How to grow ginger - how ginger grows at home

A medicinal, fragrant and ornamental plant - all this about ginger cultivation at home allows you to get an annual plant. In addition to a valuable and useful root, the ginger plant has high decorative properties and can be grown in the form of a room flower.

Planting root tubers in open ground

In gardening stores you can buy material for growing. Planting is carried out in early spring, so that by the summer the plant is finally rooted.

Potted root

What you need for landing

Despite the exotic origin, a large number of devices will not be required for planting. It is necessary to prepare:

• Pot. Ginger grows in width, you need to choose an extensive pot of medium depth. A wide box or container with drainage holes will do;
• A land mixture of 3 parts of turf soil and 1 part of coarse sand, which is pre-disinfected in an oven or with a solution of manganese;
• Drainage layer: small pebbles, expanded clay;
• Purified water at room temperature.

Blooming ginger

The best place for ginger

Choosing the right place is the first thing to do before landing. Not all beginner gardeners know where and how ginger grows at home. What to consider:

• The plant does not tolerate low temperatures and drafts;
• Ginger does not like direct sunlight, it is not allowed to place the pot on the windowsill on the south side;
• During the rooting period, the plant should receive more sunlight, but not direct rays. The pot should stand on the southeast or southwest side;
• Adult ginger should be in partial shade, like enough moisture. The temperature in spring should be within 20-25 ° C, in summer it can rise to 27 ° C, in winter and autumn at least 18-19 ° C;
• In warm and dry weather without torrential rains, the pot with the plant is taken out to the balcony or terrace. In the country, it can be put on the street or in the garden.

Ginger planting step by step

Initially, you need to soak the spine in water at room temperature, let it brew for 6-10 hours. Having chosen a place and having prepared everything you need, you can begin. How to plant ginger:

1. A drainage layer 4-5 cm high is poured at the bottom of the pot or container, the earth is poured on top;
2. The prepared root is not placed in the center of the pot, but is shifted to the side by 3-4 cm. It should lie horizontally, its kidneys pointing up. Ginger should be sprinkled on the sides with earth for another 2-3 cm, it does not need to be buried completely;
3. The soil is moistened with a small amount of water, the pot is placed on the windowsill at a temperature of 20 ° C.

Sprouted root

Breeding

Ginger is propagated vegetatively and with the help of seeds. Each method has its own characteristics and requires enough time. The vegetative method is less laborious, growing seeds is a more complex and lengthy process.

Root tubers

Several plants can be obtained from the 1st root tuber at once, for this it is divided into parts 5-7 cm in size. Each piece should have at least 1 bud-eye. Each part is planted in a separate container, several pieces can be placed in a wide pot at once. How to plant ginger in order to propagate it:

1. Places of cuts on the roots are treated with carbon powder to prevent decay;
2. A drainage layer is poured into the flowerpot, on top of which fertile soil is poured;
3. If the roots are planted in one pot, they are laid out at a distance of 5-8 cm from each other with their kidneys up. Top pieces are sprinkled with earth so that they are buried no more than 2 cm;
4. The earth is irrigated with clean water and the pot is covered with a film. The next day, the earth around the roots is loosened, aired daily for 15 minutes.

Cut tuber

Seed cultivation

Finding ginger seeds is not easy; they are rarely found on sale; you can order them online. Collecting the seeds yourself is almost impossible. At home, ginger can bloom in 2-4 years, if it is properly looked after. For several reasons, flowering may not occur.

If the seeds are already available, it remains only to germinate them. How to do it:

1. Prepare nutritious soil yourself or purchase ready-made, pour it into a container for seed germination. Any wide shallow container will do. It is not necessary to fall asleep the drainage layer, after a couple of weeks the sprouts will be transplanted;
2. Seeds need to be laid out on top of the ground, you do not need to dig or dig into the ground;
3. The soil is sprayed from the spray gun to make it moist, but not moist. From above the container is tightened with a film or covered with glass, placed in a warm semi-shaded place without direct light.

The sown land is moistened and aired every day. After 2 weeks, the first leaves should germinate. When there are several, the plant can be transplanted into separate pots.

Growing from seeds requires a lot of time, the rhizome will fully form only after 3-4 years. This option is more suitable if ginger is grown as a decorative home plant, and not for harvesting.

Care

The nature of South Asia is ideal conditions for the growth of ginger. Before you grow ginger at home, you must immediately familiarize yourself with the rules of caring for the plant. Ginger should be illuminated for 12-15 hours a day, in the cold season it is necessary to use phytolamps for additional illumination.

Watering mode

The plant grows well in moist soil, but the water should not stagnate, otherwise the root may rot. Watering Rules:

• The plant is watered with filtered or settled water when the topsoil dries up (every day or every other day);
• If in winter the temperature in the rooms does not exceed 18-20 ° C, the amount of water is reduced by 2 times;
• So that the water does not stagnate, a day after each irrigation, the soil is loosened;
• A month before harvesting, watering is reduced, 1-2 weeks before the date it is completely stopped.

Top dressing

During the growing season, top dressing is required, without them it is impossible to get a good crop. How to properly feed the plant:

• The first top dressing is carried out 10-14 days after emergence of seedlings;
• Every 2-3 weeks the plant is fed, alternating mineral and organic fertilizers;
• The choice of fertilizer depends on the purpose of cultivation, for example, phosphorus additives accelerate root growth, potassium and nitrogen contribute to the growth of buds and foliage;
• From organic mixtures, bird droppings or mullein are suitable. The fertilizer is mixed with water in a proportion of 1:10.

Harvesting

Subject to all the rules, ginger will begin to grow 2-4 weeks after planting. After 7-10 months, the tops of the leaves will begin to dry out and turn yellow. This means that you can already harvest the first crop. How to do it:

• It is necessary to completely cut off the upper part of the plant, if the leaves have not fallen;
• The root is carefully taken out with a lump of earth;
• Ginger is cleaned by hand from the soil, and then washed with water. The root should dry out within 8-10 hours.

Young root

The root will be small in size, about 2 times larger than the planted one. A large crop can be obtained only after 2-3 years. During this time, individual tubers can be dug up every 7-8 months, and the maternal part can be maintained to maintain growth. Harvested ginger should be stored at a temperature not lower than 2 ° C.

How to grow ginger at home in a pot from a purchased root

Not all garden stores have root tubers; in this case, ginger is grown from a root bought in a store or on the market. What should the spine look like:

• Dense and fresh, cream-colored without spots and rot;
• The surface should be smooth and glossy;
• The roots should not be wrinkled or damaged;
• It should have viable kidneys.

To bring ginger from another country to the supermarket, it is treated with substances that slow down the growth of the green part of the plant. This layer must be removed, for this the root is pre-soaked in warm water for 36-48 hours. Disinfectants, such as potassium permanganate, can be added to water.

Shop Ginger

Before you grow ginger from the store at home, you need to prepare the soil and pot for planting. The prepared root must be planted in the same way as the tubers from the gardening shop.

A useful root crop, which contains vitamins C and A, is ginger it takes enough time to grow it. Only six months later, you can harvest the first crop. Healing root is brewed in tea, used in cooking and in traditional medicine - this is why you need to keep ginger in each house.