question please

okay sometimes at the grocery store you see like onions growing and i bought a ginger root to actaully use the other day but noticed it had a green eye on it. i decided to plant it and see if it comes up.

will it actually work or am i just wishing?? thanks Marie

Betting answer is yes. Never grew ginger but I've grown many other things from grocery store buys....potatoes, sweet potatoes, garlic, onion, etc.

yes, it will grow. Plant it just below the soil. Any deeper and it will rot.

Oh Marie,

I grew one out from the local Taiwanese store and it was beautiful! It had beautiful wavey leaves & all; but it got killed by Mr. Frosty. I'm trying again soon.

~* Robin

cool i have him inside in a pot at the moment as its supposed to get cold agian next week.

once i see growth i will then when warm enough transplant outside.

will keep everyone posted how it does.

any update on how your ginger is faring?

:-)

still isnt doing a thing but hasnt rotted yet either.

OK. Keep us posted! I've got a pot of galangal (ginger relative) that I bought as a little plant last year, and I really like it... It would be fun if your ginger grew!

I've planted sprouting ginger from the grocery store a couple of times. Best I ever got was a 12" plant last summer, and it died before I got moved. Of course, I was not paying much attention to my plants last summer, so it may have been my fault.

Your ginger should grow fine. If you were to unearth it, you will find green eyes starting to sprout. You probably won't know what kind it is till it blooms. A friend grew one that had small hidden yellow blooms. I didn't wait for blooms. Dug the roots to use. It made lots of roots but took lots of water once it started growing. Good luck. We'll be curious to know how it goes. Pod

I've got a question to add --------- just bought some ginger root with one of those green eyes and plan to plant it, but do I need to plant the entire thing or can I cut the chunk with the eye off and just plant it (like you'd do with potatoes or jerusalem artichokes)? Please let me know as I want to get it into a pot pretty soon.

I would plant the whole piece of ginger. If you choose to cut the eye, you better let it dry before you plant it. I suspect the ginger would rot otherwise. Maybe someone else has some experience with this.

I've got a couple of pieces of ginger root in the fridge. Can I plant this?
~Elaine~

I would try it if it has eyes. Seems like that is what made me try it. Had one in the veggie drawer and when I took it out, it was sprouting. Good luck!

Thanks!
~Elaine~