How to Harvest Ginger Root
Ginger has become quite a popular seasoning to add to a variety of dishes in the kitchen. With a little patience and diligence, you can grow your own ginger and harvest it for future use. Does this Spark an idea?
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How to harvest ginger root
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Beginning with an established pot of ginger is the best option.
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After about four months of cultivation, you can begin to trim small bits of ginger from the edge of the main clump, using a small pair of clippers. Be advised that you should only get enough for your use at that moment and that the flavor will be milder than the mature ginger.
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Allow your ginger plant to grow until it is 8 to 10 months old and the leaves have died away.
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Dig up the whole plant or simply empty the flowerpot onto the ground to make the separation of the rhizomes easier.
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Using your hands, break up the rhizomes of the ginger plant. Inspect them for nice-growing buds to use for replanting. They can be replanted right away using your stash of flowerpots.
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Keep the remaining clumps of ginger for the kitchen. Peel, chop or dice, and freeze the ginger you intend to keep.
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For those rhizomes of ginger that you have replanted for next year, you needn't do anything to them until the weather is warm again. At that point, they will need water and a minimum amount of attention.
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