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In the Garden – Growing Ginger and Turmeric

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I got my very modest first ginger harvest from a small plant plug purchased from an online supplier. The experiment gave me a taste of what was possible and although I skipped a year of growing it I knew I would try again. This first batch of ginger was frozen before going into our first batch of fire cider – find that post here.

Layla harvesting ginger and turmeric. Roots are snipped off into a wheelbarrow full of greenery. White stones, wooden raised beds, and green lawn in background.
Close up on hands holding ginger plant with stalks and leaves, snipping off roots into a wheelbarrow full of greenery. White stones and deck stairs in background.
Close up on hands holding ginger plant with stalks and leaves, washing dirt off of roots. Grey gravel in background.
Close up on hands holding ginger plant with stalks and leaves. White stones, wooden raised beds, whisky barrels, and metal planter on edge of stone driveway in background.

I’ve previously grown ginger from a tiny started plant that cost a fortune, but with the new grow light setup and some extra time (a few months ahead of other plant starts) I decided to try sprouting ginger and garlic purchased from the store. They took a while and I lost a few after transplanting (unclear if chipmunks or wet/dry conditions bc the bed I lost them in has some thriving right next to ones I lost)

Ginger roots nestled in dirt in growing tray with roots exposed. Resting on heating mat.
Turmeric roots nestled in dirt in growing tray with roots exposed. Resting on heating mat.
Growing tray full of dirt under growing lights with a small green leaf emerging.
Growing tray full of dirt under growing lights with a green leaves emerging.
Shelf with multiple growing trays full of dirt under growing lights with green leaves emerging. Grow trays on top shelf have clear plastic top.
Growing tray full of dirt under growing lights with a green leaves growing 6-8 inches above the soil.
Growing tray full of dirt under growing lights with a green leaves emerging.
Growing tray full of dirt under plastic cover and growing lights with a green sprout just peeking through dirt.

Growing outdoors in Zone 5/6

Ginger and turmeric plants transplanted from grow trays to wooden raised beds in garden. Plants and dark mulch are visible. Green lawn in background.
Ginger and Turmeric plants grow in wooden raised bed in garden. White stone paths, wood raised beds, white plastic row hoops, wooden trellis, and forest are in background.

Harvesting before frost

Ginger and turmeric plants are dug out of the wood raised garden bed. Plants lay on surface of dirt with roots exposed. Garden tools and white stone in background.
Ginger and turmeric plants are dug out to harvest and placed in a black metal basket with a wooden handle. White stone background.
Ginger and turmeric plants are dug out to harvest and placed in a black metal basket with a wooden handle. White stone background.
A hand holds a ginger plant, showing the yellow/white/red colored root. In background ginger and turmeric plants are placed in a black metal basket with a wooden handle. White stone background.

Follow our journey in growing and share in our experience and lessons learned from nature with more posts from In the Garden

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