Sunday, 29 April 2018

How To Effectively Grow Ginger Rhizomes

By William Myers


Most crops will have a similar way of growing, but they vary a little bit. Ginger Rhizomes will have their way of growing them due to their unique characteristics. They will only have a similar growing method with other crops in the same classification. This is a plant known to produce large attractive leaves throughout summer period and aromatic edible roots which are harvested when ready. The following is the process required when growing the crop.

First and foremost, one is required to cover the section of your garden with almost two-inch compost layer. Mix the compost with the soil by turning it together with the soil using a spade. There is need to select a section which is well drained and which receives partial shade. The area needs only to receive the required amount of sunlight. Also, the soil should be rich in nutrients.

You will then be expected to acquire some ginger roots. They must be fresh, cut them into portions of about two inches with each portion having a bud. These are the sections which will be ready for planting. After that, ensure you have identified a good dry ground where you can keep them and wait for them to cure for one or two days.

After the curing process is over, take them to the garden. Dig shallow holes measuring almost half of an inch. Put each section in a hole respectively. All buds need to face upwards to help in easing the growth process. The roots should some distance away from each other like two to three inches. With such a distance, they will enough space to spread out.

It is important to note that water is an essential commodity for any plant. So, you will be needed to water the bed enough. This is to ensure that the soil is ever moist since it should not dry out completely up to the time leaves sprout. As the time goes by, increase the amount of water to once or twice every week.

Also, you will need to apply some fertilizer. The process needs to follow the recommendations put down by agriculturalists. This should be done one time in a month to ensure that they can get the required nutrients. Moreover, one must carefully read and follow the indicated instructions to apply the right amounts.

Moreover, you will be needed to cut back the foliage. This is when they are ready for harvest. In this case, one needs to cut them to within a height of two inches after which the leaves will die. Then, dig up the roots and cut off the sections of rhizome perimeter to be used for the kitchen. You may replant the main root mass later on.

Lastly, you can spread two to four inches of mulch and some manure over the bed after replanting. The mulching process helps in insulating the soil from direct contact with cold weather. The activity also helps to protect the rhizomes from the same and enabling you to acquire some root during the summer period.




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