How to plant ginger at home, growing on a windowsill and in open ground

Everyone knows what ginger root is; it is available for sale in every supermarket. It is used as a seasoning and used to treat colds.

But real lovers of exotic plants often make attempts to grow this plant on their own. To admire the original bright flowers, it is important to know how to plant ginger at home and how to properly care for it.

Content:

1. How to plant ginger at home if the root has sprouted
2. How to grow ginger on a windowsill: care rules
3. How ginger blooms at home
4. Growing ginger in open ground from a tuber

How to plant ginger at home if the root has sprouted

Before you start planting the sprouted root, it is recommended to carefully cut it. In this case, at least one sprouted bud must come off for each half of the rhizome, otherwise it will not germinate.

In order to awaken them, you can place the acquired root in a damp, warm place for several days. This will significantly speed up germination.

For direct planting, it is recommended to choose a low, wide pot. A mixture of leaf humus, sand and humus mixed in equal proportions is ideal as a substrate.

When planting, it is important to place the root with the sprout upward, but not deeper than a few centimeters, since the plant tends to grow in width.There must be a drainage layer at the bottom of the pot.

After the ginger is planted, all that remains is to wait for the first shoots to appear. To speed up the growth process, it is recommended to keep the soil constantly moist, but not to flood it. If you overdo it with water, there is a danger of root rot and complete death of the plant.

How to grow ginger on a windowsill: care rules

Growing this root vegetable on a windowsill is a common practice that does not require any special skills. First of all, you need to get planting material.

You can buy the root vegetable, which is then recommended to be divided into several parts for planting, in almost any store.

Dividing the root into parts with separate buds, it is recommended:

• Place the seedlings in wide pots with a substrate enriched with phosphorus, which is especially important for activating the growth of any root crops. When choosing a container, be sure to have good drainage;
• Once every half month it is necessary to apply complex fertilizer;
• Provide daily watering, but do not overwater the plant. In addition, as the temperature decreases, it is recommended to reduce the amount of added water;
• Transfer containers with seedlings to a warm place, protected from direct sunlight, where there are no drafts. Ideal greenhouse conditions for ginger include high humidity levels, diffused light and high temperatures;
• By autumn, move the container with seedlings to an insulated place with sufficient lighting. Watering at this time should be reduced (the substrate must dry out). This activates the processes of development of the underground part, its growth and mass gain;
• After the stems and leaves wither, the root must be dug up, carefully cleared of soil and dried.

Root vegetables grown at home can be stored in the same way as any vegetable - in the appropriate compartment of the refrigerator, or frozen.

If all the rules of care are followed, the root crop grown in this way will not only be of equal quality to the purchased one, but will also significantly surpass it.

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How ginger blooms at home

Not every gardener is lucky enough to see ginger bloom. In the climatic conditions of central Europe, it feels uncomfortable and can bloom only if it is provided with all the appropriate conditions.

The plant blooms quite interestingly: first it produces a bud on a long peduncle, which gradually opens into a magical flower of amazing red color with a delicate purple edging of leaves surrounded by bracts. Sometimes there are yellow or blue buds, depending on the variety.

Before creating conditions suitable for flowering, it is important to consider that the root of such a plant can no longer be eaten. Since most of the nutrients and microelements will go to the development of the flower, the root vegetable itself will lose nutritional value, becoming too bland and grassy in taste. Even the structure of the root crop changes, becomes coarser, and individual hard fibers appear in it.

If you are determined to let the plant bloom, it is recommended:

• Provide greenhouse conditions with high temperature and humidity;
• Water the plant daily with settled water;
• Apply phosphorus fertilizers twice a month.

If you follow these rules, the flower will not keep you waiting. Depending on the specific variety, the plant can bloom in different ways, either with single large flowers or with small flowers collected in inflorescences on a peduncle.

Growing ginger in open ground from a tuber

At its core ginger is not a fussy plant and should be grown in your garden It's not that hard, but it's important to consider a couple of details.

The main points that you should pay special attention to include:

• Correctly selected area - it should be sufficiently lit, but protected from the hot midday sun. Located in a place protected from drafts, on the southern part of the site;
• Pre-loosen the soil, ensuring good drainage. To do this, place a layer of gravel at the bottom of the holes, cover it with sand and only then with a nutritious mixture of leaf humus, sand and humus;
• When choosing planting material, it is recommended to pay attention to young and healthy roots with smooth skin. If the root has signs of drying out or freezing, it will not work. Pay special attention to the “eyes”; if there are no buds, it is better not to buy this root.

It is recommended to place the purchased root in warm water for several hours to awaken the buds and start the growth processes.

When dividing for planting, the cut areas must be dried and sprinkled with activated carbon.

It is recommended to start planting roots for seedlings in February, indoors. In April, seedlings can be planted in open soil. However, you can wait if the temperature outside the window at this time is below 25 °C. If you do not take this into account, there is a danger that ginger will slow down the growth process, which is quite difficult to activate.

For planting, it is recommended to dig holes no deeper than ten centimeters. Place the seedlings with the buds facing up. Before planting directly, the holes should be moistened and loosened.

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After the seedlings have been transferred to open soil, do not give up. To grow a good harvest, it is important not to forget that any plant requires care.

It is so important to consider that ginger needs:

• Abundant watering until the first shoots sprout, which appear in the second week. At this stage, it is recommended to reduce the amount and frequency of watering, but not to allow the soil to completely dry out;
• Spraying the leaves, which will help protect the plant from sunburn;
• Regular loosening to a depth of no more than a centimeter during the growing season;
• Systematic application of fertilizers. At the beginning of the growing season, it is recommended to apply organic fertilizers every few weeks. By August, dilute the organic matter with potassium supplements, which is especially important for tuber formation.

After just ten months, you can harvest ginger, and it’s extremely easy to determine when it’s time to dig up the root crops - the leaves should have dried out by this time. A couple of days before harvesting, it is recommended to stop watering, then carefully dig up the roots and dry them.

If ginger was planted as an ornamental plant, it does not need to be dug up. It is enough to cut off the dried leaves and leave the root in the ground.

Despite the fact that ginger is native to India, it is quite easy to grow it in a temperate climate. Observing simple rules for planting and care You can not only reap a good harvest, but also enjoy the exotic beauty of flowers.