How do I know when to harvest ginger? I planted my ginger root on a whim, and now it has flowers shooting out from the roots which have become very large. Do I wait for the flowers to die off? Why do the flowers have a few petals, then drop off?
Name: Daisy I Reno, Nv (Zone 6b) Not all who wander are lost
After the ginger is done blooming, the stems should start to yellow and fall over. That's when you dig them up. That happens 8 or 9 months after planting.
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and proclaiming...."WOW What a Ride!!" -Mark Frost
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Name: Daisy I Reno, Nv (Zone 6b) Not all who wander are lost
Good luck with your ginger!
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and proclaiming...."WOW What a Ride!!" -Mark Frost
President: Orchid Society of Northern Nevada
Webmaster: osnnv.org
