How to Grow Ginger From STORE Bought Ginger in Containers

[@Selfsufficientme]

G'day Everyone, I hope you are all doing well! Even though we do have a few acres, I still love growing in containers and it's amazing how much you can grow in a small space. Every little bit helps especially during periods like this when food prices are rising. All the best and thanks for your support. I'll be trying to answer/acknowledge as many comments as I can over the next few days. Cheers :)

[@rezayaseri2790]

how much kilo was it?

[@cathyd.williamssaltlight5373]

Love your videos! Can you replant the ginger roots growing down in soil, love ginger! Thank you😄

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[@djben928]

this is pretty cool and inspiring. I like this channel. I'm learning a lot

[@lovelivelaugh7712]

Do you have any tips for growing horseradish in containers. (I am new to it all and am trying to learn as much as I can 😊) thank you for all of your videos/help

[@MarkFromTheYoutubeComments]

I love how you so rarely do "And we'll see what happens when it's done!" No. You wait until it IS done, and then post the video. LOVE that. LOVE LOVE LOVE it. Although I imagine it makes content creation a little tricky. "Okay... today I need to film another chunk for videos 1, 2, and 7..."

[@Selfsufficientme]

G'day Mark and thanks mate! Yeah, to create one of these vids is a little tricky at times but I really do enjoy the process knowing that the viewer will see a "complete" example and all the most important stages at least. Cheers :)

[@MendedAndWholeLife]

Yes He is of an “Excellent spirit”... we appreciate it!

[@lgrillo]

Yes! So much better the way he does it. Totally agree.

[@OddWoz]

That’s imo because his primary goal is education and sharing instead of being focused on maximizing a money making venture. Pretty apparent in the quality of his content what he’s all about. ✌️

[@rg9749]

​@@Selfsufficientme Much appreciated, I share your videos with friends all around the world. Everyone loves your energy and many say you remind them of Steve Irwin! Bet you've heard that before?

[@Rohan-go4oo]

As a fellow SE Qlder, I have had success after watching videos from Hawaii. The main tip I learnt, plant in a half empty pot, when ginger root, shows through, put another inch of potting mix on top, when it shows through again, put another inch of mix on top. The root multiples upwards, so keep adding mix.

[@TheEmbrio]

Oh wow

[@ciarfah]

Great tip, cheers

[@stellaqaustralia]

OK so, like spuds …thanks for the tip 👍 (from Lismore)

[@Selfsufficientme]

Great tip! Thanks for sharing, cheers :)

[@itsmyparty4637]

Rohan good tip, this is the way I grow potatoes in cardboard boxes too, as they grow just surround with grass clippings or hay/straw, whatever. cheap and easy

[@tristanvdw]

If breaking the ginger apart, I find it best to let it heal or harden the fresh spot before planting in the ground. If planted with the wound still fresh, the chances of rot seem to increase a lot.

[@Selfsufficientme]

Great tip! Thanks for sharing :)

[@mikodomo13]

Same with potatoes!

[@lengl1125]

Would you break them apart, let it heal and then soak the pieces before planting?

[@rorynesta7766]

@@lengl1125 if its homegrown then dont need to soak before planting.So break them and let it heal then grow them.Only soak store bought ones as they are covered in chemicals (growth inhibitors-stuff which stops the ginger from sprouting)

[@lisamuse574]

@@rorynesta7766 how long to allow to heal?

[@gnarbeljo8980]

An asian lady on yt had a trick she used: you leave the ginger without water together with a quarter of an onion in pieces in an airtight container a few days. (Bc like potatoes, the eyes will start developing shoots fast in company of onion.) Then divide into small pieces each with a shoot, and plant in pot. Speedier and less risk to the rhisomes.

[@shineon651]

I’m here because I tried that and they only molded. I had good eyes too. So I’m going to try this method. Just fyi:) I was surprised it didn’t work for me. Maybe it was to moist or something.

[@KaiPhD]

This! I do it all of the time. It works fast.

[@nkatyachibesa884]

I would like to know more about this ☺️

[@DorisClay]

Who is that lady?

[@naeemahharris9874]

Works every time. I do it by accident lol.

[@TM-tl6do]

Notes for personal use; - buy ginger w eyes/ nodes, organic might work best - soak for 24 hrs - plant in large container, premium soil, bury not too deep, grows sideways, helps to break into smaller peices - don’t water too much in early days bc susceptible to rotting. Prevent soil from totally drying out - maybe use humidy some? Unsure - slow to sprout - likes a lot of water once it’s sprouted. But don’t let it sit in soggy water. (He waters every day in summer once sprouted) - likes a lot of sun

[@danielleturner6248]

😊

[@susanp102]

It's not that difficult, my problem is getting it to stop growing, I just do't know when to harvest.

[@TNBushcrafter]

​@@susanp102in USDA zone 8 and warmer it can be harvested year round. In areas where frost may kill it off harvest in fall. Set aside some to replant indoors, so the following spring you already have plants ready to go.

[@Qu_2_wil_lmjk]

Notice how the leaves up above the soil were starting to turn brown and wither? That's usually the time to harvest root vegetables; when the leaves are done.@@susanp102

[@susanp102]

@@TNBushcrafter I I very cleat.

[@saltycat662]

This man is a treasure and should be protected at all costs! ❤❤

[@tracycrider7778]

Truth!

[@goodgirlsguide]

He has good thighs too. 😂

[@christinec8895]

❤️

[@atzone123]

Strong men

[@yaimamartinez9576]

@@goodgirlsguide 😶

[@meganhuggins7494]

I’m in the UK. I found a piece of ginger in my pantry, which had fallen into the bottom basket of my veggie rack. I just cut it into a couple of pieces and planted it. Put it in the greenhouse to see what would happen. So far it’s growing very well. 🙂🤞🏻

[@sabrinad3679]

Did you get rhizomes ? I'm in France, they grow but never give rhizomes.

[@RestWithin]

@@sabrinad3679 Are you watering correctly and feeding them occasionally?

[@sabrinad3679]

@@RestWithin watering yes. But I didn't put fertilizer.

[@RestWithin]

@@sabrinad3679 “We live and learn”, as the old saying goes.

[@johntaylor963]

any shoots yet? I've often wondered if it would work as a houseplant in the UK. The reference to a wet summer followed by a wet winter sounds familiar 🙄.

[@me-hp7vh]

Specular harvest, to find that kind of success in less than perfect conditions is why I'm a subscriber. A master gardener and teacher. Thank you for all your work I do appreciate it.

[@96anniken]

I loved the sneeze included inbetween all this great information. High quality information with bits of random humour - couldn't possibly be better.

[@julierobertson148]

I did this when I lived in south Louisiana (USA). The small piece of store-bought ginger grew so well it distorted the plastic pot I grew it in. Definitely worth doing.

[@gennc7293]

The sticker you left on the ginger...the pain...the pain! Also the sneeze scared the piss out of me and I choked on my water laughing. I love your videos you have taught myself and my family so much. ♡

[@zackcamacho]

😂 love how he left the sneeze in the video.

[@Berkeloid0]

I suppose the risk is if you peel it off you could break the skin and the piece might become diseased, so safer to leave the sticker on!

[@MrSimondom]

I love that most people would have edited it out, but that he edited it in. Just my kind of humor haha 🤣❤

[@Selfsufficientme]

G'day Glenn, sorry about the sneeze lol... Thanks mate and all the best :)

[@conniewojahn6445]

@@Berkeloid0 I didn't think of that. I hate those stickers and always pull them off of everything, plant or nonplant. It seems they'd soak off in water but apparently that one didn't.

[@tabetiabdelkader784]

Great video. Straight to the point, no horrible music, very instructive. Keep it up!

[@Buttercup251]

Ah, who needs the horrible music anyway....such a distraction!

[@tealkerberus748]

@@Buttercup251 background music is used in most media so that when the person isn't talking, you still have some audio. If a viewer isn't watching their screen (or if they're vision impaired and can't see the screen) the sound tells them the content is still playing, and some sound systems don't cope well with silence. That doesn't mean it needs to be noisy or intrusive, though. A gentle melody on a single guitar or piano is fully enough to fulfill its purpose.

[@TheWirdbird]

I purchased a big piece of ginger for flavoring dinner, but left it in the bag on the counter for several weeks. Looked at it one day and saw that it was growing. So I planted it, and it looks good! Looks like a house plant. Looking forward to harvesting it.

[@Stephen_Strange]

You can do this with onions too - we just bought a weird huge white onion from Lidl, and I fancied growing it - popped the chopped pieces(with base) in a moist placcy bag, put in a dark corner for 10 days, got some roots, now will plant into the ground!

[@TheWirdbird]

@@Stephen_Strange Thanks for tip. I will give that a try, too. Hubby and I love a particular type of onion, Sweet Vidalia, and it is a great addition to soup, fried with potatoes, etc. Tastes sweet.

[@kitemanmusic]

Another plant, but I found some sweet potatoes had sprouted. I cut off the end where the sprouts were, placed them in a pot of soil, and they are growing well!

[@NatenNator]

@@kitemanmusic these are called slips. What most people will do is place a sweet potato in a little water in early spring. It will start growing these slips. As they get bigger, you pull them off the tuber and root them. The tuber will keep producing more and you'll have a bunch to plant in the ground.

[@Kyle-sr6jm]

IMHO there is zero reason to grow a 'house plant' that does not produce something you can eat.

[@jeanetteburzlaff8628]

Thank you gor a great video. Im from Botswana Southern Africa. Ginger is very expensive here. Ive started a few years ago to plant my own ginger and tumeric, al year around. I'm giving growing plants to family and friends around me to start their own, and promoting the use of them to stay healthy. Thanks for all your videos. Keep it up, Im looking forward to the next and next videos.

[@cynthian3024]

I. M.j nook no km

[@frankdsouza2425]

Very warm thanks to All who have been generous enough to share, with the rest of us, their Tips and experiences.

[@MrAppleberry62]

I just wanted to say, being 25 years young, I talk about your videos to my wife all the time. Your edits and dad humor have me laughing (like the random sneeze cut), I just love it. I wanted to say thank you for all your videos over the years as i’ve been watching you for some time. I’m wanting to plant ginger and feel more confident in it now here in Oklahoma. Thanks Mark!

[@nancytabor8302]

Also in Oklahoma but 73. First fullyear of gardening here.

[@Selfsufficientme]

G'day and thank you, young fella! I'm glad I can put a smile on your face as it means I'm not too far over the hill yet to entertain all ages and hopefully motivate some to grow a few things. I appreciate your feedback mate all the best :)

[@emilybh6255]

Pro Tip: FREEZE IT! You can make ginger last a LONG TIME by just freezing what you don't use of what you buy or grow. Each time you need some for a recipe, go to your plastic bag of ginger in the freezer and cut off a piece. This way none of it goes to waste. However the just picked young ginger is perfect for making pickled ginger for sushi. To make it pink either use the traditional purple Perilla (Shiso) leaves OR use some fresh beet root.

[@TheWirdbird]

Emily - thanks for the tip. I purchased some ginger from the store, planted it and it is growing. I wondered what to do with the harvest.

[@laimutebieleviciene9104]

Can I get full recepie how to do it please

[@emilybh6255]

@@TheWirdbird You are welcome! It works on both store bought and home grown ginger as you'd expect. I've been freezing ginger (and horseradish) for years. I haven't wasted money on them since I started doing that.

[@Berkeloid0]

There are other YT videos that show people pureeing the ginger before freezing, and pressing lines on the bag before putting it in the freezer so it has the shape of a block of chocolate. Then when it's time to use some ginger they can just break a square off the frozen "chocolate" block.

[@emilybh6255]

@@Berkeloid0 All that isn't necessary. I just keep it in its good ole natural form. I supposed you can do what you want with it but the more processing you do of it the less flavor it will have by the time you want to use it.

[@pohle4632]

I grow ginger as a houseplant. It doesn't yield much indoors, but it's pretty, smells good and doesn't poison the cats if they chew on it.

[@myjourneytotruth]

I've been meaning to plant some indoors to keep through the year for the same reason but I'm hesitant, I don't want insects to overtake my place...and suggestions for soil, watering schedule etc ?

[@pohle4632]

@@myjourneytotruth I've never had insect problems with any of my houseplants. Insects don't bother my ginger even when outdoors. I don't think they like the flavor. I used just standard potting soil, in a pot with a drainage hole. I poke the soil with my finger and if it feels dry it gets watered. Frequency varies greatly on the weather and humidity in my area. It does like to be warm, especially when first planted. I've put the pot on a heating pad meant for sprouting seeds.

[@JustMe-gs9xi]

@@pohle4632 im starting some just for the house too.

[@melsafken764]

I will be growing indoors, too. The weather here is too drastic (edge of desert in western Colorado). Maybe set it out in the spring.

[@myjourneytotruth]

@@pohle4632 oh that's great, I'll give it a try ty 😊

[@leonalovemoor9041]

Came for the information, stayed for the info-tainment, and subscribed for the jumping from behind the plant with your short shorts and genuine smile 😄

[@rhysplant8392]

Great vid. Only tip I can add is: when harvesting, do it with care, so you can identify the new root growth and procure that part of the ginger to replant. New root growth have a specialiased cell called 'root hair cells' which immensely assist with water absorption and mineral ion extraction along with anchoring the plant, these cells are lost in mature roots. This will increase your reestablishment of anchorage in media 10 fold and reduce any shock period that may draw out for weeks. Edit : should add that this goes for any Dicotyledon plants during transplant.

[@valhallaproject9560]

Thanks for the soaking overnight tip. That's probably the reason I've had issues. Going to try some straightaway.

[@delavidaebella]

In my case, I soaked it in the water for 7 days and place it indoor, it sprouted nicely. Good luck!

[@Smiley_Me3]

Have to tell you Mark, your videos have given me so much confidence to just get out in the garden and give it a go. Even my 4yr old daughter made me buy her some ginger to grow at home after watching this video. Thanks so much for all your efforts.

[@xxyy1318]

Made you? Teach her to ask so she doesn't grow up entitled like these American bratty kids I see.

[@awallett3588]

This may be a year old but I JUST came upon it and could not be happier. THANK YOU for sharing all your well known, new knowledge and ideas!!! We do need to make sure you take GREAT CARE of yourself not only for the family but your large following❣

[@Chocoholiclady66]

My understanding is that the pieces after separation need to be left for the open wound to dry and scab over (much like larger seed potatoes if cut up) before planting to reduce risk of disease and rotting. Very good to know that the anti-sprouting stuff they put on things for the store shelves can be removed with a 24 hour soak in water! So many just say not to use store bought because more than likely won't sprout. Thank you so much for sharing!

[@iammeniece]

A way to fast track the healing is the dip them in ash. Plus its extra fertilizer for the plant

[@guardmommad5084]

Thanks for tipping the pot out. That was quite interesting to see all the roots.

[@stephenh7336]

If you cut the stalk while it is still green you can use it to make tea, or add to a dish to give subtle ginger flavor that isn't overwhelming. The leaves can be used the same. However they are both very tough and woody so I wouldn't suggest trying to actually eat them just use as flavoring.

[@janicejurgensen2122]

Great tips! Thank you for sharing I love using the entire plant!

[@cathyrobinson8301]

Thank you I often wonder if you could. Sweet potatoe leaves are delightful also

[@fkjan6942]

@@cathyrobinson8301 tqvm 4 ur show.

[@fkjan6942]

Great.

[@curtisep5885]

Was wondering about the leaves. Thanks

[@SettleinSpain]

Now I know where I've been going wrong, I had no idea they coated it in something to inhibit growth! Thanks I'll be soaking in future. Just drawing up plans for our place, I love your raised beds and have been watching your videos for a few years now, as someone who is getting older and at times physically challenged they would really help. We are both vets too and know that working the land is really going to help physically and mentally. Thanks for inspiring us.

[@JustMe-gs9xi]

Hi, Settle in Spain i'm older now, 63 yrs old little 5'3" lady,,. gardening is my Truly needed therapy. i started in my 30's and i was able to work so much faster and take more pressure on my body. i thought it would stay the same,, :) i've always been superfit, healthy about 120 lbs. (now im 135 lbs,, but the extra weight is good for women as you get older,,). I had to clear alot of land, i did all this by hand, or with handtools. My endurance was huge,,, day after day, i'd work. Now,,, i can clear less,,, and have to work hard one day, then take the next day off. In those 35 yrs, i beat lyme disease (which kept me out of commission for 2-3 yrs),,,, and a slip on the ice,, and i broke my (ahhh), tailbone, (that was bad, bad. i missed 3 full summers, and then had to slowly learn how to move again),, BUT i think the best part is my love for this made me never give up. i hope this helps as you move along,, slow, pace yourself,,, take full days off as you need them

[@SettleinSpain]

@@JustMe-gs9xi great advice about choosing the right tools for the job, I too often put up with what we have but should get the right tool for my body, love this advice, thank you :)

[@SriJo2015]

Happy to see the harvest bless, gratitude for mother nature.. and you can drink with tea, add 1/2 teaspoon of grated ginger to black tea add sugar or honey go enjoy in winter days.. and good for cold flu, headache ect, act like natural painkiller it's help to lose weight as well.

[@enoki79]

my organic trader joes ginger recently started sprouting all thanks to your lovely video, thank you! love ginger!

[@atejaney8322]

I am learning a lot from this guy. He's absolutely an expert. This for me is the best video on ginger growing.

[@braukorpshomebrew6039]

I planted some ginger in March, and it's just now coming out of the soil! So yes, much-needed patience for this one!

[@angelaiser4288]

Just planted mine a couple weeks ago and I'm already getting sprouts. How exciting! Thank you for your videos

[@me-hp7vh]

That's good to hear! I'll be replanting it's been too wet with temperatures jumping then dropping. I'll wait to see if things level out and I get some sprouts, I just thought I would've normally seen a few little greenies poking through to let me know they're all good. My soil is most productive this year thanks to my soil builders compost skills I've got a wide variety of heirloom toms everywhere I don't have a single container that's not had a volunteer or more, I container garden due to being stuck in a Apt when I was def born to roam a beautiful spacious homestead. Wow I'm on a tight budget and mid year my rent is increasing up a whopping $120 a month! They give and then snatch up every last bit away. Things could be worse and I'm very grateful to have a place I can garden in front and back with E/W sun exposure ...so partial.

[@LuisC7]

@@me-hp7vh wow congrats on doing so much with so little. What are those volunteers you say?

[@deadmanswife3625]

Let me know if it tastes as good as the original

[@CommonwealthAmerican]

If there is anyone on the planet who changes the way I live my life, it is this man. Thank you.

[@OTseven]

Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you. Especially the 24 hour soak in water prior to planting. Perfect

[@dubo5]

We got so much ginger last year that we froze it. Beautiful plant with the gift of a harvest. Turmeric and ginger grown together looks great. We take grocer ginger and cut pieces with 2-3 spurs and plant in sunny beds. Once the heat kicks in at zone 7 the ginger takes off. Keep it watered. Mark hit the nail on care.

[@catofthecastle1681]

How do you prepare for freezing?

[@dubo5]

@@catofthecastle1681 Simple process. Wash off dirt, cut to size and freeze in ziplocs. Makes hand grinding easier too when frozen.

[@InJusticeAustralia]

Very interesting. As someone that lived where loads of massive ginger rhizomes were growing, and as you mentioned, they like to grow sideways. So I’d suggest instead of squishing them to grow in such a tiny pot, get some that are wider, and I’d say you will get a bigger crop.

[@DeidraWhite-h4b]

Led me to think

[@007DarkElf]

Question. Could I possibly grow leafy shallow rooted cold weather vegetables in the same area as my ginger in winter? If I were to amend the soil with compost so the vegetable roots wouldn't take to much nutrients from the established ginger root. Do you think it would hurt the ginger that I don't harvest?

[@Alexis-iq7lz]

My plants are reaching for the ceiling here in the greenhouse. Also from grocery store ginger. They’re growing really well and that’s here in Sweden. :)

[@gnarbeljo8980]

I'm in Sweden and just assumed it wouldn't work even in a greenhouse here, nice to hear! 👍💕

[@TeaBurn]

I subbed in the first 10 seconds of the video starting. I love this sort of content! With prices going up and up, this is a fun way to both save and expand my cooking repertoire, as I rarely use fresh ginger.

[@kennyblaaq6158]

Awesome video! Straight to the point with no extras. Keep up the good work.

[@Patrick-it8nk]

Still haven't had success with store bought ginger, but store-bought tumeric has been FANTASTICALLY easy to grow and its absolutely beautiful. Need to keep on the ginger one as I LOVE homemade pickled ginger.

[@karenberry7143]

where do you get your tumeric. I've wanted to try growing it in pots in Colorado but none of my local stores handle the tumeric other than the ground dry powder in the spice isle.

[@Patrick-it8nk]

@@karenberry7143 I had gotten it from an Asian grocer a little ways south of me. I did basically the same as mentioned above, but I changed the water 2-3 times and the 3rd time I stirred a little bit of rooting hormone which I believe helped.

[@Auguur]

Same here. I currently have 2 large rhizomes in a bowl of water, on a heat mat, and I am planning to leave it there until I see active buds or roots. I have tried many times, soaking, planting, nothing. I have always been successful propagating whatever I wanted, and having no success with Ginger is starting to affect my confidence. Of course I should be using organic rhizomes to start, but I have not been able to find any locally. I also agree about the turmeric, it sprouted in just a few days.

[@Patrick-it8nk]

@@Auguur Not sure if it is the same with tumeric, but I keep mine in "room temp" to slightly cool water. Although I do live in a more tropical climate, so it is hot outside most of the time and that easily leads to any organic matter sitting in water to rot.

[@LindaSChastain]

@@Patrick-it8nk Thank-you for sharing how to grow Turmeric. I'll check our Asian markets. I used to have Thai Parsley but it died. It was beautiful and tasty too. Hugs

[@Witchlinblue]

I had no idea that it would produce that much, 1 growing season, in a pot. I'm impressed because I love ginger

[@carolinelloyd1858]

Ok ok ok!!! I started watching your channel a few weeks ago and you've convinced me~ I went out and bought 2 mini greenhouses and a heap of planter boxes etc and a selection of seeds. 😊 I've caught the growing bug lol . Thanks for all the great tips and the inspiration to start growing my own food crops. You've earned yourself a new subscriber well done *giving a big 👍*

[@Selfsufficientme]

G'day Caroline and thank you for subscribing! Also, congratulations on getting the food-growing bug - it's highly contagious and totally fine to spread around lol... All the best with your new garden :)

[@carolinelloyd1858]

@@Selfsufficientme thank you, was out in the garden again today after watching your video on turning used plastic bottles into mini greenhouses - I now have 10 on the go planted with various seeds of edibles 😊

[@SeedtoSprout-k3f]

Growing plants at home isn’t hard after watching your video. I tried it, and my plants are thriving. Thanks a lot!

[@WillieMartinez-z6w]

The fact that you had a large return on your ginger is a direct result of singing to it every night before sleep time. Congratulations, that looks like a very healthy ginger bunch, I appreciate your channel- cheers

[@kurotenshi1973]

Bloody brilliant. Didn't know about the growth inhibitor. That's 2 growing seasons lost, but many more gained, now. Thank you. Here in the states, we aren't actively informed on happens to our fruit and veg before market. This vid helps immensely. Ta!

[@jessejamesb]

Big thumbs up from an actual ginger. I had a chunk from the store that I forgot about ant it was rotting out. I didn't soak it like you, I just put in in a wee container. I didn't know how it would look come harvest, thanks for that. I should put it outside now that it has a shoot.

[@kat1984]

I've been growing my own ginger from store bought for 5 years. I discovered that the store I bought it from actually had two different varieties. Most of them have the thinner leaves but a few have wider leaves and don't grow as quickly as the others. I also had quite a few volunteers that didn't sprout last year but came up this year. I live in US zone 9b and have a long growing season but living in the desert means they only want morning sun or the leaves will scorch.

[@deltatango5765]

Thanks for mentioning that they only want morning sun. I am in Phoenix and you know how it gets here, so I'll be careful where I place them.

[@kat1984]

@@deltatango5765 no sun after 11am-ish. I also have an olla in a 15 gallon grow bag. It seems to like being evenly moist and able to breathe on the really hot days. I had one in a standard plastic pot when it hit 115 and it almost croaked. It's thriving now that the monsoon is here. Fingers crossed we get a big one and the reservoirs stop dropping so quickly.

[@deltatango5765]

@@kat1984 I found a spot in my yard that only gets late afternoon sun. Do you think that would be OK?

[@kat1984]

@@deltatango5765 I'm not sure, you may need to use shade cloth. The only plants that I have that get full on afternoon sun are rosemary and sweet potatoes. Everything else is morning sun/afternoon shade or are under 60% shade cloth.

[@deltatango5765]

@@kat1984 Thank you, I went out yesterday morning, then again at about 11:30 to see what areas are getting sunlight when. I found the perfect spot!

[@Meatmallet]

Shredding ginger, with skin on, and leaving it in a jar with equal parts cane sugar and some water, provide conditions to cultivate "ginger bug" a wild microbe that will aid in fermentation. With a successful ginger bug, you can then make sodas, ginger beers, vinegars etc.. There are some great guides out there for cultivating, maintaining and using ginger bug. This is what ultimately led me to your channel, as I have been cultivating ginger bug and I was looking for a way to produce my own ginger. I've also watched your sugar cane cultivation video, I'm hoping to make a self sufficient system. Thanks for the great content!

[@jennbama]

I grew mine this year from store bought, just washed it off and put it in the soil and wow! What a harvest I got.

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

I always have ginger in containers. I started my plant from store-bought ginger roots. The whole plant is edible. amazing benefits 🙂

[@Selfsufficientme]

G'day Marie! Thanks for popping by my channel! I visited your channel and see you grow a lot of chayote (we call them chokos). I would like to grow them here and have started some the other day so hopefully, I will get a few vines producing fruit this spring. All the best :)

[@wellnessandcountrylife]

@@Selfsufficientme Aww it's nice to read a comment from Mr. Self-Suffient Me himself ☺️ I enjoy watching your videos. You have been an inspiration to many. I'm sure your chokos will do well and produce plenty for you. I live in zone 7, I'm able to plant and have them produce enough for me to enjoy and plant for the next planting season. I look forward to your chayote planting update 🙂

[@tbrad]

Do you eat the roots too? Do you use them like normal ginger?

[@homesteadhelper9126]

Perfect timing. I've tried growing ginger from the store twice before. I never heard of step 2. I already bought ginger for attempt #3. Thanks for the great tips.

[@Alondro77]

I've been growing ginger here in NJ for 5 years now! The growing season is just long enough to allow it to finish growing indoors. I start it in mid-March inside. It takes a month to start sprouting. Then it goes in the greenhouse to grow a bit until May when it's warm enough to put out in partial shade until the leaves develop a cuticle to resist UV light. Then in June, it's full-sun until the start of October, when it goes back into the greenhouse as it gets cool. And then it comes inside, which triggers the tops to die off. I harvest some, and let the rest stay in the pots, leaving the soil only slightly moist and stacked until March.

[@nancywolf3786]

thanks for the info!! i am south of chiraq in zone 5. i will plant some first of April so i can put it outside in mid May

[@robindong3802]

I am in Las Vegs, I guess I can do the same, may be little earlier. good info.

[@Язепс]

At Alaska, will have to wait until mid-may for the thaw to Finnish, so preping the pots and watering lightly for the first of the 2 months initially is a must Then from mid to late May all through middle of September keep it out Funny thing is the sun does not set in those months (it dims down as between to 5 and 6 p.m. in temrs of typical light levels in the lower 48, yet the sun never fully sets here in summer Any advice on temperatures and light times needed for growing ginger 🫚 would be greatly appreciated I would assume it's a 10 1/2 to 11 hour day of sunlight needed (what happens if left out in the Alaskan midnight sun?)

[@williamgibb5557]

Great news. I am also in NJ.

[@VocalArmory]

Thanks for the details! I'm in Zone 8a in North Carolina and plan to grow as much of my own food as possible with my fiance! I hope everyone stays safe, stays hydrated, and may the serotonin find you all!

[@blacksinglemomhomesteadont6454]

Thanks Mark. I've tried growing ginger several times unsuccessfully. I didn't know to soak them over 24 hours first. Thanks for the tip. Hugs

[@carolinekuo7715]

Some store bought gingers are radiated and won't spout rather decays.

[@carolinekuo7715]

Try organic non radiated ginger

[@blacksinglemomhomesteadont6454]

I've tried growing ginger directly in soil, like an avocado seed and laying it on top of the moist soil but it always just decayed. I wasn't aware they radiated them. The darn government is definitely trying to kill us all. :-(

[@freeman10000]

Woollies ginger sprouts fine.

[@roberhatube2366]

Excellent video, show all I need to continue my ginger growing. I started last spring after one of your earlier videos. Now I’ll harvest in a few weeks

[@Shagsteri]

Glad you posted this!! I tried to grow my own ginger to make a home made ginger beer (even with native honey grown in my yard!!!). But ... I left it for a couple of years thinking it was getting larger; only to find when I harvested a month ago ... nothing. I think you've explained *why* there was nothing. Either that or I was sold an ornamental in place of a crop. Will try a store bought to see how it progresses; and not leave so long!

[@kjb4228]

Thanks so much for all your videos. Inspired by an earlier ones, I've just harvested 750g of lovely ginger & now have enough chillies to last me a year. Good on you Mark.

[@PeterSedesse]

When I was in latin america and bought from just normal vendors, my ginger sprouted very fast, sometimes in less than a week it was pushing through. The stuff we can buy in big supermarkets, may not only be sprayed, but it may be selected so it doesn't bolt fast. Fun and easy crop to grow and it gives that ' christmas present' harvest like sweet potatoes and potatoes. I love anything where you don't know until the very end how successful you were.

[@annevanner]

I have so much fun watching your videos. Love the positivity and enthusiasm!

[@cindypye578]

We raised some ginger last season and it did ok. We didn’t know to soak it, but we will this season. I can’t wait to see what happens! Thank you!

[@patriciarussell8450]

Mark, I've been following and watching and learning from you for a couple years. We are in the USA in California. You have so many good ideas in your videos, keep up the good work, Love listening and learning. Thank you thank you thank you may God richly bless you and your family.

[@andrewr900]

This couldn’t have come at a better time! Just bought some from the store this week to grow😁 Super keen to get it in the ground😍

[@andrewr900]

Following up from this, planted a couple months ago in Perth’s coldest months with a greenhouse over the bed and I’m getting my first above ground shoots with lots of underground growth! Super stoked😄

[@Captainwow11]

I think I made every error, didn't soak, pieces too small etc..I thought the UK climate was just to unsuitable. You've inspired me to give it another go

[@BillyBobBeauBenson]

Alright, keep your hair on, granddad.

[@porkfied]

@@BillyBobBeauBenson You mean his teeth BillyBobBeauBenson,lmao.

[@edenssim]

Me too!

[@alleyoop2899]

This is Australia not UK fam

[@emwhaibee]

​@@alleyoop2899At first hearing one can mistake a British accent for an Aussie accent, vice versa. Easy mistake.

[@katielady873]

Your videos honestly make my day. I barely even garden, but I like to watch them because you are funny and good spirited.

[@urspecial2me]

I really look forward to your videos. They inspire me to grow my own food. Your dad humor keeps me smiling. Thank you Mark!

[@johannagrace-hamlyn3460]

I had a really good crop this year despite all the rain and lack of sun. I grew it in a raised wicking bed. Busy drying it and freezing up fresh lemon and ginger paste for tea. Thanks for your videos.

[@mwisemiu]

Johanna, your lemon ginger paste for tea sounds wonderful! Care to share?

[@rebeccajohnson967]

@@mwisemiu I've looked on Pinterest, Tik Tok, and KZbin for some amazing recipes. Just type in ginger lemon paste and it should give you lots of choices to choose from. Whenever I don't get a response from someone who mentions something yummy I tend to go off and look for it myself Good luck and I do hope you find the recipe that will work for you

[@mwisemiu]

@@rebeccajohnson967 Thanks! I think I will check for it myself.

[@imzanawlto3070]

thank you for the tip about soaking... so far every attempt I have made to grow ginger (from the store) has failed. I thought it was from exactly what you mentioned but didn't realise that you could soak it out. Going to try that soon as the weather warms up a bit!

[@becs100organicgarden8]

This video came at just the right time, grew ginger for the first time and harvested it.. mum grew it from a supermarket one and then I was going to research how to plant again, mark to the rescue keep up the good work. That was epic 👍🏻☺️👌

[@WRWhizard]

I make ginger hard candy. Shred the root, boil to make a couple quarts of very strong tea. Use corn syrup, and sugar per lorann's hard candy recipe. For their large batch also add two sticks of butter. Boil down till it hits 300 degrees. Pour out on buttered cookie sheets. As it cools use a pizza cutter to score it to break into pieces. Dust with confectioners sugar.

[@ngkhumalokhumz8188]

Easy, simple and great way of planting ginger. You are my star🌟🌟 Thank you.

[@VFella]

Hi, I made ginger cider by pure accident! I was doing this water kefir thingy and added a lot of ginger root and sugar, leaving it for a few weeks in a pressured bottle. When I opened it it fizzed a lot, so that it was pretty well carbonated, I didn't expect it to have alcohol as I read that this water kefir would be around 1%. It did smell pretty boozy and it tasted awesome. I later learned about brewing cider (and I'm quite good at it), so that I calculate that that batch was 5% or so, what you would expect in a cider brewed with wild yeast (which it was).

[@gnarbeljo8980]

Ooooh that sounds delish! 😋

[@elenaderoet4926]

OMG, yummy! I'm ordering kefir grains soon, can't wait to try this!

[@macw2234]

A pinch of cayenne pepper in the soaking water will help the ginger shed the growth inhibitor. Capsaicin will encourage the root to produce a natural mucous exudate and wash away the chemicals

[@TheEmbrio]

Amazing. Thanks for the tip.

[@Selfsufficientme]

Thanks for sharing your tip! Cheers :)

[@marantoinet3757]

Wow. This morning I was at the garden center looking at plants and I was talking to someone about planting ginger that I had no luck doing it because it dies all the time. Now I see how it's done. Thank you for sharing the video at the right time. 👍

[@tracycrider7778]

Best to start them in early spring in us. They grow and fare better that way I have found

[@paullastnamehere3295]

Was going to do this to some old ginger we had that had start sprouting shoots. Saw this video and it not only reminded me, but showed how to grow them. Thank You!

[@amytaylor1054]

Hello there👋,How are you feeling today?have a blessed day.God bless you❤️

[@Mari-te4cc]

Thank you, awesome tutorial, I will try it! If you end up with a lot of ginger, peel it, then slice, chop, or grate and freeze it. You can use it like fresh: as a tofu topping (grated), in soup, stir fry, in hot water with honey, etc...

[@feathersblack5942]

Literally put some ginger that sprouted in my kitchen in the raised bed yesterday. Totally needed this! Cheers!!!

[@outie555two]

We had some ginger (from the Hampton festival, bought yesterday) with our home grown lemon grass in a lovely tea last night. Perfect timing for your video as we loved adding ginger to the tea, and must plant some in a pot soon for later on.

[@mandy7684]

My first year growing ginger. Too much water in a couple of pots and they rotted, but still had seven rhizomes sprout. They are doing quite well. Thanks.

[@deadmanswife3625]

Meaning you overwater them or you left them soaking longer than 24 hours? Mine are refrigerated is that going to be okay or don't you know

[@mandy7684]

@@deadmanswife3625 these were potted in containers outside. It's our rainy season in the spring, NE Arkansas zone 7b. They should be fine taken out of fridge, soaked for a day then planted per instructions in this video. You can do this, they want to grow. That's what amazes me the most about plants and seeds, the will to live.

[@deadmanswife3625]

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[@athleticamee6485]

Really appreciate and enjoy your videos Mark. We’ve had a successful veggie garden three years now. Continual crops of red,brown and purple potatoes,tomatoes,lettuce, capsicum ,herbs of course and just planted our first Sweet Potatoes 🍠 How exciting?!!! Thank you for all your tips!! From our family to yours,Cheers! From NSW

[@lindajoe9862]

I juice it with lemons and freeze it.... stores good.... never goes bad and I freeze whole pieces and shred frozen for recipes😊

[@pennyrobinson4266]

Great video! I’m glad you took us through the whole growth cycle.

[@dr.genevievebeatrizhuang2177]

You’re amazing to teach people how to grow stuff! Big Thank you

[@GCaF]

Great video Mark! I stopped growing ginger because the second generation yielded very small tubers and with very little potency. Maybe the climate was not favorable or something... but it really made me stop trying... I'm thinking now they weren't mature maybe.

[@GiegX]

Man i love you, all the content, every spring you bring so much energy to my everyday life and plants planting :)

[@nub-cake]

I literally learned all I need to know to get started growing ginger - the quirky bits are really appreciated!

[@craigperry7376]

Thx Mark you answered a couple of my ginger questions. I grew my first crop this year & now ready to harvest. Cheers mate

[@kbjerke]

My wife doesn't use a lot of ginger, but if I decide to try growing some, that may change! Thanks for the video, Mark!

[@enigma1487]

You left the sneeze in! Nice Jumpscare! 😄 I nearly spat soup everywhere from laughing! 🤣

[@Phlotonic]

Keeping your sneeze in the video is superbly hilarious and spontaneous editing.

[@insookang2388]

Wow! so nice to see this I’m ginger lover! During chemo. Treatment my oncologist suggested to try fresh ginger 🫖 indeed it helped me. When ever I have cold I use ginger tea. 🙏👍💐 from 🇨🇦

[@lelleithmurray235]

LOVELY pieces of ginger there! I'd never heard about soaking ginger before planting. Will try next time I buy another piece of ginger root.

[@Poundy]

Love ginger, and have only just started to harvest our first crop (having moved from the city to acreage). Great hints on growing.

[@75Bigsistr]

Love it! Looks delicious. I love fresh ginger. Don't know why I never thought to grow it. I may try next year!

[@katehenry2718]

Friend started some last year and thought he did something wrong when the planted rhizomes were used up. I've started some in a glass of water till they made tiny roots, then planted in dirt. In a week there is a 6 inch sprout already. ))) I will feed these like my other flowers with super dilute Miracle Gro. I will keep them moist but not wet and see how they go. Here's crossing fingers for good crop of ginger fingers. )))

[@3554ELM]

Brilliant video! Great explanations and HUGE RESULTS!. You can freeze ginger too!❤

[@teerich2011]

I just came upon some organic ginger at an amazing price and got a couple pounds. Although it's currently fall, I may start some in a pot and bring it in right before winter so I can harvest by spring. It will be my first attempt at gardening!

[@sanjusukumar9002]

Lovely video. Enjoyed watching it. The harvesting part is always my favourite 😃. Loved the potting mix dance 🤪

[@paulneilson6117]

You are truly a great gardener. I know when we split potatoes we let the eyes heal before putting in the ground.

[@denisestone8491]

I do soak my ginger and only when I add sugar does it ferment into ginger ale/beer. It's great stuff. Thank you for making this video. I'll be growing my own ginger now. You made me a happy camper today.

[@jackjohnson8244]

Awesome video. Just randomly found my way here. I've never planted anything in my life but now I really want to grow my own ginger. Great step by step vid, very informative.

[@xxyy1318]

You can do it Jack! Plants are fun and some clean the air in your home. True story. Research if you have animals to be safe.