Let's Grow Ginger At Home

2024 Author: Jasmine Walkman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 08:29

Ginger is a tropical plant that loves heat and moisture. Externally it looks like a blade or reed. Some housewives passionately want everything to be at hand, fresh and homemade. Ginger can be grown and in greenhouse conditions.

Ginger root, which, although not in the tropics, can perfectly to be grown in a box on the windowsill.

Growing and caring for ginger

At home, ginger is an annual plant. For a healthy plant, use a smooth, fresh, shiny root. Don't buy it from the store - go to the market. The root should contain live buds (similar to potatoes).

Market ginger can also dry out - if this happens, put it in warm water for a few hours. This procedure will make the pimples "wake up". It happens that under the influence of sunlight and warm water the root crop independently releases green buds.

How to grow ginger on the windowsill?

Plant the live root with the buds up in early spring. Choose a wide and large pot with quality soil. First, it must be mixed with a special fertilizer for root crops. It is sold in agricultural stores and has a high content of phosphorus.

Do not dig ginger root too deep, a few inches are enough. When the sprouts have not yet appeared, watering is needed less frequently, just to keep the soil moist.

Do not forget about the regular drainage of planted ginger!! Without the free passage of water, the root risks rotting. Feed the plant at least twice a month until summer. In the hot summer it is recommended to take the pot with the root crop to the balcony.

You can place it in a greenhouse or in the garden, keep the pot exposed to light, but keep it out of direct light. The greenhouse in the shade is the best place for growing ginger. Water the plant with plenty of water in hot weather, spray it often.

The beginning of autumn is a difficult time for the ginger plant, so store it in a warm and bright room. In mid-autumn, watering should be reduced to dry the soil. In this way you stimulate the growth and development of the root.

During wilting, the root can be dug up. To prevent spoilage, clean the ginger from the soil, wash and dry. Store it in a dry and dark place. It is recommended to store in the freezer, in a separate package.

Ginger as an ornamental plant

Ginger flower is a rare phenomenon. If you follow all the conditions for its cultivation, you can see the flowering of ginger. This requires high temperature and humidity. Protection from direct sunlight is mandatory. The flower is endowed with light yellow petals with purple edges, which are surrounded by bracts.

When growing ginger as an ornamental plant, the flower is a priority, not the root. You can plant the root in a small pot and it is recommended not to remove the rhizomes from the ground for several years.

In winter, ginger requires a minimum of water (to be slightly moist). With the beginning of the new season the flower requires regular watering and nourishment. It must contain potassium.

Applications of ginger root

Ginger is a universal tool for improving the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract. Improves appetite and stimulates digestion. Doctors recommend its use in almost all stomach diseases except ulcers.

Ginger works well in disorders of the vestibular system, as well as during seasickness. Its action is aimed at eliminating nausea, weakness, dizziness and cold sweats.

Grated ginger roots give the dish a specific taste and fragrant spicy smell.

Contraindications to the consumption of ginger

Ginger is harmful if you suffer from ulcers and colitis. It is contraindicated to eat in intestinal diseases.

Doctors advise not to take ginger by pregnant women at 6-9 months, as well as by lactating women.