You can check out the Complete Ginger Growing Guide here, ua-cam.com/video/BcsrCWIDTRA/v-deo.html Don't forget to click the subscribe button if you enjoyed the video, @t& share the clip around if you think it may help others too.👍 You'll find some of the products I mentioned listed over on our *Amazon page.👍 ► @tCheers all & have a top one. 🐟 🌱🍅 Rob
I found your channel years back when looking to see if it was possible to grow ginger at home here in the UK and now I have dozens of bottles of ginger wine maturing in the cellar! Love ya rob ya hairy git!
That's great to hear DS. 👍 Have only ever tried Stones ginger wine when I first started drinking. Wasn't a big hit with me. Now a nice ginger ale on a hot day goes down very smoothly though. Hope all's well with you & yours mate. Cheers. 🍻🍻
I saw your ginger grow video and decided to grow some. I also started up some galangal. Because I grow indoors I had to harvest the ginger early; got to big, galangal still plugging away. Thanks for all your informative videos. Cheers to you & your family.
Awesome stuff, Rob. I have been watching your videos for couple of years now, but I'm a bit slow on the keyboard. I finally took the time to leave a note here: Many thanks for your dedication to keep the channel alive as well as for your contribution to the gardening community. You rock, mate!
@@davidhughes473 no videos sorry mate, are you asking about the ginger beer or the curry paste? For the ginger beer I just make my ginger bug over about a week or so, I start with about 50gm of ginger (skin on finely chopped) 50gm of sugar in a couple of cups of water (best to use bottled/rain without chlorine etc) I put that in a jar with some cheese cloth over the top and feed it more ginger and sugar daily, just small doses until it starts bubbling and fizzing.... there’s plenty of methods on UA-cam from people making natural ginger bugs... but I don’t follow too much of a recipe, I just add until I think it looks and smells good... then for the brew I use water, ginger, ginger stems and leaves, lemon, lemongrass and sugar, once that’s bubbled away until I’m happy with the taste I will leave it to cool completely with all the aromatics in it, then strain off, and add a good cup of the ginger bug... bottle into flip top bottles and burp daily until it’s properly fizzing, as soon as the top has a bit of pressure when you go to burp it you need to get it in a fridge to save explosions... For the curry paste I just put the ginger, leaves and stems, chilli, garlic, kaffir line leaves, turmeric and some oil in a little processor and blended them down till it formed a paste, then I just add things like lime juice, fish sauce, palm sugar etc until I think it tastes nice. Seal off some chicken and veg etc, add the paste, let it cook for a few mins, throw in a can of coconut milk and let it make friends with the flavours for 5-10 mins and voila... hope that helps.
I’ve been growing ginger over last spring summer season in one of your root pouches and they are going great. Had to move them into the sun more over the last few days as we had loads on rain on nsw mid north coast.👍
Does make life a lot easier when they're easy to move. Hope you didn't get too smashed. I hear our old area (Foot of Comboyne MT at Byabarra) got hammered. Cheers & all the best.
I never get sick of watching your ginger videos, Rob. I hope your success at growing them will rub onto me and I too will grow them successfully, in Adelaide. Great video.
Am glad you enjoy them Mary. 😁😁 Have heard of a few folks doing OK with theirs down your way. Think there was even a thread on Share the Seed a while back on it. Hope all's well with you & yours.
Great info in very simple words. I sowed two pieces of ginger in two 7 gallon grow bags/ root pouches a month ago :) Shoots are now couple of inches above the soil. I had couple of failures in last years. Hoping success this time Insha'Allah. Keeping finger crossed.
I've never thought about growing Ginger, but after watching this video, I think I will find a way to incorporate it into my upcoming production facility.
Nice one Doug.👍 We do the same until recently. I tend just to break off what I need from the turmeric now as we have so much growing around the place. Cheers & have a top one mate.
Thanks for the video,Rob. Built my first chop and flip. Just added bluegill this weekend. Looking forward to a harvest this fall. Mostly growing green onions and green beans in the grow bed. May plant a tomato. Thanks for all the videos and all the help. Jim PS Built the DIY filter using 5 gallon bucket from your play list. It seems to be working great. Water is crystal clear!!
I grew mine on goat's lean-to shelter. Fun to watch them trying to get up there. One day I forgot to drop the ladder and had 5 kids up there having a good feeding. Lucky it was near end of season and had roots to harvest.
Thank for the info , i bought some ginger and they have some growing nubs , so I was thinking to grow some . Your video is very informative so I hope I can grow some! 😊
I've just subscribed n look forward to following your videos. You make it easy to understand the process of growing, harvesting n creating a green finger. Thankyou 😊
You certainly can & I have done so in the past along with fish waste from the aquaponics. Can't keep rabbits here & have no chooks at the moment so am using what's on hand. 👍
@@RobsAquaponics haha that and many other things remain to be seen - depends what climate change does for us! Am in Oxford UK so should be able to grow some hardier varieties just fine and have a greenhouse etc if needed 😀👍
I'd keep an eye on that wee scotty gnome there laddy!! 🤣😂 Ginger is great to grow, Had some in the system a few years back and it kept kicking out the clay!! Really would like to see a video on those trousers one day though mate!! 👍🏻👍🏻
🤣🤣 Not sure my channel could survive a "Fashion with Rob" segment mate. 🤔🤔 People might start thinking I'm a hippy when all I like is a comfy pair of baggy "happy pants" to wear. 😉 had the same issue with the galangal & ginger in the system here as well. Not a big one, just frustrating having to pick out the clay from all the rock under the beds. Cheers mate & all the best.
Best cannabis i have grown is with my fish water....i am converting to dual rootzone aquaponics. So I can get the best of both worlds. Between you and aquaponics steve, i am in the zone.
I’ve been designing a system that uses dual root zones too. It’s by far one of the best yields you’ll get, but I’m worried about keeping the system clean.
I am growing in Western PA, i planted in shallow trays back in February to get it to sprout, it not only sprouted but it grew to 2-3 ft. I am transplanting to pots today as our last frost her Historically is this week. I had notrouble growing ginger and turmeric last season which was my first it's just that in this climate by late sept early oct we get our first frost. I understand i will never get "mature" hard skinned Ginger here but was wondering, do you think that while the plants are still thriving, if I move them to a sunny indoor location I can keep them going long enough to get "mature" ginger that I can store for a brief perior before starting inshallow trays again in February to have something to start with. Im trying to get out of the cycle of having to buy each year.
I think it would help Kevin. 👍 All our plants down the back are starting to die off now things are cooling down (Winter has arrived here) yet the ones on the deck in a warmer position that get sun most of the day are still trying to sprout new shoots. Would like to know how you get on mate. Happy growing.
OK you enthused me to try again although I have had bad luck growing in my climate. Perhaps a mini hoop house will help. Thanks for the inspiration Rob, BTW do you grow black pepper plants for the spice?
Nice one RWS. 👍 I did have a plant here but it died off one winter as I didn't have it in a warm position.😕 Would like to have another crack once we sort out the patch a bit better. Cheers & happy growing.
Hi Rob, thanks for your ginger videos, I am keen to hear how your black ginger went, have you harvested yet? I cannot seem to find a video on it. I would like to try harvesting however I cannot get any in QLD.
Hey Jenni. I have only grown black turmeric here sorry. I have been interested in trying some of the Thai black ginger but haven't come across a supplier as of yet. Mind you, I haven't looked for a few years either. Cheers & have a top one.
Hey Rob. Can you snap off chunks of ginger from the growing plant during the year? Or do you need to wait till harvest time? Pretty sure you said you did but just wanted to make for sure by asking you directly. Thanks mate
Hey Mark. Sorry it took a while to get back to you. We harvest small bits through the season as needed. Just try to cycle which plants you're taking it from so you don't stress one out too much. Hope that helps mate.
Thank you for the video! I am new to growing ginger in container and was wondering what to do. Only ⅓ of my ginger stems turn brown and dried up but not all. How do I harvest?
Hi Lily. I wait for the plant to die back here if I want a maximum yield. All the leaves don't have top die off either as the plant will start to slow growth when the first leaves start to die back. You can also harvest small bits off the plant through the season if you like. I tend to keep a few plants in the ground all year round now so we can harvest fresh ginger for the kitchen as needed. If you live in a tropical climate you may even be able to keep some leaves growing on the plant all through your cold season like friends do ion North Queensland here in Australia. Hope that helps some & happy harvesting.
@@EducatedEarth one need to get the fast maturing seeds for everything. 100 days or less. Or grow our native crop. I usualy think trees and bushes and crops like cikoria, comfrey, horse radish and other perenial crop. I am just starting out a fresh foodforest on about 5 acres.😅
Would be very hard to get a decent sized plant to grow Yasmin. Even inside would be a bit challenging I'd think. All the best to you if you do decide to have a crack at it. 👍👍
@@RobsAquaponics I've done it for some years. But need to move the containers inside to get them ready. And start off the new ones inside. Bit fuling but it is ok.
@@thegardeningchannel2424 The dwarf varieties would be best from how I've seen ours grow. My recommendations would be to keep on top of the suckers & keep them well fed. Cheers mate.
I am growing ginger for the first time here in northern Indiana USA. They are looking nice and are about 30” tall. Can I harvest some of the leaves to make tea or should I wait until I harvest the ginger. What would be a good size? Unfortunately our summers are pretty short. How long can I leave my ginger out in regards to temperature nighttime/daytime and should I bring the whole pot inside and let it finish growing? When do I know it is time to harvest? I would love to use the leaves and the stems to make syrup and tea or powder.
Hi Sabrina. You could take some leaves now for tea. The younger ones are what I've seen others use as they have a bit more flavour. The leaves of the plants will start to die back once the nighttime temperature starts to fall. Bringing them inside can prolong them a bit but you may not get much extra rhizome growth. I would harvest them before the first freeze, if you get one, or once the majority of the leaves start to turn brown & fall over. I hope that helps some.
Hey Trixie. They grow it commercially in southern Canada in greenhouses so 7 months should get you some decent rhizome growth I'd think. All are well but a little sore after this weeks work thanks. Hope you & Yours are all doing well. 👍
Not sure how it would go immersed in water all the time. Only one way to find out if you have a spare few feet of DWC bed. 😉 Would like to know how it turns out if you give it a crack Ivan. 👍
You can get cloth grow bags at most well-stocked nurseries & hydroponics shops Wendy. 👍 The minerals I used are by EarthLife earthlife.com.au/product/veggie-mate/ The pellets are a chicken-based slow-release organic fertiliser. There are a number of brands available here. The one I use is called Rooster Booster neutrog.com.au/2019/01/25/rooster-booster/ Hope that helps.
The fabric pouches can be bought from some of the larger chain & hydroponic stores & I have some listed on my *amazon page as well. www.amazon.com/shop/bnbob01/list/6UUB60EC5W7I The tray I picked up from a local hydroponic store here in Brisbane. Hope that helps some. 😁👍 * I get a commission if you use that link. 😉
Hi rob I have just found your Clip on growing ginger in pots. I have had a bit of trouble in the past growing ginger but I will follow what you did. I live in Perth wa now after you plant your ginger and water it when should you water it again, there is so many ways on you tube and I am very confused.
Hi Gail. I don't worry about watering it too much until I see some green shoot. The main reason being is that it has moisture in the rhizome. I think it is a good idea to keep the soil slightly moist as all the microbes in there that make the nutrients available to the plants also require moisture. Hope that helps a little.
You can grow it in the UK Phil but would need to make sure it's in a warm area of the yard or house. It generally likes the soil temp to be above 20°C with an ambient temp of above 24°C being best for growth. I wouldn't grow it in aquaponics there unless it was in a greenhouse that stayed above 24°C Hope that helps a bit mate.
I would start them off inside at the end of winter & plant them out in a warm position as soon as the soil starts to warm up in spring Kash. This video might have a few more tips for you, ua-cam.com/video/BcsrCWIDTRA/v-deo.html Hope that helps some.
hi just found your site im from canada and havent triedto grow ginger yet i was thinking because our seasons are only from june to sept if i start them in the house should i use a long not so deep container like a window box and just move it around into the light as the winter changes and when should i start in house
That sounds like a good idea Debra. 👍 They generally start to shoot when the soil temp gets to the low/mid 20's°C so if you keep your place toasty warm you could start them off in early spring as the days start to lengthen.
If you're in the US you can find them on my *Amazon page. www.amazon.com/shop/bnbob01?listId=6UUB60EC5W7I If you're in Australia you can buy them from Up on the Rooftop, www.upontherooftop.com.au/collections/root-pouches If you live elsewhere you can find distributors on the Root Pouch website, rootpouch.com/maps-locator Hope that helps some. *I will receive commission if you use the Amazon link. 👍
Does this mean ginger likes half day sun? my galangal, turmeric grow well, but ginger for some reason doesn't grow in the same soil medium, water, and full day sun light.
I always like to grow ours under shade if in the full sun or in a spot (like our deck) where they're shaded from the hot afternoon sun. Just for reference, we're also in the subtropics. Folks in cooler temperate regions might do better with more sun. Hope that helps a little PN.
$9 on potting soil if purchased to fill those bags & under $0.50 for the fertilisers added at the start. The liquid fertiliser works out at $0.22 a dose so over the 6 or so months it will be fed I'm looking at about $2.65 there. SO, All up for probably 2kg/4lb of ginger I'd be looking at $12.15 or $6.08 a kg/2lb if I used bought soil. I'f I used saved soil & compost to make up a potting mix & used the same fertilisers I'd be looking at $3.15 for 2kg/4lb or $1.58 per kg/2lb. To give you perspective, Aussie ginger is selling at $50kg/2lb in the larger supermarkets & can buy it from a popular Fruit n Veg delivery service for $78kg/2lb Keep in mind I could buy much cheaper liquid feed as this is what I have left over as I mentioned. 😉 Cheers.
@@RobsAquaponics awesome thanks Rob seems like the pots are going to be the most expensive part. Looking at starting a wicking system to add onto the flood and drain ibc set up I have
@@daveryan7207 I've had the ginger grow really well in the main grow beds. The issue was the time it took to harvest. Could have had a number of other crops out in between.
It could be a few things. I've noticed older leaves do start to brown off around half way through the season. It might also be getting cold so that triggers the plants to start dying off as well. Lack of water can be another issue too. Hope that helps some.
@@franciscoleonardo2294 I would break off the infected, rotten section from the plant mate. Hopefully, the plant will heal the wound & continue to grow. I have done that with the aquaponics ginger & it recovered fine.
This is the first video that I have seen that cleanse ginger in full sun, all the other places I got my information from said that ginger is a shade-loving plants. Doesn't your ginger get burn in the sun?
It's only full sun in the morning until about 10am thorough summer which is fine. If it was only getting the hot afternoon sun I would be worried. Keep in mind that we're on a warmer sub tropical climate as well. Those that live in cooler climates can get away with growing ginger in the sun.
@@RobsAquaponics in an old concrete tub out side full sun, its never really done well, possibly because it was just from the fruit shop. I will start again with some starts if it doesn't work out and i will definitely go with grow bags as i have many, many full of fruit trees
I have them listed on my Amazon store page if that helps. www.amazon.com/shop/bnbob01?listId=6UUB60EC5W7I Keep in mind that I receive a commission if you use that link to make any purchases.
I like to use an organic-rich soil. Basically, a soil that has a good amount of well-aged cow manure or compost mixed in. These videos might help some as well. This one shows a few of these plants being harvested, ua-cam.com/video/lAKCwzyOP00/v-deo.html This is my general growing tips video on ginger. ua-cam.com/video/BcsrCWIDTRA/v-deo.html Hope that helps some. Sorry for taking so long to reply.
We leave some in the pouch so we always have some on hand when needed. We also live in the warm subtropics so the rhizome just goes dormant over winter. Folks in cooler or wet areas may have issues with the rhizome rotting in the soil so it may be best to harvest it all at once.
We in India we plant lots of ginger but it doesn't yield much, may be because of the soil and pest, can you please tell me what kind of soil is required and pesticides to use. Thank you for your time and information.
Hey Rob. Nice pants, where can I get some. They are cool. I noticed your ginger has died off on the tips. What is the cause? Any reason to be concerned. Mine is the same and I am not sure why.
These are the Jumbo variety that I bought originally from Green Harvest up at Malaney Brian. 👍 It's the main commercial variety grown now so you should be able to pick it up at any green grocers or supermarket. I normally get tip burn due to the sun & have never really bothered about it myself. I did lose a lot of the younger leaves to the harsh sun early on in summer so that's why I like to give ours some shade from the afternoon sun. Hope you folks aren't getting too muddy out there mate.
@@RobsAquaponics Hi Rob. Alan and I got the same from Green Harvest. Mine is under 50% shade and still has the tip burn. We are getting real wet and Alan and I just finished the Chardonnay 2021 vintage in the rain.
I saw that in one of your recent vid's Andy. Tends to be an evergreen here as well which helps. Always wanted to try some galangal beer but never got a round to having a crack. Should probably pull my finger out. 😉 Hope all's well on the Homestead mate.
@@catey62 The girls think it's spicier than ginger but I don't. A little bit lighter if anything. If you eat much Thia you'd be able to pick out the smell/taste fairly easily.
I've been using the "Veggie Mate" from Earthlife that are based up in Toowoomba. We can also buy it locally as well. earthlife.com.au/store/ Hope that helps some mate.
@@RobsAquaponics very convenient for me, thats where i live. Thanks heaps mate, i have been using the soluble stuff from bunnings but it isn't inoculated as far as i can tell
I've found the roots of the plants will go down deep (over 8") from the base of the rhizome if the bed is deep enough. The rhizome though generally only grows to about 6" deep at the most from what I've seen.
It takes about 10 months to get to where I like to harvest them in our climate. These 2 videos may hep some as well. This one shows a few of these plants being harvested, ua-cam.com/video/lAKCwzyOP00/v-deo.html This is may general growing tips video on ginger. ua-cam.com/video/BcsrCWIDTRA/v-deo.html Hope that helps some.
You can check out the Complete Ginger Growing Guide here,
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I found your channel years back when looking to see if it was possible to grow ginger at home here in the UK and now I have dozens of bottles of ginger wine maturing in the cellar! Love ya rob ya hairy git!
That's great to hear DS. 👍 Have only ever tried Stones ginger wine when I first started drinking. Wasn't a big hit with me. Now a nice ginger ale on a hot day goes down very smoothly though.
Hope all's well with you & yours mate.
Cheers. 🍻🍻
I saw your ginger grow video and decided to grow some. I also started up some galangal. Because I grow indoors I had to harvest the ginger early; got to big, galangal still plugging away. Thanks for all your informative videos. Cheers to you & your family.
That's great to hear Matthew. 👍 Have you harvested & used any of the galangal yet?
Cheers mate.
@@RobsAquaponics I have not. The galangal seems to grow slower for some reason.
Good to see you again Bob. Stay safe & take care!
Awesome stuff, Rob.
I have been watching your videos for couple of years now, but I'm a bit slow on the keyboard. I finally took the time to leave a note here:
Many thanks for your dedication to keep the channel alive as well as for your contribution to the gardening community. You rock, mate!
Am glad you've been enjoying the Vid's Cleber. 👍
Hope to be publishing them for a few more years yet. 😁
All the best to you & yours.
Add the ginger leaves, stems and some lemongrass to your next ginger beer brew. Last years crop I did that and the flavour was next level.
Will keep that in mind. Thanks Joshua. 👍👍
Obviously I harvested mine well before the leaves died off, I also made a couple of curry pastes with the leaves and stems and they were sensational.
Josh, any vids
@@breambaronfishing any vids
@@davidhughes473 no videos sorry mate, are you asking about the ginger beer or the curry paste?
For the ginger beer I just make my ginger bug over about a week or so, I start with about 50gm of ginger (skin on finely chopped) 50gm of sugar in a couple of cups of water (best to use bottled/rain without chlorine etc) I put that in a jar with some cheese cloth over the top and feed it more ginger and sugar daily, just small doses until it starts bubbling and fizzing.... there’s plenty of methods on UA-cam from people making natural ginger bugs... but I don’t follow too much of a recipe, I just add until I think it looks and smells good...
then for the brew I use water, ginger, ginger stems and leaves, lemon, lemongrass and sugar, once that’s bubbled away until I’m happy with the taste I will leave it to cool completely with all the aromatics in it, then strain off, and add a good cup of the ginger bug... bottle into flip top bottles and burp daily until it’s properly fizzing, as soon as the top has a bit of pressure when you go to burp it you need to get it in a fridge to save explosions...
For the curry paste I just put the ginger, leaves and stems, chilli, garlic, kaffir line leaves, turmeric and some oil in a little processor and blended them down till it formed a paste, then I just add things like lime juice, fish sauce, palm sugar etc until I think it tastes nice.
Seal off some chicken and veg etc, add the paste, let it cook for a few mins, throw in a can of coconut milk and let it make friends with the flavours for 5-10 mins and voila... hope that helps.
I’ve been growing ginger over last spring summer season in one of your root pouches and they are going great. Had to move them into the sun more over the last few days as we had loads on rain on nsw mid north coast.👍
Does make life a lot easier when they're easy to move. Hope you didn't get too smashed. I hear our old area (Foot of Comboyne MT at Byabarra) got hammered.
Cheers & all the best.
I never get sick of watching your ginger videos, Rob. I hope your success at growing them will rub onto me and I too will grow them successfully, in Adelaide. Great video.
Am glad you enjoy them Mary. 😁😁
Have heard of a few folks doing OK with theirs down your way. Think there was even a thread on Share the Seed a while back on it.
Hope all's well with you & yours.
Great info in very simple words. I sowed two pieces of ginger in two 7 gallon grow bags/ root pouches a month ago :) Shoots are now couple of inches above the soil. I had couple of failures in last years. Hoping success this time Insha'Allah. Keeping finger crossed.
Nice one Aamir. 👍 Hope you get a bumper harvest from them when the time comes.
Happy growing mate. 🌱🌱🌱
Amazing videos as always. Been watching your videos since I was in 4th grade, and they've always been so fun and relaxing to watch.
Am glad you're still enjoying them Asox. 😁
Cheers & all the best.
I've never thought about growing Ginger, but after watching this video, I think I will find a way to incorporate it into my upcoming production facility.
Hope it grows well for you Douglas. 🌱👍
Thanks for all the videos and keep producing. I've learnt so much from them, especially in Aquaponics.
Glad you like them & they've helped some Kish.
Cheers mate & all the best.
Thankyou,I can’t wait to get started and keep in touch with how to keep them growing
Nice one Angus. Hope you get a great harvest mate. 🌱🌱
We freeze meal sized amounts of ginger and tumeric together, always on hand and easy to mince when frozen.
Nice one Doug.👍
We do the same until recently. I tend just to break off what I need from the turmeric now as we have so much growing around the place.
Cheers & have a top one mate.
Amazing Rob! Love growing tubers in the Root Pouch bags! Thank you for the shout out with our Aussie gardening kin.
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No problemo. I do it regularly around the socials & on emails. 😉
Probably a more profitable crop at the moment than Bitcoin ! :) Great video. Thanks
Still $50kg/2lb in the "cheap" supermarkets. Saw it for $78kg/2lb at a popular home delivery service today which is a bit mind blowing.
Cheers Ian.
@@RobsAquaponics Check out the price on Turmeric!
wow . i like when you show it pushing the edge of growing pouch. thanks mate
Glad you like it SCI. 👍
Cheers & have a top one. 🌱
I needed this video. Thanks Rob!
Glad I could help some Zachery. 👍
You're an absolute legend! Thank you for sharing this
My pleasure & hope it helped you out some.
Happy growing 🌱🌱
Thanks for the video,Rob. Built my first chop and flip. Just added bluegill this weekend. Looking forward to a harvest this fall.
Mostly growing green onions and green beans in the grow bed. May plant a tomato.
Thanks for all the videos and all the help.
Jim
PS Built the DIY filter using 5 gallon bucket from your play list. It seems to be working great. Water is crystal clear!!
That's great to hear Jim. Did you collect the fish yourself or get them from a hatchery?
Cheers mate.
@@RobsAquaponics From the hatchery. Never thought of collecting myself. May do that next time!
Thanks Rob. Very inspirational. I do love Ginger.
Will have a go once I can figure out a spot where the cows and sheep can't get to it.
I grew mine on goat's lean-to shelter. Fun to watch them trying to get up there. One day I forgot to drop the ladder and had 5 kids up there having a good feeding. Lucky it was near end of season and had roots to harvest.
I've heard that wallabies & roo's like it as well if you're here in Oz.
Cheers Graeme & happy growing mate. 🌱🌱
thanks for this post... love seeing your posts
Glad you enjoy it Lesley & David. 👍
Cheers & all the best.
Thank for the info , i bought some ginger and they have some growing nubs , so I was thinking to grow some . Your video is very informative so I hope I can grow some! 😊
Nice one Brenda. I hope you get a bumper harvest from it. 👍👍
Beautiful plants!
Thanks JR.
Have a top one.
I've just subscribed n look forward to following your videos. You make it easy to understand the process of growing, harvesting n creating a green finger. Thankyou 😊
Happy growing Diane.
If you have chickens or rabbits you could use the compost and fertilizer from them as well without need of store bought fertilizer.
You certainly can & I have done so in the past along with fish waste from the aquaponics. Can't keep rabbits here & have no chooks at the moment so am using what's on hand. 👍
Outstanding am super up for trying to grow ginger such a fantastic plant!
Hope it grows well for you mate. 👍 Will you need to grow it in a protected spot there?
@@RobsAquaponics haha that and many other things remain to be seen - depends what climate change does for us! Am in Oxford UK so should be able to grow some hardier varieties just fine and have a greenhouse etc if needed 😀👍
I'd keep an eye on that wee scotty gnome there laddy!! 🤣😂 Ginger is great to grow, Had some in the system a few years back and it kept kicking out the clay!! Really would like to see a video on those trousers one day though mate!! 👍🏻👍🏻
🤣🤣 Not sure my channel could survive a "Fashion with Rob" segment mate. 🤔🤔
People might start thinking I'm a hippy when all I like is a comfy pair of baggy "happy pants" to wear. 😉
had the same issue with the galangal & ginger in the system here as well. Not a big one, just frustrating having to pick out the clay from all the rock under the beds.
Cheers mate & all the best.
Best cannabis i have grown is with my fish water....i am converting to dual rootzone aquaponics. So I can get the best of both worlds. Between you and aquaponics steve, i am in the zone.
I’ve been designing a system that uses dual root zones too. It’s by far one of the best yields you’ll get, but I’m worried about keeping the system clean.
Nice one mate.👍
Am looking at trying some DRZ when we get a roof over the new aquaponics area down the back. 👍
Happy growing.
@@RobsAquaponics DRZ?
@@matthewg4956 Dual RootZone Matthew. Plants growing in a pouch or pot with a soil blend that is set into an aquaponic grow bed. 👍
Thanks Rob
No Problem Wayne.
Have a great one mate.
I am growing in Western PA, i planted in shallow trays back in February to get it to sprout, it not only sprouted but it grew to 2-3 ft. I am transplanting to pots today as our last frost her Historically is this week. I had notrouble growing ginger and turmeric last season which was my first it's just that in this climate by late sept early oct we get our first frost. I understand i will never get "mature" hard skinned Ginger here but was wondering, do you think that while the plants are still thriving, if I move them to a sunny indoor location I can keep them going long enough to get "mature" ginger that I can store for a brief perior before starting inshallow trays again in February to have something to start with. Im trying to get out of the cycle of having to buy each year.
I think it would help Kevin. 👍 All our plants down the back are starting to die off now things are cooling down (Winter has arrived here) yet the ones on the deck in a warmer position that get sun most of the day are still trying to sprout new shoots.
Would like to know how you get on mate.
Happy growing.
I will let you know when we change from Fall to Winter. I will move some into a bright sunny window a decent amount of time prior to that. Ty
Thank you very much for the. Video. Very informative.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent way to brief sir
This video will help you with more ginger growing information. 👍
ua-cam.com/video/BcsrCWIDTRA/v-deo.html
Happy growing.
I had ginger pop up in one of my wicking barrels few months ago now so just letting it grow
Nice one mate. Hope you get a great harvest. 🌱👍
Great ginger crop mate.
Thanks Noel.👍
Cheers mate.
OK you enthused me to try again although I have had bad luck growing in my climate. Perhaps a mini hoop house will help. Thanks for the inspiration Rob, BTW do you grow black pepper plants for the spice?
Nice one RWS. 👍
I did have a plant here but it died off one winter as I didn't have it in a warm position.😕
Would like to have another crack once we sort out the patch a bit better.
Cheers & happy growing.
Hi Rob, thanks for your ginger videos, I am keen to hear how your black ginger went, have you harvested yet? I cannot seem to find a video on it. I would like to try harvesting however I cannot get any in QLD.
Hey Jenni. I have only grown black turmeric here sorry. I have been interested in trying some of the Thai black ginger but haven't come across a supplier as of yet. Mind you, I haven't looked for a few years either.
Cheers & have a top one.
Hey Rob. Can you snap off chunks of ginger from the growing plant during the year? Or do you need to wait till harvest time? Pretty sure you said you did but just wanted to make for sure by asking you directly. Thanks mate
Hey Mark. Sorry it took a while to get back to you. We harvest small bits through the season as needed. Just try to cycle which plants you're taking it from so you don't stress one out too much.
Hope that helps mate.
Ah sweet as. It does, thanks for the reply. Just about to start planting rhizomes for the first time actually 👌
@@KingBrew187 Nice one mate. 😁👍
What can be done with the stalks and leaves while the plant is growing.? Any uses for them.?
Some will use them in teas & meals with the young shoots being the tender ones.
Thank you for the video! I am new to growing ginger in container and was wondering what to do. Only ⅓ of my ginger stems turn brown and dried up but not all. How do I harvest?
Hi Lily. I wait for the plant to die back here if I want a maximum yield. All the leaves don't have top die off either as the plant will start to slow growth when the first leaves start to die back.
You can also harvest small bits off the plant through the season if you like.
I tend to keep a few plants in the ground all year round now so we can harvest fresh ginger for the kitchen as needed. If you live in a tropical climate you may even be able to keep some leaves growing on the plant all through your cold season like friends do ion North Queensland here in Australia.
Hope that helps some & happy harvesting.
Love to grow my own ginger. We have a very short season in Sweden though.
@@EducatedEarth one need to get the fast maturing seeds for everything. 100 days or less. Or grow our native crop. I usualy think trees and bushes and crops like cikoria, comfrey, horse radish and other perenial crop. I am just starting out a fresh foodforest on about 5 acres.😅
Would be very hard to get a decent sized plant to grow Yasmin. Even inside would be a bit challenging I'd think.
All the best to you if you do decide to have a crack at it. 👍👍
@@RobsAquaponics I've done it for some years. But need to move the containers inside to get them ready. And start off the new ones inside.
Bit fuling but it is ok.
An opposite challenge for me as an Indonesian growing strawberry. Tried growing strawberry in last 3 year without success
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Hi Sir Michael.
Have a top one mate. 👍
Nice! Very hard to grow here in Melbourne.
Just ordered some root pouches so might give this a try with protection in winter.
Hope they grow well for you MZMEG. 👍👍😁
I'd suggest you use the wider 56L ones for them. 😉
@@RobsAquaponics thanks!
Yes we did order the 15 gallon, might try some bananas in them as well.
@@thegardeningchannel2424 The dwarf varieties would be best from how I've seen ours grow. My recommendations would be to keep on top of the suckers & keep them well fed.
Cheers mate.
Beautiful!!
Thank you WE. 😊
Cheers & all the best.
@@RobsAquaponics happy gardening much love xoxox
I am growing ginger for the first time here in northern Indiana USA. They are looking nice and are about 30” tall. Can I harvest some of the leaves to make tea or should I wait until I harvest the ginger. What would be a good size? Unfortunately our summers are pretty short. How long can I leave my ginger out in regards to temperature nighttime/daytime and should I bring the whole pot inside and let it finish growing? When do I know it is time to harvest? I would love to use the leaves and the stems to make syrup and tea or powder.
Hi Sabrina. You could take some leaves now for tea. The younger ones are what I've seen others use as they have a bit more flavour.
The leaves of the plants will start to die back once the nighttime temperature starts to fall. Bringing them inside can prolong them a bit but you may not get much extra rhizome growth. I would harvest them before the first freeze, if you get one, or once the majority of the leaves start to turn brown & fall over.
I hope that helps some.
@@RobsAquaponics thank you so so much for your reply and great info ❤️
Thank Rob...very informative. I wish i started some early in the greenhouse. Will 7 months be long enough?..hope your well
Hey Trixie. They grow it commercially in southern Canada in greenhouses so 7 months should get you some decent rhizome growth I'd think.
All are well but a little sore after this weeks work thanks.
Hope you & Yours are all doing well. 👍
@@RobsAquaponics i will have to give it a go next year.
Great video
What do you think about growing ginger on DWC?
Not sure how it would go immersed in water all the time. Only one way to find out if you have a spare few feet of DWC bed. 😉
Would like to know how it turns out if you give it a crack Ivan. 👍
Great Julie london
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What size are those grow bags? What kind of fertilizer pellets and other minerals did you put in there?
You can get cloth grow bags at most well-stocked nurseries & hydroponics shops Wendy. 👍
The minerals I used are by EarthLife earthlife.com.au/product/veggie-mate/
The pellets are a chicken-based slow-release organic fertiliser. There are a number of brands available here. The one I use is called Rooster Booster
neutrog.com.au/2019/01/25/rooster-booster/
Hope that helps.
Hi Rob thanks for the information. May I know where you get your tray and container? Thanks
The fabric pouches can be bought from some of the larger chain & hydroponic stores & I have some listed on my *amazon page as well.
www.amazon.com/shop/bnbob01/list/6UUB60EC5W7I
The tray I picked up from a local hydroponic store here in Brisbane.
Hope that helps some. 😁👍
* I get a commission if you use that link. 😉
Hi rob I have just found your Clip on growing ginger in pots.
I have had a bit of trouble in the past growing ginger but I will follow what you did.
I live in Perth wa now after you plant your ginger and water it when should you water it again, there is so many ways on you tube and I am very confused.
Hi Gail. I don't worry about watering it too much until I see some green shoot. The main reason being is that it has moisture in the rhizome. I think it is a good idea to keep the soil slightly moist as all the microbes in there that make the nutrients available to the plants also require moisture.
Hope that helps a little.
This just came in time. I sowed three ginger rhizomes and am waiting for them to germinate .
Nice one 👍😁
Hope they grow well for you. 🌱🌱
Seeds germinate, rhizomes are already germinated
Do you grow garlic as well Rob?
I like to put a small crop in every season 👍 I'd normally have them in by now but the rain & impending landscape work has held mu up a bit.
Cheers.
Great job
Thanks CC.👍😁
Cheers & have a top one.
Can u tell me then u put in in december and u harvest in late July so it grows like 8 months or more?
Growing season depends on your climate. Where are you located cvet. d?
Hi Rob can you grow ginger in the UK if so what do you recommend Aquaponics or rugs to grow it in.Thanks for the great videos and keep well. Phil
That's ment to be tugs
You can grow it in the UK Phil but would need to make sure it's in a warm area of the yard or house. It generally likes the soil temp to be above 20°C with an ambient temp of above 24°C being best for growth.
I wouldn't grow it in aquaponics there unless it was in a greenhouse that stayed above 24°C
Hope that helps a bit mate.
Thanks for the answer my green house is not at that temp all year round. Will have to buy it in so i can make my ginger beer.
Hi whats the best time to plant ginger in England London?
I would start them off inside at the end of winter & plant them out in a warm position as soon as the soil starts to warm up in spring Kash.
This video might have a few more tips for you, ua-cam.com/video/BcsrCWIDTRA/v-deo.html
Hope that helps some.
hi just found your site im from canada and havent triedto grow ginger yet i was thinking because our seasons are only from june to sept if i start them in the house should i use a long not so deep container like a window box and just move it around into the light as the winter changes and when should i start in house
That sounds like a good idea Debra. 👍 They generally start to shoot when the soil temp gets to the low/mid 20's°C so if you keep your place toasty warm you could start them off in early spring as the days start to lengthen.
Could you please tell me here can I buy the Root Pouch? TIA
If you're in the US you can find them on my *Amazon page.
www.amazon.com/shop/bnbob01?listId=6UUB60EC5W7I
If you're in Australia you can buy them from Up on the Rooftop,
www.upontherooftop.com.au/collections/root-pouches
If you live elsewhere you can find distributors on the Root Pouch website,
rootpouch.com/maps-locator
Hope that helps some.
*I will receive commission if you use the Amazon link. 👍
Does this mean ginger likes half day sun? my galangal, turmeric grow well, but ginger for some reason doesn't grow in the same soil medium, water, and full day sun light.
I always like to grow ours under shade if in the full sun or in a spot (like our deck) where they're shaded from the hot afternoon sun.
Just for reference, we're also in the subtropics. Folks in cooler temperate regions might do better with more sun.
Hope that helps a little PN.
How much would u spend roughly in fertilizer and soil for those plants?
$9 on potting soil if purchased to fill those bags & under $0.50 for the fertilisers added at the start. The liquid fertiliser works out at $0.22 a dose so over the 6 or so months it will be fed I'm looking at about $2.65 there.
SO,
All up for probably 2kg/4lb of ginger I'd be looking at $12.15 or $6.08 a kg/2lb if I used bought soil.
I'f I used saved soil & compost to make up a potting mix & used the same fertilisers I'd be looking at $3.15 for 2kg/4lb or $1.58 per kg/2lb.
To give you perspective, Aussie ginger is selling at $50kg/2lb in the larger supermarkets & can buy it from a popular Fruit n Veg delivery service for $78kg/2lb
Keep in mind I could buy much cheaper liquid feed as this is what I have left over as I mentioned. 😉
Cheers.
@@RobsAquaponics awesome thanks Rob seems like the pots are going to be the most expensive part. Looking at starting a wicking system to add onto the flood and drain ibc set up I have
@@daveryan7207 I've had the ginger grow really well in the main grow beds. The issue was the time it took to harvest. Could have had a number of other crops out in between.
What does it mean if the leaves are yellow? Is it something to worry about?
It could be a few things. I've noticed older leaves do start to brown off around half way through the season. It might also be getting cold so that triggers the plants to start dying off as well. Lack of water can be another issue too.
Hope that helps some.
@@RobsAquaponics sìr how to cure ginger that rottens pls tell me
@@franciscoleonardo2294 I would break off the infected, rotten section from the plant mate. Hopefully, the plant will heal the wound & continue to grow. I have done that with the aquaponics ginger & it recovered fine.
This is the first video that I have seen that cleanse ginger in full sun, all the other places I got my information from said that ginger is a shade-loving plants.
Doesn't your ginger get burn in the sun?
It's only full sun in the morning until about 10am thorough summer which is fine. If it was only getting the hot afternoon sun I would be worried. Keep in mind that we're on a warmer sub tropical climate as well.
Those that live in cooler climates can get away with growing ginger in the sun.
Thanks for the tips, i tried it last year but bits keep dying off and i think its going rotten, i dug some up the other day and it didn't look good
Are you growing inground or in containers Matthew?
@@RobsAquaponics in an old concrete tub out side full sun, its never really done well, possibly because it was just from the fruit shop. I will start again with some starts if it doesn't work out and i will definitely go with grow bags as i have many, many full of fruit trees
Please also tell which is best NPK for Ginger ?
I tend to steer away from commercial fertilisers that have NPK ratios. I prefer to use compost, fish emulsions or worm castings.
@@RobsAquaponics Sir, Thanks
where can i buy those bags?
I have them listed on my Amazon store page if that helps.
www.amazon.com/shop/bnbob01?listId=6UUB60EC5W7I
Keep in mind that I receive a commission if you use that link to make any purchases.
Where are you from , how is the Climate there for caltivation ?
We're in the city of Ipswich in SE Queensland Australia & have a subtropical climate. We can grow most veg & herb plants all year round. 👍
How much litters nutrients mixed water needed start to end of harvest for one ginger grow bag.......???? Plz reply me...
What kind of sand is best for this plant
I like to use an organic-rich soil. Basically, a soil that has a good amount of well-aged cow manure or compost mixed in.
These videos might help some as well.
This one shows a few of these plants being harvested,
ua-cam.com/video/lAKCwzyOP00/v-deo.html
This is my general growing tips video on ginger.
ua-cam.com/video/BcsrCWIDTRA/v-deo.html
Hope that helps some.
Sorry for taking so long to reply.
@@RobsAquaponics it's okay. Thank you for your kind reply.
So u leave the ginger for 1 single harvest per year? So 10 months?
We leave some in the pouch so we always have some on hand when needed. We also live in the warm subtropics so the rhizome just goes dormant over winter. Folks in cooler or wet areas may have issues with the rhizome rotting in the soil so it may be best to harvest it all at once.
We in India we plant lots of ginger but it doesn't yield much, may be because of the soil and pest, can you please tell me what kind of soil is required and pesticides to use. Thank you for your time and information.
Good
Thanks Rahila. 😁😁
Hey Rob. Nice pants, where can I get some. They are cool. I noticed your ginger has died off on the tips. What is the cause? Any reason to be concerned. Mine is the same and I am not sure why.
These are the Jumbo variety that I bought originally from Green Harvest up at Malaney Brian. 👍 It's the main commercial variety grown now so you should be able to pick it up at any green grocers or supermarket.
I normally get tip burn due to the sun & have never really bothered about it myself. I did lose a lot of the younger leaves to the harsh sun early on in summer so that's why I like to give ours some shade from the afternoon sun.
Hope you folks aren't getting too muddy out there mate.
@@RobsAquaponics Hi Rob. Alan and I got the same from Green Harvest. Mine is under 50% shade and still has the tip burn. We are getting real wet and Alan and I just finished the Chardonnay 2021 vintage in the rain.
@@briandonovan8455 Hope it was a tasty drop mate. Cheers. 🥂
I reckon I'm going over to galangal.
I saw that in one of your recent vid's Andy. Tends to be an evergreen here as well which helps.
Always wanted to try some galangal beer but never got a round to having a crack. Should probably pull my finger out. 😉
Hope all's well on the Homestead mate.
@@RobsAquaponics that sounds interesting. have never had Galangal, does it taste similar to Ginger?
@@catey62 The girls think it's spicier than ginger but I don't. A little bit lighter if anything. If you eat much Thia you'd be able to pick out the smell/taste fairly easily.
Where do you get your inoculated minerals?
I've been using the "Veggie Mate" from Earthlife that are based up in Toowoomba. We can also buy it locally as well.
earthlife.com.au/store/
Hope that helps some mate.
@@RobsAquaponics very convenient for me, thats where i live. Thanks heaps mate, i have been using the soluble stuff from bunnings but it isn't inoculated as far as i can tell
Sr. whats half stregth hydroponic solution
I don't use hydroponic solution sorry mate.
Can a small rhyzom produce a big ginger
It can if the growing season is long enough I've found. 👍
How deep would the root rizom go I. The earth?
I've found the roots of the plants will go down deep (over 8") from the base of the rhizome if the bed is deep enough. The rhizome though generally only grows to about 6" deep at the most from what I've seen.
How much time it took to grow like this??
It takes about 10 months to get to where I like to harvest them in our climate. These 2 videos may hep some as well.
This one shows a few of these plants being harvested,
ua-cam.com/video/lAKCwzyOP00/v-deo.html
This is may general growing tips video on ginger.
ua-cam.com/video/BcsrCWIDTRA/v-deo.html
Hope that helps some.
How long does it take to break ground.....GERMINATE
That would depend on the soil temperature. Ginger will normally start shooting when the soil temp gets over 20°C/68°F.
Cheers Mike.
Hi I love to grow tham on the window in water botte
Nice one Maxine. 👍👍
ginger beer. !
Have made a bit of that lately. Mainly with store bought rhizome though 😕
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Why do everyone be planting Ginger different ways.
Different climates, soil types are 2 factors that could be why. 👍
Grow marijuana!
Not a great idea here. I'm not sure I could afford the fine.