Growing ginger

LuckyDucky, photos can be posted on any thread, and Galen is expert at it, so no doubt one will appear in due course.

Oop sorry! Was overly enthusiastic My fingers worked more quickly than my grey matter.

Wow Galen;

Would you have time to include in a photo in your thread? Do Gransnet allow them?

If the answer is no, would you be prepared to email me a photo instead? I love unusual plants.

I'm not sure where or to whom I should contact on Gransnet to find out.

Wow Galen;

Would you have time to include in a photo in your thread? Do Gransnet allow them?

If the answer is no, would you be prepared to email me a photo instead? I love unusual plants.

I'm not sure where or to whom I should contact on Gransnet to find out.

Off Topic I know, but i brought back a curry leaf plant from India, and grew it successfully until son did not water when we were away.

There is a company somewhere in E anglia which sell them @ about £12 a pop, cost 5 rupees in India.

The aroma from fresh ones are a delight

Luckyducky I am sure it would grow indoors from a chunk of supermarket bought ginger.

Galen Is yours indoors or a conservatory or such like?

That will be my project for next year.

Jane10 I thought exactly as you did!

I thought this must be one of the hairdressing threads!

I once grew a ginger plant from a supermarket root. It made a spectacular indoor plant, throwing up rolled leaves which then unfurled. It eventually outgrew its space, so I got rid of it before seeing any flowers. Good luck with your efforts.

I have a ginger plant that has just sent up a flower plume!
I'm waiting with baited breath

Some years ago I grew a plant from a supermarket ginger root. It never reached the flowering stage, but I can't remember how or why it died. I suspect it may have been when my DS was left in charge of plant watering when I was away - a few plants met their Waterloo that way, including a large palm I'd grown from seed!

It is a tropical plant, so I think you would have to bring it indoors if we are going to have a hard winter
I have never heard of anyone growing it, although someone grew a pineapple from the top of one and it produced a fruit.