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Post by andy on Sept 29, 2006 12:54:01 GMT
Anyone successfully grown this wonderfully exotic plant from a ginger root.
I had a go but i think i started it off too early in the year and despite it being in a conservatory heated to around 10 deg C at night, nothing happened.
I believe the plant needs a min temp of around 20 c......anyone got any tips ?
Andy
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2006 14:03:51 GMT
I've tried but failed, so I would be grateful of any tips too  |
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Post by andy on Sept 29, 2006 14:55:34 GMT
I think it's because of poor light, temp and humidity that they fail. I need to do some research on them. I've grown them in the palm house i looked after but that was many moons ago and conditions must've been perfect.
I can't remember the latin name....it's either Zinzibar or Hedychium....the latter being more of a false ginger i think and the family name is zinziberacea
Andy
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2006 15:26:46 GMT
The ginger I tried to grow was from Tesco's ;D
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Post by andy on Sept 29, 2006 16:46:41 GMT
The ginger I tried to grow was from Tesco's ;D So was mine  !!! ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2006 17:50:51 GMT
It's easy. I grow about 8 tyes of Hedychium as well as Zingiber officinale (the supermarket one) and Curcuma longa (turmeric) all are members of the huge Zingiberacea family.
Ginger is easy, buy a fresh piece from the supermarket that had a fresh looking little bump on it ( this will develop into leaves). The freshness of the ginger is vital, and try and get a piece with only a couple of cut ends.
You can put it in a pot in good, but open soil and wait until leaves appear before you start watering, a warm window is idea. I just leave pieces on a shelf in the kitchen until they start growing leaves then pot them up, they grow away with no problem. If you want to crop them you will need a very large pot and just scrape away the soil and cut a piece off. Don't expect showy flowers though, they aren't that exciting.
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Post by chickadeedeedee on Sept 29, 2006 18:15:24 GMT
Ginger is an easy grower but needs to be warm with lots of light and high humidity. I have several varieties including pieces of root from the supermarket just as Dee described. Once they are growing they need to be kept evenly moist ... like caring for a fern. They will tolerate the soil getting dry but the tips of the leaves may brown. They are very fast growers! If growing the supermarket variety, your home will smell like ginger! The root and leaves give off the scent of ginger. Very nice to come home to. Here ... my supermarket ginger goes dormant from November to March but starts growing again in the spring and I start watering them. Mine get to about 4 ft. high. C3D |
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Post by andy on Sept 30, 2006 4:43:52 GMT
Ahhhhh, so they tend to be seasonal. Maybe i started mine off too early.
I'll try again next April time.
Thanks for the advice
Andy
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2006 10:25:41 GMT
I'll have a nother go next year too  |
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Post by 4pygmies on Sept 30, 2006 12:44:15 GMT
Anybody got any piccies? It sounds fun to try. (Mind you, I can't even get an avocado stone to root).
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2006 13:24:35 GMT
(Mind you, I can't even get an avocado stone to root). Now I can do that  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2006 15:36:37 GMT
Can anyone tell me if I'd use the same method to grow my own Galangal?
Thanks
GH
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2006 19:22:45 GMT
Please...........I've got abit of root from the Chinese Supermarket which won't stay fresh for much longer!!
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Post by chickadeedeedee on Oct 2, 2006 19:41:20 GMT
 ?? Sorry. What is a Galangal? A hunk o' ginger? C3D |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2006 19:47:22 GMT
It looks pretty much like a ginger root but has a completely different flavour - less woody,less pungent and less warm, it's used in alot of Thai cooking. At the moment I keep a supply deep frozen, but I'd love to have a go at growing it.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2006 20:25:07 GMT
Can anyone tell me if I'd use the same method to grow my own Galangal? Thanks GH Why not give it a try - nothing ventured nothing gained, as the saying goes. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2006 22:05:44 GMT
Why not just try with the instructions above. I've never tried it and can't find the scientific name to even find out.
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Post by Plocket on Oct 3, 2006 7:07:25 GMT
Try it!!! You don't need much with ginger but if you've got a spare bit of your Gal-whatsit just give it a go - you've got nothing to lose! ;D
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2006 8:21:07 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2006 20:25:10 GMT
Thanks everyone for all the galangal growing tips - used the last bit of my root in a Thai Green Chicken Curry last night, so I shall get myself a nice fresh root to grow when I next got to the chinese supermarket and give it a go!! Thanks again |
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?? Sorry. What is a Galangal?
