After a long time considering making a ginger beer but always being put off by the cost of ginger at over $26kg I thought id have a crack at growing it and after some research I discovered its piss easy. So after purchasing a healthy looking chunk from woollies and planted it some weeks ago in a medium size pot I've now got my first sprout.
Ginger basically grows from a rhizome over the summer months similar to hops and the root harvested when the foliage starts to die off.
I did a forum search and I didn't find much on this topic so id thought id make a post just to remind any newbies that may be put off by the cost of ginger just how easy it is to propagate grow and harvest ginger in pots or your garden over the summer months.
anyway here's a pic
Ginger basically grows from a rhizome over the summer months similar to hops and the root harvested when the foliage starts to die off.
I did a forum search and I didn't find much on this topic so id thought id make a post just to remind any newbies that may be put off by the cost of ginger just how easy it is to propagate grow and harvest ginger in pots or your garden over the summer months.
anyway here's a pic