How to Grow Ginger From STORE Bought Ginger in Containers

In this video, I show you how to grow ginger in containers from store-bought ginger roots. I take you through selecting the ginger rhizomes from the store, the importance of soaking the ginger before planting, right through to maintenance of the ginger plant and then harvesting showing my container ginger harvest in real time.

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Self Sufficient Me is based on our small 3-acre property/homestead in SE Queensland Australia about 45kms north of Brisbane - the climate is subtropical (similar to Florida). I started Self Sufficient Me in 2011 as a blog website project where I document and write about backyard food growing, self-sufficiency, and urban farming in general. I love sharing my foodie and DIY adventures online so come along with me and let's get into it! Cheers, Mark :)

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[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 :)

[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..."

[Rohan-gooo]

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.

[gnarbeljo]

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.

[TM-tldo]

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

[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.

[saltycat]

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

[anniken]

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

[julierobertson]

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.

[emilybh]

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.

[meganhuggins]

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. 🙂🤞🏻

[jeanetteburzlaff]

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.

[frankdsouza]

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

[gennc]

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. ♡

[MrAppleberry]

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!

[rhysplant]

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.

[leonalovemoor]

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 😄

[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.

[pohle]

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.

[awallett]

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❣