How To Grow Ginger
Ginger,it’s a fantastic flowering plant with roots that offer so many benefits in the world of natural living. Instead of buying your ginger roots at your local grocery store, why not grow it in your own back yard? It’s simpler than you think! Here's how you can grow your own ginger outside of the tropics, too: Find a Root Buy a piece of ginger the size of your thumb with several bumpy nodules at the tips — these are the buds. Opt for plump chunks, not those withering in their own skin. Skin on the delicate buds should be thinner and lighter colored; forego pieces with darkened buds. Like potatoes, conventional ginger is irradiated and treated to stop it from sprouting at the supermarket. That means it won’t sprout in your home, either. Choose organic. Encourage Sprouting RUVANBOSHOFF GETTY IMAGES This is the hardest part. Ginger takes its time getting started. To speed it along, create a terrarium using a takeout container with a clear lid. Choose ...