? about Ginger

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Dracon
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Joined: Oct 29, 2001 8:00 pm
Location: Zone5 Fort Wayne,INDIANA

? about Ginger

Post by Dracon »

This is NOT a post about Gilligan's Island.
I bought a pot of European Ginger. I would have liked to buy about 10 pots of it, but my budget would not permit this. I want to know is how can I best get this one pot to spread/divide/mulitiply. Other than give it ideal conditions so that it thrives, are there other tricks to make it spread? Can I harvest seed, do cuttings, layer, or other things?
I'd never be this impatient to have more of Mary Ann, but for Ginger, I just can't wait.
Robyn
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Joined: Oct 18, 2001 8:00 pm
Location: Central NC - Zone 7b

Post by Robyn »

I haven't used any method of propagation other than dividing. They do have a flower of sorts down near the ground and I think ants pollenate the flower but I have never looked for seeds. I got a clump in a trade and immediately divided into 4 plants. Those 4 are huge after about 4 years. Need divided again.
Robyn - Zone 7b
Kurt5
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Joined: Feb 03, 2003 7:58 pm
Location: Shenandoah Valley of Virginia (zone 6b)

Ginger from seed?

Post by Kurt5 »

I found some European ginger seeds online. Does anyone have experience growing ginger from seed? Easy? Hard? Suggestions?
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