How To Grow Ginger At Home In 2023!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

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[@victoriajohnson3034]

Don't know if anyone mentioned, but ginger, tumeric, and horse radish all grow the same!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

They very much do Victoria.... Awesome!

[@Wendy-ir6ww]

Good to know as even though I would like a some ginger and a little horse radish, it's turmeric that's the most consistently and commonly used stem/rhizome in this household, so I will indeed setup an area for these plants to continually grow/regrow.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@Wendy-ir6ww and the turmeric is consistently the most expensive too!

[@jenniferwalters579]

Zone 6b here! I am happy to say my ginger came back this spring that I had left some or at least one in the ground and it’s going well- I’m thinking I’ll harvest and replant some inside to keep it going strong all winter and leave some in the ground. Try to keep the jungle going!

[@jenniferwalters579]

Hey do you believe i should harvest my horseradish? I’m in 6b and going to have two nights of freezing tonight! Or just pick the greens and mulch well?

[@ScotianTim]

Finally. Clear and THOROUGH tutorials. So many YT gardeners and their "Don't water too much or too little"; "Don't plant too deep or too shallow" BS vague narratives. This is the teacher I was looking for. AND the recap. Fantastic concept. Sir, you are straight to the top of my YT gardeners; and a few are going to be dropped now. Thank you so much for your method. I wish you all the success you desire.

[@MonkeyBoy-sd9vc]

This channel, garden like a viking and millennial gardener are the only 3 channels you really need to learn everything from vegetables to fruit trees to natural fertilizers and even fermentation of your home grown produce

[@Im4realtryme]

Planted ginger for the first-time last year, picked it early. Now I'm better equipped to get mature ginger. Thanks, your channel is the best!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Right on! Did you dry it out for storage or grind it all up fresh?

[@theresarainey8914]

My ginger sprouted all on its own on my kitchen shelf! 😮 I didn't know I would be able to grow it and now I am so excited to be on this ginger growing journey! This video was fantastic. Thankyou so much.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

That's awesome! Just like potatoes do sometimes! Let us know how it goes for this summer!

[@FCT8306onTwoWheels]

Same here! The eyes are beginning to sprout nice green shoots but I got them in water now until tomorrow morning cause that's when I'm placing them in soil.

[@fayekeller7411]

Again an awesome tutorial that is easy for anyone of any age to start growing ginger and almost anything else that you talk about has made it easier for the newbies and some of us old people who haven't grown certain things before help us become successful gardeners! Kudos to you

[@babyroot3479]

Hello from the mountains of chilly northern Nevada 🥶 I'm hoping I can grow ginger up here (6500 ft) l really look forward to this!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Yes, you definitely can. Either indoors, or pre-sprout them super hear to give you a big head start.

[@leshabenn3368]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. It was very helpful. God bless you.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

And thanks to you for watching! :-)

[@Adeena55]

Looking forward to this video. Most of the time I can’t find decent ginger in my local grocery store.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

I hear you on that Adeena...some grocery stores as well as times of year are definitely better than others.

[@donnakacz6460]

Hi. JEFF. I'm doing my best to keep up. I am still in Georgia with my family. Our little garden on the balcony did, well so so. A hit with lettuces, spinach green beans wow. Tomatoes now no bees around. Carrots were a flop. I think I over watered. Cakes are pretty good. Zucchini again a flop. Just lots of flowers. So long story short, I ad a blast with my grandsons 4 and 5 years old. I learned a lot. Thanks to you. I will definitely do better next season. For now, I have garlic to plant, and the end, I believe, of green beans. 40's overnight starting Tuesday. So thank you, my friend, for all of your help. Love and God bless ❤

[@montygates8767]

Sounds like you need to pollinate the plants yourself. I saw someone use a paint brush. Good luck

[@donnakacz6460]

@@montygates8767 hi. Thanks. I did do the paint brush with the cucumbers. But I had no idea that it could be done with others. Thank you. Take care

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Such a busy season Donna!! Love it! Take is easy this winter, ha ha! 🙂

[@cindybroadus3277]

Just got about 6 Ginger rhizomes for Christmas! Can’t wait to get these started indoors! Thanks for your teachings in such a no stress style! Very enjoyable videos Bless you❤

[@shannanknight6485]

Thank you so much for posting this great teaching video. I hadn't started my ginger rhizomes yet cause I wasn't sure how to do it. Your wonderful video just solved that problem for me! Now I have to check and see if you have a sweet potato video. Thank you and God bless you.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks for checking it out Shannan! Are you planting them straight up or going to pre-sprout them first indoors?

[@nadif8437]

I'm ready to harvest my ginger as well as turmeric. Can't wait to see what grew. I like the tip on sprouting. Seems much easier, faster than sprouting in soil as I usually do.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

So awesome, let us know how the harvest goes!

[@robhunt-watts8908]

Just found your channel. Clear and straight to the point. We used a lot of ginger in our cooking, but this new crop is for making ginger beer. Thank you from a small village, across the pond, near Stonehenge

[@Randomhapiness]

Thanks for doing this video, i’ve been wondering about growing ginger, and we just had one sprout!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Right on, thanks for watching and good luck with it! You're half way there!

[@keniceeunice2644]

Thank you so much. I know how long it take to shoot all the procedures. Really appreciate it. I am a window gardener, love to focus on some plants and learn more about them.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Hey, thanks for noticing, appreciate it! Ginger on a window sill would be AMAZING!

[@MauriSutton-zj6jr]

Thank you Jeff; shared video with our Homestead Group; The Camp Fire Girls ☺️

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks Mauri!

[@JoanneMarie61]

Thanks Jeff for another great gardening tutorial. I am definitely going to try to grow some ginger this spring instead of watching it root on my counter in a bowl😆 Cheers!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Ha ha she's Joanne! If it's already rooting you're half way there! :-)

[@vidasustentavel9465]

Muito bom poder plantar e colher um produto assim. Gengibre é uma maravilha para nossa saúde. Tenha um ótima semana!

[@Junzar56]

I am growing ginger and turmeric, they have been inside for over a month because night time temps were getting to cool. Always want to learn more!

[@tammyohlsson7966]

TY! I just ran outside and covered my Ginger. Will dig it up and bring inside until Spring. Blessings!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Nice! How big is it?

[@rubberband1951]

Thank you so much great video. It's 10:30 ish am, and I washed my ginger from the store, and it is soaking. ❤❤❤

[@ch8237]

Thank you for sharing your experience with Jinger! I started it this past March here in Melbourne Australia and it has one steam!!I am looking forward to my 1st harvest in couple months ❤

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

oh wow I need to grow ginger along with green onions and turmeric root!

[@renaalam6844]

Damn I so happy to find you,, you tell it like it is,,I live in Mississippi 🌽💌

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Cheers renaalam! More than happy that you did! 🙂

[@mindaelliott9576]

I just came across your video. Best video I have seen. You’re an amazing teacher. I live in the very hot southwest. I’m hoping I can grow it outside here.

[@NanasWorms]

I've always wanted to try to grow ginger because it's something we use several times a week in the kitchen. I'm going to check back on our greenhouse records to see if we can get 6-7 months at those temperatures throughout Victoria summer, Jeff! Thank you so much for outlining the steps. I should be good to go next spring if my greenhouse temps check out. ~ Sandra

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Right on Sandra.....if you can start it early indoors on your kitchen counter, that can often buy you 2 months of the early growing time from February to April say.....then it should be smooth sailing until August! 🙂

[@christinebrooks6364]

Hi Jefd, another great video with lots of useful information on growing ginger. Thanks for sharing and take care 😊

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks Christine! Hope all is well! Garden gone dormant for the winter yet?

[@photofreak21]

Thank you for this very detailed comprehensive video! I can’t wait to try planting my own ginger. Hopefully it will grow in our North Idaho garden.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Hey, thanks for watching! Make sure to get that head start and I think you'll be ok!

[@shirleyk623]

My ginger and tumeric is just about to harvest. I can't wait. Great information Jeff. Thanks

[@bluewolf4915]

I've GOT to try this. 👍🏻

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Indeed you do!

[@shineyrocks390]

This should thrive here in Nevada.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Give it enough water and no reason you couldn't grow it!

[@FrozEnbyWolf150]

Here in coastal zone 7b I planted some ginger in my mint bed some time ago and completely forgot about it, since it did not produce anything by the end of the year. I figured it was a lost cause, and I just needed to try planting it elsewhere. I did not plant any fresh ginger this year, but around late summer I noticed something odd. In the middle of my mint bed were some ginger leaves. Apparently the ginger had managed to perennialize and survive the winter in less than ideal conditions. I haven't decided whether to dig it up and take a look, or leave it alone.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Oh wow! Super Ginger!! Propagate from it!

[@just_jenn6391]

Don't know if this was already answered but is it a correct thought that the young ginger can be replanted to mature in order to have a continuous crop? Assuming it is in a correct environment all year....

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Yes, you just keep replanting the rhizomes. The older ones are the ones you want to replant though

[@TheRpro69]

Have you try to leave a few ginger rhizomes in the soil over Winter (that you harvest from) ; Adding few layers of leaves or other stuff on top to keep warm and see if they regrow the next growing season?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

100% they will do that and regrow..its awesome! But here in Canada, I cannot do that ha ha, they rhizomes will turn to mush over my winter.

[@shineyrocks390]

I just now put some ginger in pots while watching and listening to your video. I used coco coir as you suggested.😊

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Hey best of luck!!

[@Gr8fullyDeadHead]

You should buffer coco coir with a cal mag solution. The coco locks up the magnesium through a cat ion bond.

[@MommaF8]

I'm gonna have to wait til I get a greenhouse built to grow here in SE AK!

[@michaelmarchione3408]

I might just have to try that Jeff! Enjoyed, take care!

[@zilvercederbom]

My cold climate might make this a challenge, but gosh darn it, they're just so cute. At least want to try this a couple times. :)

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Give it a try! But yes, definitely watch those night drops!

[@akusav333]

get a frikkin grow tent and HPS lamps, give them all the love like they were cannabis

[@dannramirez9]

Great video! You answered everyone of my questions!

[@joycecaballero3206]

Thanks for the detailed information. I will start my own. God bless

[@maritzacruzplantingwithsalsa]

Thank you so much for your videos. You are so awesome!!

[@Migysuperfly]

Love the video great info... on a side note, the inconsistent audio levels throughout the video are distracting. I find myself having to turn up or down the volume several times throughout the video to hear what is being said or having to turn on subtitles. It's not an issues with earphones.

[@agb0012000]

I planted mine in my yard years ago. I e rarely take any out. Should I dig them up and freeze some and replant some?

[@lesleyobrien3907]

Thank you

[@randomjan33]

Thank you great content.❤

[@victoriajohnson3034]

Any ideas why alot of mine get great plants above ground, but nothing growing under ground?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Need to grow for longer Victoria......6-7 months at near tropical temperatures.

[@user-mk5tj4to2q]

hello there! Nice video - do you have information as to the components of your soil?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks! My soil for container Ginger is 50% compost, 50% coco fiber.... Perlite and vermiculite sprinkled in

[@Nov7708]

❤

[@plantbased-Somaya]

Great video. Also, can't the ginger be left in the ground after it has been fully matured, and you harvest it whenever you need it? Thats what I'm doing now for about a month or more.

[@emylytle7149]

Hi Jeff! I’m trying so hard to grow ginger and turmeric 😊👩‍🌾👍♥️ so far I only have a small bucket growing, should I transplant it in a bigger pot? Thank you for this video love it 👍🙏🏻♥️😊👩‍🌾

[@moniquebaby36]

What size growing bag did you use? I only have 5 and 10 gallon bags how many ginger I can plant in it? And which size bag should I use?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

5 gallon can work. 7 and 10 gallons are better. The rhizomes grow all packed together, so a 5 gallon can have 3 plants growing in it no problem

[@fayekeller7411]

What's the best thing to do with the greens from ginger Is it good to chop up and give to your chickens or is it good to chop and freeze and use in cooking

[@sebasstuff8847]

Do you mulch for ginger and potato plants?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Oh yes, always!

[@junelawrimore9567]

Is tumeric easy to grow? I just fou d tumeric root and eager to get it growing,if possiible.

[@jcutler1018]

I found it easier than ginger when I had my first go.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Virtually identical June! 🙂

[@TheMariana29]

Hello, I bought couple of ginger rhizomes from the store and I usually put them in the fridge but this time I forgot them in the plastic bag on top of the counter and some how the bag was covered with a towel ... Found them yesterday and both rhizomes ha sprouted I was happy but now I don't know what to do and what I mean is I live in Canada and spring is far far away 😄 not to mention that the days are mostly cloudy 🤔 ... Any suggestions? Thank you!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Plant them up in some regular potting soil, right at the surface, not too deep.... Should time it perfectly with going outside in the spring!

[@ddc163264]

Unlike growing from seeds or even a clove of garlic, all the videos of "growing" ginger, don't seem to produce much. It seems like a 1 to 1 result. Put in a piece or ginger and then when the plants grows out all you get back is the same piece of ginger to take out, only with a green stalk attached in addition to what you put in the ground, that doesn't seem like a good crop plant to "grow". Is it just that once you plant it, when you get the same piece back it somehow become "fresher" to use? So you wait all those months to just make a slightly better tasting ginger?

[@the_nondrive_side]

I have a shoot growing in a pot with an Aloe.. think it's gonna be OK together for a few months? The Aloe is already massive and there seems room

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Ginger grows FAST...a few months is basically its life cycle. I don't think the plants will harm each other, but they may run out of space.

[@HealyMeans]

hi jeff 🤗 another great video. ive wanted to grow my own ginger but thought it would be complicated. im in zone 10 (southern California) and have a 35 gallon grow bag. can i grow ginger and turmeric in the same bag? how many of each? thanks

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Oh yeah Healy....you could grow some AMAZING ginger/turmeric in that setup! Space them 4-6" apart and you should be fine.

[@angelinagarcia3748]

Yummy

[@lynnlovessoil]

How exactly do you store it? You said room temperature but does it need to be covered from light?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

I haven't found light to affect the longevity at all....only temperature and moisture.

[@ellenorbjornsdottir1166]

Will it handle persistent 60°F if all other conditions are good? I keep my house on the cold side (though hotter than 60F) for economical and comfort reasons.

[@ellenorbjornsdottir1166]

Update: you said no less than 21C (70F) - that's too warm. I will be sure to report back on conditions, successes and failures if I grow ginger as a houseplant in my slightly cold house.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

You can definitely try if it's super stable.... But it really is a tropical plant. It may grow well, but not produce rhizomes you might find

[@kimyork3300]

What month do you start your ginger plant in zone 7?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

I start nine indoors about 6 weeks before my last spring frost date.

[@kimyork3300]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms do you have any suggestions as to why my 8 month old ginger is about 5 feet tall but has no rhizome growth?

[@MiniMinuteMoney]

I love how ‘nice’ this was, are you Canadian? I’m really trying to not suggest towards a stereotype but…

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Ha ha, thanks! Yes, as Canadian as you can get...!

[@joyfulparadise]

When you did the second method and filled up the tray with soil, added the ginger, and then covered it with soil, you put it on the heating mat. I didnt see you water it first. Are we supposed to water it? Then add to heating mat?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

I use moist medium to begin with...so no watering necessary. :-)

[@joycebovee5818]

What size grow bag did you use? It looks like a 10 gallon. I’m not positive about that.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

I use both the 7 and 10 gallon grow bags

[@SH-jy6lc]

I wonder if its possible to grow ginger indoors. I live in zone 3, we have +10 C degrees at night in summer. Way too cold for ginger.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Definitely possible.... Heat, space, and light are the key

[@SH-jy6lc]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Thanks! Do you think I need some special grow light or just my 4000 lumen shop light and a sunny window will do?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@SH-jy6lc that sounds good. Ginger is a great indoor plant too!

[@akusav333]

Can I use this in 2024, or do I need to download an update?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

You caaaan......but there's no warranty!

[@donnaeastridge5579]

Why do I have to fill the bag up if the ginger doesn't need all that dirt.

[@carolbeers4208]

I have tried many times but no luck

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

No sprouts at all Carol?

[@annlibrowning]

can I cut some part of ginger to eat and grow the rest from one large rhizone

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

100% you can. I harvest a little bit at a time from the main plant whenever I'm in short supply and it keeps growing without missing a beat!

[@PoetiqueMs]

Can it be grown as a houseplant?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

100% yes! It grows amazing indoors......there are even ornamental (non-edible) varieties as well!

[@PoetiqueMs]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms I'm guessing a shallow pot would be best?

[@kittyestes3656]

I am very confused looks like you only got back exactly how much you put in lol

[@jasonslade1253]

I’ve never see a dry looking piece of newly grown ginger. Always comes out small and yellow like the fresh stuff on the top of your harvest. I think the older looking stuff is the original piece you planted.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Nope, the original stuff that's planted literally turns to either mush or a hollow shell..... Ginger when it's left to keep growing will produce rhizomes with the skin.... Just like potatoes

[@GardenIdeas01]

Your ginger is very beautiful but mine is bigger root

[@ISayFinn]

Take time to research, but coco coir is more environmentally unfriendly than Peet, which largely comes from Canada and IS renewable. Coco coir is highly processed! Like many untruths, this lie has been around a long time, has been exposed, but the people who make money on it try to keep you find finding out. If you take a little time to search, you will find the truth!

[@ChefBoiImHungry]

great video! but you narrate like dr. suess where your explanations go up to a high level like your questioning yourself......not professional bro.....American pie style "THIS ONE TIME AT BAND CAMP" lmfao

[@BiblicalFlatEarth]

Peat moss is NOT an “environmental hazard.” Smarten up.

[@TheBBQKEEPER]

Thank you for the videos. What is the method to store the ginger during the winter. Especially store for planting the following year? I live in Ohio and we do have cold winters. Can I use the ginger that I have grown to replant the following year? Or just buy new and start over (which I would rather not do)? Thanks!

[@sippigrrrl]

I feel pretty lucky to live a little bit south of New Orleans, Louisiana, in this case. I have so much ginger growing in my side yard that my husband has to mow it down. The rhizomes have gone past the edge of the flowerbed and I have them encroaching into the yard! It smells delicious when we mow them down. We are expecting a freeze next week, so I went out and dug most of it up. This video is timely for me, I’m going to move mine to containers. Thank you, from a former North Dakotan who got fed up with life in zone 3!

[@SH-jy6lc]

Great video effects!! Video itself is very well structured and entertaining.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks SH, that means a lot!

[@muhamadthemotorcityfarmer6016]

Pro advice as always. Ginger is not a part of a Middle Eastern cooking, but my X was Asian, and she taught my mother cook stir fry or something of the sort, so uses ginner often. Couple of years ago, ta piece of ginner sprouted, so I buried it in a pot on the porch and it grew for about four months before fall set in. I pulled it out and the ginger was so soft and so sweet that I munched on it over a week until it was gone. Let's see if I can follow these tips for next spring

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

That's so awesome! Love that it just grew for you like that!

[@muhamadthemotorcityfarmer6016]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Beginner's luck

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@muhamadthemotorcityfarmer6016 ha ha no way.... You got the touch!

[@thimovijfschaft3271]

I felt like you didn't translate to metric as much as with your other videos here

[@debheesen2097]

Hi! I have grown Ginger using one of your previous youtubes, and it worked wonderfully. I'm in North Florida, planted two rhizomes in different pots and one in the ground. Harvested one from a container last year, and left the other two to overwinter. And they both returned😊 in the spring my question is, if I harvest the rhizome when the plant dies back, will that rhizome still be viable to replant the next spring or do I have to go to the grocery store again the produce department for a fresher rhizome? love your videos, always excited when I see a new one ❤

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Yes, 100% it will be viable.... The stuff you buy at the grocery store is from plants that have died off and set the rhizomes for transport and storage. So same version of what you already have! Let us know how it goes though! :-)

[@DS-er6wf]

Great video but can't hear you over the music in parts.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Interesting.....shouldn't be any music in the video......unless you mean the recap?

[@DS-er6wf]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Yes I think it was there, all of a sudden we couldn't hear you anymore.

[@henochdeannakloosterboer6346]

Brilliant video. Watching from New Zealand. Thanks heaps!

[@user-hz7kv6js6l]

Thanks for the growing tips. I missed the window last year to grow ginger. The year before, I had a bumper crop. Gonna go soak some ginger right now. 😊

[@itsybitsy1693]

Wow, what a great learning video. Thank you. ❤

[@zan4110]

So much info..thank you..Will start in April.....

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Cheers Zan, thanks so much for watching!

[@zan4110]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms your videos always uplift me..😉

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@zan4110 happy to hear!

[@JessieSeo0224]

I love your video! Thank you

[@wendyleececostamesa]

Excellent

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks Wendy! :-)