Gingers, Turmeric, Spices

We live in the wet tropics of northeast Australia, right in the sweet spot for growing ginger. This article has been written to help those looking to extend food production from the home garden by… Continue reading What Plants grow with Ginger : using your garden space well

You can harvest sections of rhizome from young ginger plants before the plant reaches maturity. The available ginger root size will be determined by how long the plant has been growing, and we recommend waiting… Continue reading Can Ginger be harvested early? and will the plant live?

It isn’t easy to find anyone who doesn’t like ginger, maybe because it can be used in so many ways and has renowned health benefits. For the home gardener, and mainly the self-sufficient home grower,… Continue reading How to grow Common Ginger: all about these plants.

In this article, we will guide you through the process of growing peppercorns and help you unlock the secrets of this versatile spice.

The ginger plant family is large, and most of the attention from people falls on just a couple of proven varieties like common ginger, turmeric, and galangal. However, there can be some confusion around what… Continue reading Are Any Ornamental Gingers Edible? (Some are)

If you are into Thai food, you have probably tasted this ginger variety. It is used extensively in many dishes in Thai cuisine and cultural medicines throughout southeast Asia. If you were to grow a… Continue reading Growing and Caring for Galangal Plants

Turmeric is an excellent plant for the beginner to grow because it can be generous with the rhizome harvest and look great. The well-known health benefits are probably the reason you are looking at growing… Continue reading How to care for Turmeric Plants.

Growing your turmeric is one of the best things you can do, even if the value in growing it by and for yourself is hard to measure. First of all, it is expensive at the… Continue reading Can you grow Turmeric from Store Bought Roots?

Turmeric should be harvested before the onset of cold weather, mainly if you live in an area that is in zones eight and lower. It takes 8-10 months from planting to be ready for harvest.… Continue reading When Should Turmeric be Harvested?

It is a common question when growing turmeric, and likewise ginger. How long will it take to grow roots that can be picked? The answer is that it takes up to 10 months to get… Continue reading How long does it take to Grow Turmeric?

Ornamental gingers are ok to plant if they receive no more than 3/4 full sun in most conditions where they can grow. Designing a yard with plants can be challenging because the things don’t stay… Continue reading Can Ornamental Gingers Grow in Full Sun?

Ginger grows best in tropical environments with high rainfall, in humus rich, slightly acidic soils but can be grown in cooler sub-tropical and temperate climates with care. The wet tropics are gingers home turf, where… Continue reading What Environment does Ginger Grow Best in?

Ginger can grow in sandy soil but understand that you are likely faced with a bunch of work feeding the gingers throughout the growing season. We explain more below. Because ginger is so widely sought… Continue reading Will Ginger Grow in Sand?

It seems a weird concept to be able to overwater a tropical plant. Think about it for a minute. These plants are native to the tropical rainforests of the world’s equatorial zones of the world… Continue reading Can you Overwater Ginger?

Cold climates are where most people live in this world, and while this is the case, some of the more desirable plants to grow are from warmer temperatures. Ginger is one of these more desirable.… Continue reading How to Grow Ginger in Cold Climates.

When we plant ginger, we expect to get a nice fat healthy rhizome once all the growing is done and dusted. Reality is a bit different because getting the fertilizer wrong can give you a… Continue reading What Fertilizer is Best for Growing Ginger?

One of the many great things about growing ginger is the plant’s ability to produce rhizomes. These rhizomes can be separated into sections to produce an entirely new plant to grow another fresh rhizome. It… Continue reading How Big of a Root do you need to Grow Ginger?

There is a common misconception caused by the seasonal dieback of some ginger varieties, particularly the common ginger and the well-known turmeric, that the plant is an annual. If you didn’t know better, it is… Continue reading Is Ginger Annual or Perennial?

Unfortunately, some ornamental ginger varieties have proven to be invasive. Thankfully this categorization does not apply to all ornamental gingers but just a select few. Some of the reasons they are invasive are discussed below.… Continue reading Are Ornamental Gingers Invasive?

Ginger plants belong to a large family that holds many different varieties within it, and these plants range from the small to the very large. Each type of ginger will have its own set of… Continue reading How much Space does Ginger need to grow?

Gingers are a large family of plants spread across the world’s tropical areas, and many are used as ornamental gingers. The idea of planting ginger and watching it grow and then bloom with sometimes spectacular… Continue reading Can you Grow Gingers all year round?

Aquaponic systems can grow many plants, but some plant types have requirements sensitive to aquaponics processes. Growing ginger in aquaponics is one of these situations, but it can be grown successfully when the details are… Continue reading Will Ginger Grow in Aquaponics Systems?

So, you want to grow your ginger because the cost of store-bought ginger is prohibitive, and the plants at the local nursery are also costly. The cheapest, most cost-effective solution to your problem is using… Continue reading Can ginger be grown from store bought Roots?

If you have ever considered growing ginger at home and wondered how much ginger root a plant will grow, this post explains how ginger grows and why this matters with ginger root yield. A single… Continue reading How much Ginger can one Plant Produce?

So you live somewhere with no backyard to speak of, but you like to grow stuff or think you would like to give it a shot at least. If it’s an apartment complex or block… Continue reading 6 Gingers to suit a Balcony Herb Garden (small + productive)

If you had only a limited garden space and wanted to be self-sufficient in ginger, you would probably look for varieties that are the most useful as a plant. It would be great if the… Continue reading 5 Types of Edible Gingers for a Self-Sufficient Food Garden

Gingers are great landscaping plants that can provide privacy, cut flowers, shade, and spectacular colors. This article is about helping the gardener choose a variety of ginger that can provide some of the above attributes… Continue reading 21 Edible Ornamental Gingers (how many of them do you have?)

Ginger is a much sought after spice that can grow in so many locations, but you can have a lot of variability with harvest yield if the simple things are missed. The first step to… Continue reading Does Ginger need Mulching?

Ginger and turmeric can be grown together without difficulty. It can be a way of getting more from a small space, but there are things to consider before you jump into it. Many people now… Continue reading Can Ginger and Turmeric be Grown Together

All plants will benefit from mulch to help retain moisture and to keep weeds down. While growing ginger and using a particular mulch, we stumbled onto what could be a great mulch, if not the… Continue reading Growing Lots of Ginger : is this the best mulch?