How to grow a TON of Ginger from store-bought Ginger Root!

So you want to grow a TON of ginger from store-bought ginger root?

You probably didn’t know it but that ginger root you buy at the grocery store isn’t a root at all! It’s actually a rhizome! What if I told you that you could have fresh, nutritious, and completely ORGANIC ginger whenever you wanted it? Don’t believe me? Well, YOU CAN!

In this video, I’ll show you how to grow ginger in containers and in the ground and get a huge harvest, all from store-bought ginger root. It’s really easy to grow at home both indoors and out. Here I give you my best tips on how to grow a TON of fresh ginger at home, no matter where you live, and be able to harvest it all at once from containers or from in the ground, or just a piece at a time as you need it.
I’ll even tell you all the ways you can use every part of the plant. The best part of it all is you can hide that ginger plant in your home landscape and no one will ever be the wiser. Plus, you can use it any time you need it!

Time-stamps are listed below to make it even easier to reference the information later!
TIME-LINE:
00:00 – Short Introduction
00:36 – GINGER ROOT – what is it, what’s it good for, and can I grow it at home, in containers, indoors or out?
02:49 – PICK YOUR PIECE - How to find the perfect piece of store-bought ginger root from the grocery store
04:18 – LET IT SIT! - Allowing your ginger root to produce early growth for planting success
05:08 – CHOP IT – prepping your ginger root for planting in containers or in the ground
06:16 – PLANT IT – How to plant your ginger root in containers or in the ground
07:40 – PROTECT IT & SPROUT IT – How to protect it in colder climates when planting as well as my best tip to increase humidity and success
09:19– FEED IT & GROW IT – How to fertilize your ginger root throughout the growing season.
10:49 – HARVEST IT – The easiest 2 ways to harvest your fresh ginger root and the tools and techniques you'll need
13:45 – HOW WE DID IT - Recap and condensed description of how we grow ginger root from the purchase of the ginger, to what we can do with our fresh ginger harvest
16:03 – THANK YOU - Live your best well-balanced life and thank you!
17:12 – OUT-TAKES & Funnies: all the stuff that was just too good to leave out. Enjoy my mess-ups!

Thanks for taking the time to watch this video! If you’ve had success growing your own ginger from store-bought roots whether in containers or in the ground, tell everyone in the comments. I always love to hear how other people do things and it helps us all learn!
Thanks again and don't forget to get your hands dirty!

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[uout]

I mainly grow ginger for the leaves, you're right, ginger leaves is great in strir fry, soup, etc, ..my wife doesn't do any gardening, but she loves my ginger leaves in her cooking, great informative video on how to/ grow ginger👍, ..keep on digging my friend. 😁

[sigismundjumbo]

Growing ginger is fun. I simply bought some, cut and planted straight into the soil. Some months later it had grown and covered a lot of space giving me fantastic yield. No fertilizer or any additive yet I got abundant harvest. What a super crop! ❤😊

[JimBobJJonesJr]

"I'm always learning" is arguably one of the best phrases one can say about themselves.

[fred]

Good morning from the State of Georgia, I am a Military retired soldier with a lot of time on my hands so I started gardening with great success with watermelon, okra, peppers, squash, daikon, collards, mustards, and now I got to do some ginger after watching your videos, they were very informative. Keep up the great work you do and may God continue to bless you and your family!

[CL-imlk]

I didn’t realize ginger leaves are edible. I love using ginger root in my dishes and home made remedies. Thanks!!!

[jonathanr]

This is great! I live in Thailand, where there are around 100+ types of ginger. I love this video and how easy you make the instructions for growing.

[Fluvienne]

OMG - I’m so glad I clicked on this. For years, I could never figure out why neglected ginger was happy to sprout in my apartment but would fail miserably if I tried to actually grow it. This video was awesome and perfectly organized.
I’m in NYC where it’s always humid. Potted ginger should love the summers here and can hopefully hold on through the winter if kept cozy inside with artificial light. I’ll soon find out!

[shellbellexx]

Thank you so much for this video! I’m in Florida & I absolutely love ginger. My husband’s “Granny Mae” used to grow tons of it. She was so tickled that I loved ginger- every time we would swing by for a visit, we’d leave with a ton of fresh and a mason jar packed with some of her dehydrated slices. She also made these ginger candies for the kids at Christmas. She passed away a few years ago 😢. I’ve missed her (& her ginger)! I can’t wait to grow my own. She used to tell me it was “the easiest thing to grow”, however, she was also one of those people who could put a stick in the ground and ☀️BEHOLD☀️gorgeous flowers or a full harvest of vegetables magically sprung out! Needless to say, I have the exact opposite effect on plants. 🤫I’m currently on “Basil’s” most wanted list for being an egregious serial killer🤣. I walk past plants & they tremble then shrivel 🤭. I’ll keep trying though 🤷🏻‍♀️

[Gottaculat]

I live in Southeastern WA, and I've been getting into gardening.
I live in an apartment, so I'm pretty limited, mostly using a hydroponics grower to germinate seeds.
I've also been saving chicken bones, making stock from them, then dehydrate the bones and ground them into bone meal to be used as a soil amendment for my plants.

My mom had taught me a lot about gardening when i was a kid, and she had grown up on a farm. However, that was about 30 years ago, so it's like I have to rediscover all the stuff I've forgotten. She died in 2006 from cancer at age 54, so she's no longer around to refresh my memory. On the other hand, learning it again is a great way for me to preserve my memories of her, as a smell, or feel of a plant or soil will suddenly transport me back to a memory of gardening with her.

I'm glad videos like this exist. City people scoff at farmers, that is, until their bellies grumble and the shelves at the store are bare. This is the kind of knowledge worth having. A far better investment of one's time and money than most college degrees these days, for sure.

[davidtaylor]

"Cut to the chase" crystal clear and definitive tips, quick and easy to understand. I like the short videos! Good work! Thank you!

[shirleywong]

I live in NY for over 40 years and moved to the southern Florida last year. I finally have a small yard to plant. When I looked up on how to plant ginger and your video piped up.
The steps on how to plant ginger are comprehensive and clearly illustrated. Your recap is outstanding. Thank you for sharing.
Although April is kind of late to start, I will see where it leads me to.

[katiemoyer]

I’ve been growing ginger for decades in what was titled: grow zone 6b. Now we are retitled in this area…we are now Zone 7a. My growing beds Did not change much. Still growing great ginger - give it a try….even if you think you can’t…Most LIKELY you CAN❣️If your zone numbers are really low, start some now, in pot, inside near a window. UP POT if needed, Transplant outdoors when you sense frost for season has finally fled in fear of climbing temps. It’s a very pleasant plant, safe around pets….sometimes I grow in living room in winter simply for their presence.
You Do A great job on this channel. Love it.

[deniseolczak]

Just saw you for the first time. I’ve been gardening forever but never grew ginger. We have lots of deck to house plants in giant pots. Ginger may just become a new addition. Thank you for your very clear and informative video! Great job. Thank you.

[proudpatriot]

I also did the same with Organic turmeric. The plant is very ornamental, and the flower was amazing.

[patsyaustin]

You get every detail covered in a short amount of time. I like that. Informative and

[mls]

I'm also loving that you're showing how we can grow from store-bought ginger. I'm hoping you have a bunch more of these videos? It's a great starting point for newbies who've never grown anything & also a way for folks to start providing for themselves

[Djulimee]

Gee thanks for this mate ..just found you. Hubby is Asian and never grown a thing in his life until he met me. I'm a retired farmer now but have been growing things all my life way down here in The Antipodes. Both my parents loved growing plants ; Mum did the house garden and Dad grew the fruit and vegies, and my grandparents were fantastic. Grandpa was a WW1 veteran from Palestine, Egypt and Syria (all on horseback). They were married after WW1 and grandma moved to his farm. They knew the importance of being self sufficient, which wasn't lost on my Dad. They grew a garden an acre large, every year when they had children, and when the children left, they continued with the same size. As they didn't need all the food they grew, they would load up the car each week (after WW2 as they only had horse and cart prior to that) and take it the 15 miles into town and give so much of it away to the elderly who couldn't grow gardens anymore. They did that all through the Great Depression and again through WW2 and continued for all the years after that too...after WW2 they had a car.
Then when Grandpa died Grandma kept up with the garden and produce and still took a carload of vegies and fruit into the elderly every week until she died in a car accident on her way to do her weekly delivery. I remember many times helping them in the garden and climbing the plum, apple, pear, peach and nectarine trees to pick the fruit for them. We lived across the road from them until I was 10 then we moved away, but my uncle and his family moved into our house and so my cousins kept up the help that we'd provided before.
I never knew them to grow ginger though, so I am glad you have shown us all this. Hubby now tries growing things and often watches YT videos but we live in a tiny place with no room so have to rely on pots. love how you work mate. Just keep on making these for people like hubby.

[tjhansen]

Just found you out here looking for how to grow and harvest ginger. Fact you are a fellow Texan is a big plus because you already know how to grow things in this climate. Very informative and detailed without speeding through and missing the steps. Look forward to seeing more from your channel.

[LizzieGirl]

Just discovered your channel and am super geeked to find a Texan who grows! Most of the videos I’ve found on YT are ppl with greenhouses up north. Anyway, came here for the ginger tutorial, and staying for all the other wisdom. Thanks again!

[georgebornyek]

Texas Garden Doc, with knowledge so rare,
Taught me the secrets of growing with care.
Ginger was the plant that he chose to impart,
Its cultivation, he made it sound so smart.

With his words and his wisdom, so full of delight,
He shared his expertise, day and night.
I was amazed at the things that I learned,
My love for gardening, it just got a big burn.

So here's to the Doc, and all that he's done,
Making gardening a pleasure and so much fun.
Amen, Hallelujah, let the praises be heard,
For the Texas Garden Doc, a true green-thumbed herd!

Thanks for the lessons, I'll put them to use,
And watch as my garden begins to diffuse.
So here's to the Doc, and to ginger so fine,
May they grow tall, and bring joy all the time.