ginger at home

Ginger is a commonly used herb. Tea made from it with honey and lemon is a powerful antiviral agent that helps with colds and flu. We usually buy ginger in the store, but it is not difficult to grow it at home. You will learn how to grow ginger at home in this article.

Features of growing ginger at home

This plant is a resident of tropical countries. It is hot there and a lot of moisture, so in the apartment it will be necessary to create similar conditions for the plant. In the tropics and subtropics, ginger is a perennial. Indoors and outdoors, it is usually grown as an annual crop.

If you want the plant to overwinter and please with flowering, which happens only in the second year, you can dig up the rhizome grown in the garden and transplant it into a pot. The root of ginger is fibrous - it will feel good in a pot. You just need to remember that ginger can grow up to a meter or more in height, so the plant needs to choose the appropriate place where it will be spacious.

Preparing for landing

To grow ginger from the root, you need to prepare it first. Like any cultivated plant, ginger has a variety of varieties to grow. Some of them not only give a good harvest of rhizomes, but also have a long, beautiful flowering, and therefore can serve as a decorative element of a flower garden.

• Zerumbet - has flowers similar to roses.
• Wonderful - differs in the long flowering of scarlet flowers.
• Kasumunar - Its white flowers are similar to orchids.
• Purple - Powerful stems bear flower stalks with decorative flowers.
• Japanese - blooms early, flowers have a scent.

Of course, in the store it is hardly possible to find out which variety the selected root belongs to. Growing it as an ornamental plant is fraught with great difficulties: you need to withstand a certain temperature regime, air humidity and other parameters. It is difficult to keep all this in an apartment. Therefore, we will limit ourselves to the cultivation of spicy rhizomes. By the way, they are most delicious in the first year of life, and with further cultivation they not only coarse, but also acquire excessive bitterness.

To grow ginger from the root, you need to choose and prepare it correctly. We choose a rhizome with a large number of eyes. The lighter the skin, the less it has been stored. Sometimes on sale you can find a rhizome peeled and treated in a special way - it is not suitable for planting.

Root soak

In order for the eyes to sprout as soon as possible, the rhizome needs to be "awakened", since it dries up a little during storage. It is enough to soak it for 2-3 hours (the water is taken warm for this).

Further preparation process:

• cut along the jumpers so that there is at least one kidney on each piece;
• we disinfect pieces of rhizome in a slightly pink solution of potassium permanganate;
• Sprinkle the cuts with crushed coal.

Disembarkation

For planting, a large-diameter pot is selected so that the rhizomes have room to grow and of sufficient height if ginger will grow in the room for more than one year. For growing ginger at home on a windowsill, nutritious garden soil or any purchased soil for garden crops is suitable, as long as it is loose and has a neutral reaction.

1. Spill the soil with Fitosporin solution.
2. Be sure to place drainage at the bottom of the pot.
3. Don't forget the water drain hole.
4. Place a piece of a tuber or a whole rhizome in a moistened soil to a depth of about 2 cm, bud upwards.

Sprouts of ginger

We are waiting for seedlings, from time to time moistening the soil in the pot. This usually takes about a month. All this time, the pot should be in the light and warm. If the air in the apartment is very dry, you can put a plastic bag on the pot. Such a procedure will not only provide greenhouse conditions for plantings, but also accelerate the emergence of seedlings by 2 weeks. If planting was carried out in late winter or early spring, then there is a chance not only to get a harvest of rhizomes, but also to see the flowering of the plant.

Home Ginger Care

In order for a plant to develop well, it needs conditions close to natural.

Special conditions: lighting, temperature

For ginger, the temperature range from 25 to 33 degrees Celsius is considered comfortable, but he does not like sudden changes in temperature. The best light for him is diffused, and the midday bright sun rays will not benefit ginger. Therefore, we choose an east-facing window sill for growing it. In a warm summer, he will feel good on the loggia or even in the garden, if you protect him from the scorching sun and strong winds.

Watering, feeding, loosening

Ginger loves moisture, but stagnation can cause root rot. The soil in the pot should always be slightly damp, because the higher the temperature, the more often the plant needs to be watered. In the middle of autumn, watering is reduced, drying an earthen lump - so the rhizomes will gain a large mass.

Top dressing of ginger is carried out with full mineral fertilizer once every 2-3 weeks. It must be combined with watering. Ginger gratefully responds to spraying with warm water.

If the plant is grown for flowering, phosphorus should prevail in the fertilizer mixture, it needs more potassium to form rhizomes.

So that the air flows freely to the roots, the soil in the pot is loosened every week, but shallowly, so as not to disturb the growing rhizomes. With good care, the plant quickly grows leaves, which, by the way, can be eaten. You should not be zealous with cutting them, otherwise the growing rhizomes will not have enough nutrition, they will grow more slowly and become small.

Ginger harvest

In order for full-fledged rhizomes to grow, ginger needs about 8 months. Usually in the fall, the plant begins to prepare for the dormant period - the stems fall apart, the leaves turn yellow and fall off. If you want the plant to overwinter, take it to a room with a temperature of about 15 degrees. The plant does not need light or feeding at this time. It is enough to slightly moisten the earthen lump several times during the winter.

If the purpose of cultivation was to obtain a harvest, the rhizomes must be dug up, freed from adventitious roots and dried. Dig out the rhizomes with your hands so as not to damage them.

Outdoor growing rules

They are no more difficult than growing in a room.

In warm regions, the plant will be comfortable without any shelter when planting directly into the ground. In cool climates, it is better to grow ginger in a greenhouse, planting it for preliminary germination in the middle of winter in pots at home.

Growing rules:

• we select a place in the partial shade of other crops, but with a sufficient amount of diffused light;
• the soil must be fertile, so we fill it with humus and complete mineral fertilizer;
• if the soil is light, you can do without drainage, otherwise we put small pebbles and a layer of sand on the bottom of the hole 20 cm deep, the thickness of both is 2 cm;
• we fill the pits with soil and plant the grown plants, watering them well;
• water the plants as needed, preventing the soil from drying out;
• we feed 2 times a month with organic fertilizers or herbal infusion;
• in August, we carry out top dressing with potassium sulfate;
• from the beginning of September we stop watering.

How to protect ginger from diseases and pests?

Ginger is quite resistant to diseases and does not suffer from them with proper care. Of the pests, he can be annoyed by the scourge of all indoor plants - the spider mite. The most radical way to combat it is by spraying with acaricides. But for a culture used for food, this is not desirable. Therefore, you can arrange a shower for the plant every 2 weeks with hot (but not higher than 40 degrees) water with washing the leaves with soapy water.

A good way is to rub the leaves and stems with 96% concentration of rubbing alcohol. This procedure is carried out quickly so as not to burn the plants.

Growing ginger at home and on the street is an exciting activity, and a good harvest of rhizomes will provide an environmentally friendly food product for a long time.

People have known ginger as a healthy and tasty spice for many millennia. Growing ginger at home has become available relatively recently, and such an unusual indoor culture will perfectly decorate the house, hitting everyone with spike-shaped inflorescences, and will give a small, but truly healing harvest.

Where and how does ginger grow in nature?

Ginger comes to European grocery shelves and flower growers' collections from the humid tropical regions of southern Asia. Anyone who is familiar with the plant only by its succulent thick roots does not know that in nature ginger is a perennial herbaceous culture with a height of 50 to 100 cm, with leathery lanceolate leaves and tall spiky inflorescences of a red-pink hue.

For growth, the formation of roots similar to branched tubers and flowering, a native of their tropics needs warmth, diffused light for 12-15 hours, a lot of moisture and nutritious soil.

Therefore, growing ginger outdoors in the middle lane is extremely difficult. But lovers of indoor floriculture and owners of summer cottages and greenhouses have a real opportunity to start a productive ginger bed. It is here that the only place where ginger grows in Russia. Planting roots in the ground is risky due to the high probability of spring frosts and not too long summer.

How to grow ginger at home?

Growing ginger at home is preceded by the purchase of planting material. For him, an inquisitive plant breeder will not have to go to a flower shop, but to a supermarket or a grocery store. Here you can easily find fresh ginger rhizomes, suitable not only to become an excellent seasoning for meat or fish, but also to give rise to new plants.

On the thick, branched roots of ginger, if you look closely, you can see dormant buds. It is they who will become sprouts after planting. When purchasing rhizomes for planting, they pay attention to the freshness, juiciness and health of the planting material. Young smooth roots with an elastic dense surface, without dry areas or traces of insect activity, give the best growth.

When the root is at home before planting the ginger, it is placed in warm water for several hours. This simple measure is able not only to awaken dormant buds on a high-quality rhizome, but also to reanimate a sluggish, dried out specimen.

If you pay attention to how the ginger grows, you will notice that several thin, erect sprouts depart from one root at once.The fact is that with successful stimulation, all the kidneys present go into growth. When choosing a rhizome for planting, you need to look for a specimen with a large number of such eyes. In this case, by dividing the root into several fragments, you can get a lot of exotic plants at once. Places of cuts on a succulent root are sprinkled with chopped charcoal, which will help protect the planting material from rotting or fungal attack.

How to plant ginger at home?

In the tropics, where, as in the photo, ginger grows in nature, the plant is considered extremely unpretentious and almost maintenance-free. This is not surprising, because the humid southern regions seem to be created for a moisture and heat-loving culture.

In the middle lane, it is impossible to achieve the formation of roots and flowering of ginger without careful preparation in planting. You should start with the soil, which should be nutritious, loose, actively drained. To obtain a substrate, garden soil, humus and sand are mixed in equal proportions. You can also add a little complex fertilizer for root crops here. Such prolonged feeding will help the plant to form a powerful root system.

Growing ginger at home follows a one-year cycle. In the spring, the rhizomes sprout, then a rosette of large leaves develops, but by autumn it withers, and the root leaves for the winter dormant period.

Therefore, before growing ginger at home, you need to decide on the goal. If the plant is planted to obtain useful roots, take wide, rather small containers, where there will be room for the newly formed rhizomes.

When the goal of the houseplant enthusiast is to bloom ginger, it is helpful to limit the space for the root system to grow. This stimulates the tropical culture to form inflorescences. Unfortunately, at home, store-bought ginger blooms reluctantly and only a couple of years after planting.

In both cases, the pots should have drainage holes, and 2-3 cm of expanded clay are poured onto the bottom to ensure the outflow of excess moisture.

Asking the question: "How to plant ginger?", The grower should know when it is best to do it. While maintaining the correct conditions of detention, and especially lighting, ginger at home can be planted at any time of the year. But having done this at the end of winter, the strongest shoots are obtained by spring.

Ginger roots are laid out on the surface of a moist substrate so that the buds are directed upwards. Then the pieces of rhizomes are gently pressed into the soil, leaving points of growth of shoots above it. You do not need to sprinkle with ginger, but additional watering with warm water will be useful.

If there is dry air in the room, cover the pot with a bag. In dim light, in the warmth, after two weeks, deep green pointed sprouts of ginger will appear above the surface of the soil.

A video on how to plant ginger at home will become a faithful assistant for a beginner and experienced florist who has decided to replenish the collection with an exotic and at the same time very useful culture.

Home Ginger Care

Talking about how to grow ginger at home, you cannot ignore the issue of caring for the plant. With the emergence of seedlings, ginger not only needs to maintain heat and high humidity, but also in regular feeding, as well as watering.

The plant tolerates heat well, but reacts extremely sharply to direct sunlight and cold wind. This is important to consider when choosing a place for a pot with planted ginger rhizomes. On warm days, it is useful to move the container to the garden, balcony or verandas, providing shading and protection from the drafts of the green pet. If there is no threat of night frost, with sufficient watering and care, ginger can remain here around the clock:

1. The warmer the air, the more often and more abundantly the soil is moistened.
2. A drop in temperature signals that watering needs to be reduced.

On hot days, when growing ginger at home, the plant is good for irrigating the foliage with warm soft water. Top dressing is carried out every two weeks, using alternately organic fertilizers and mineral supplements. Introduction:

• nitrogen stimulates foliage growth;
• potassium will help the plant form buds;
• phosphorus has a beneficial effect on the growth of rhizomes.

At the end of summer, about a month before the foliage withers, watering is reduced, and feeding is stopped altogether. This measure will push the ginger to build up its root mass.

However, it is not enough to grow ginger at home, how can you save it for a long time?

After the green part dies off, the plant, the roots of which are intended for human consumption, can be removed from the substrate. The rhizomes are washed, the remnants of the shoots are removed. After drying in a dry visit, the ginger can be stored. In the refrigerator or in a dry basement, the roots remain fresh for up to 3-4 months.

If the grower wants to see ginger inflorescences, it is not necessary to remove the rhizomes from the substrate. In dry form, with a slight decrease in temperature, they rest until spring, that is, until the moment when the growth buds wake up. In the spring, it is useful to feed ginger with potash fertilizer and return the summer irrigation schedule.

Growing ginger in the country

Although ginger plants are thermophilic natives of the tropics, for some Russian summer residents there is no longer a need to go to the store for sharp aromatic roots. If there is a greenhouse or greenhouse on the garden plot, you can master the cultivation of ginger in the country.

Since the climate of the middle zone and the too short summer do not allow harvesting in the open field, before planting ginger in the garden, it must be germinated at home. They do this at the end of winter or at the very beginning of March.

Rhizomes, divided into areas with eyes, are planted in a nutrient substrate. As soon as the ginger starts to grow, it is transferred to greenhouse conditions. This must be done very carefully, trying not to disturb the root system that is beginning to develop.

Before planting ginger, a loose substrate rich in humus is prepared for it, it is abundantly moistened and allowed to warm up. This will provide quick and easy acclimatization and will push the plant into vigorous growth. The organization of regular watering and feeding will provide an active increase in the mass of the roots. They are collected at the end of September, when signs of wilting of the foliage become noticeable.

Growing ginger - video

Absolutely everyone knows about the benefits of ginger today. It cures colds, strengthens the immune system, increases blood pressure, hemoglobin and tone, improves digestion, fights overweight ... It is possible to list its advantages for a very long time. But few people know that this miracle root is not necessary to buy. Subject to certain conditions, it can be grown at home. So this plant will become not only useful, but also decorative. Also, ginger can be planted in the garden.

Description and features of ginger

Most people are only familiar with ginger root. It is hard and light, with a thin skin - similar to the horn of an animal. Many people also know its specific taste - spicy and spicy. But one should not underestimate the decorative properties of this tropical plant, which came to us from Asia. After all, it belongs to the same family with the Siamese tulip, cardamom, turmeric, alpinia, globba.

Outwardly, ginger is very similar to grass. It has a tall and thin pseudostem. The leaves on it are long, rolled into a tube, like cigarettes, and grow alternately. The light yellow ginger flower with a lilac border is especially beautiful. It forms on the basal stem.

Ginger stalks

A powerful root can emerge to the surface. In fact, it is not even a root, but an underground stem of a plant. To some, this underground stem resembles a human hand with fingers.

If you plant a potted plant at home, its height can reach from 60 cm to 1 m. The room where the ginger grows is filled with a delicate lemon scent.

Growing ginger at home

You can start growing ginger at home any time of the year. But it is best to do this in early spring, in early March. It is such a plant that will quickly sprout and present beautiful flowers to its owner.

Attention! The ginger is propagated by the root, so you don't have to deal with the seeds. If a person has ever planted potatoes before, this knowledge will be very useful to him in planting ginger.

• Buy fresh and healthy ginger root - no dark spots or soft patches. There should be small buds at the root, from which the ground stem will develop. If there are no such buds, you will have to stimulate their growth on your own. To do this, the root is placed in warm water (60-70 ° C) for several hours.
• While the root is "acquiring" buds, you should prepare a suitable soil for this plant. In composition, it is close to the soil on which it is good to grow vegetables. It is a mixture of clay and peat 1: 3.
• The ginger pot should be spacious; once the root grows, it will need enough space. Also, drainage needs to be done in the pots. The slightest hint of decay or the conditions for its occurrence will destroy the plant.

Divide the root properly for planting

• When buds appear, the root should be cut into several small pieces without damaging the stem buds. Now the root can be immersed in the soil to a depth of 1 cm so that the buds "look" up.
• After planting, the root should be watered abundantly and covered with plastic wrap. The main thing is to create a kind of greenhouse for ginger.

Advice. The film can be replaced with a plastic bottle. To do this, cut it in half and use the lower part.

• In this form, the future plant is placed in a bright place, the temperature in which should not be lower than 25 ° C. After a month, when the sprouts appear, the film or bottle can be removed.

Ginger care at home

The emergence of shoots is half the battle. Next, you should aim at the proper care of this whimsical tropical plant.

Attention! When growing ginger, remember that it loves warmth and moisture.

1. The ginger pot should be placed on a window on the south or southeast side. In this case, the flower is hidden from direct sunlight. If this is not possible, you need to try to provide the plant with light with artificial sources.
2. In a warm or even hot summer, it would be good to take ginger out into the yard or put it on the balcony, loggia. It is better that a small shadow from the leaves of the trees falls on it, creating a rarefied light.
3. Water the ginger sparingly to keep the soil moist without causing rot. The plant responds well to spraying with room temperature water.
4. At the stage of early development, this plant requires feeding in the form of mineral and organic fertilizers. Potassium is best for the growth of ginger, but phosphorus will stimulate flowering. Although, the flower will not appear immediately, it will take several years to wait.

Ginger sprout

For the winter, the plant retires, its leaves dry up. During this time, it does not need to be watered. A warm room should be replaced with a cool one. Some growers even advise putting a pot of ginger in the refrigerator.

Growing ginger in the garden

You need to start here in the same way as in the case of home growing. When the root sprouts, it is transferred to open ground. In order for it to grow better, the following conditions should be observed:

• choose a site that is as protected as possible from direct sunlight;
• spray the sprouts regularly so that they do not dry out;
• feed the ginger with a solution of mullein in water (1:10), add potash fertilizers in August;
• water the plant regularly so that the soil is moist, but without puddles;
• stop watering before harvesting.

In summer, you can use ginger leaves and stems to make salad. But the roots are dug up in September, when the upper part of the plant turns yellow and dries up. If ginger grows on the site for decorative purposes, it should be left to winter in the ground.

Growing ginger at home or in your garden is a great idea. It is a healthy, beautiful and aromatic plant. It will decorate any room or garden so much that it will be a pity to dig it out for culinary or medicinal purposes. Fortunately, the root can be bought in the store, and the green pet can be left unharmed.

Planting ginger: video

Growing ginger: photo

Growing ginger at home is possible, but usually we don't think about it. The word "ginger" is associated with the rhizome of this plant. It is it that has medicinal properties that have been known since antiquity. It is for him that we go to the pharmacy if necessary. But few people imagine or have seen the plant itself. And few have the knowledge of how to grow ginger.

Biological features of the plant

To have an idea of ​​\ u200b \ u200bthe cultivation of ginger, you need to know what features are characteristic of it.
Medicinal ginger is known by other names: "horned root", "white root". Belongs to the Ginger family. The homeland of the plant is South Asia. It is a representative of the tropics, with pseudostems resembling reeds and elongated linear leaves. The plant is tall, up to 2 m. Flowers are orange or yellow-brown. All parts of the plant have a lemon scent.

The root (or rather, the rhizome) consists of curved protrusions and, in the presence of imagination, resembles outlandish figurines. There are 2 known types of ginger that are cooked in different ways:

• white ginger is thoroughly washed and the top layer is removed;
• black ginger is not processed in any way.

The rhizome is dried under the sun, then cut into small pieces and sold. At the break, ginger has a light yellow color. It is in demand due to the substances that are contained in the root:

1. essential oils;
2. B vitamins;
3. essential amino acids;
4. resinous substances that give ginger a pungent taste.

It is interesting!

In the wild, ginger is practically not found, but it is cultivated everywhere. Half of the world's production of this spice comes from India. It is cultivated as a garden plant and as an indoor plant in pots.

Steps to prepare for planting ginger

If you are determined to plant ginger at home, then there are the following facts to consider.

• Ginger is a tall plant, up to 1 meter.
• You need a large growing container, not so much high as deep.
• Suitable soil, which is used for sowing vegetable crops.
• The root should have an even surface, many “eyes” (buds), and there should be no visible damage.

Advice

Do not buy planting material dry or frozen, it will not sprout.

What time is it advisable to plant the root? The most favorable period is the end of winter - the beginning of spring. Prepare the ground, pot, drainage in advance. The land is needed loose so that the seedlings grow quickly.

Planting ginger at home: easy tips

To "eyes" or kidneys "wake up", the root is poured with warm water for 2-3 hours. If you intend to cut it into pieces, then choose the part where there are kidneys. The cut site is dried or powdered with charcoal, you can also treat the open area with potassium permanganate.

The prepared pot is filled with drainage (1/5 part). Then they fall asleep with earth purchased in a store or prepared by an artisanal method from sand, leaf humus and sod land.

It is necessary to plant the root or part of it at a shallow depth: 2-3 cm, with "eyes" up. Sprinkle enough over the top to keep the ground moist. With proper planting, the emergence of shoots must be waited for a half month.In an apartment, the pot is placed in a cool and dry room at a temperature of +15 degrees.

Care: important points

Planting a plant is half the battle; it needs to be looked after. Indoors, ginger is an annual crop. And since it grows in the tropics, it prefers: diffused light, high temperature and high humidity.

In the heat, watering should be done often, at lower temperatures - moderately. To create a humid climate, regular spraying is desirable. In a dry climate, with rare watering, the plant will die. With excessive watering, the root will rot. For active growth, you need to feed ginger: potassium salts - for growth, phosphorus salts - for flowering.

Advice

During hot, long summers, a pot of ginger can be placed in the garden. The plant should be exposed to light, but direct sunlight is undesirable. Drafts and wind adversely affect the tropical plant.

In the fall, the plant should be in a warm and bright room. Watering is gradually reduced, the soil should dry out. This is important for the formation of the rhizome. After the stem and leaves wither, the root is carefully dug up, cleaned and dried in a draft or with warm air ventilation.

When you need to keep the ginger fresh, you can place the rhizome in a dry cellar or basement (+4 degrees). Can be stored in the refrigerator for a long time.

Advice

Cut the ginger into wedges and pat dry. It will be stored for a long time. It will also be more pungent and aromatic.

Growing ginger for decorative properties

If the main thing for you is not getting rhizomes, but blooming ginger, then you need to look after a little differently:

• planting should be done in a small-diameter pot;
• the rhizome does not need to be removed after the leaves have wilted;
• water it minimally in winter;
• in the spring, when the crop begins to grow, fertilize the flowering plants with fertilizer.

Ginger will bloom after a number of years, but it is very decorative: your efforts will not be wasted.

Ginger has many beneficial properties. It is used in medicine, cosmetology, and cooking. But instead of buying a unique plant, it is quite possible to grow it yourself.

Planting and basic grooming techniques are not that difficult. And the medicinal root can be used at any time. Find an opportunity and plant this unpretentious medicinal plant. In our age, when diseases have overcome people, it will be very useful.