How Do You Grow A Tropical Ginger Plant?
Grow ginger in an environment as close as possible to its natural topical habitat. Classified as a perennial, ginger requires a hot, humid and shaded environment. Known worldwide for its use in Hawaiian leis, the plant in full bloom is beautiful. Harvest and dry ginger root, after an eight to ten month growing season and use the root, or rhizome, in any number of food and beverage recipes. Use ginger root, with no known side effects, for a variety of medicinal purposes from relief of morning sickness to treatment of colds or flu. After harvest, reserve a piece of the bud to re-plant. Grow plant from a ginger root of your own cutting, or if purchased when fresh, from the supermarket. Make sure the root has a whitish pyramidal bud and soak the root in warm water the night before planting. Choose a location, somewhat shaded and out of direct sunlight. Ginger does best in temperatures above 75 degrees F and never under 50 degrees F. The plant can reach a height of up to 4 feet and 12 inche
