In recent years, ginger has become an important spice in the kitchens in this country. Irrespective of its use as a spice, the cultivation of ginger in a tub is also worthwhile because of the decorative flowers of the ginger.

Fresh and strong tubers

The tubers you need to grow ginger are now available in supermarkets almost all year round. If you buy ginger tubers for a culture in your own garden, you should select particularly fresh and strong tuber pieces. This is how you lay the foundation for optimal development of the ginger plants grown in the tub.

Pay attention to a nutrient-rich soil substrate

In order for the ginger to flower within the local ginger season, an adequate supply of nutrients must be ensured. The ginger root should be placed in a bucket with loose and humus-rich plant substrate. With the correct dosage, light fertilizer application over the summer promotes the formation of the typical ginger inflorescences.

Duration of cultivation until the ginger blossoms in your own garden

It usually takes about 250 days from the release of the ginger tubers to the harvest of the ginger in autumn. The decorative inflorescences do not always develop during this time. However, if you position the potted ginger in a sufficiently warm and sunlit location, chances are you will see the yellow, purple or purple flowers of the ginger in your own garden.

Extend the ginger season in favor of flowering

If you put the ginger bulbs in the garden for sprouting later than March, there could be a shortage of flowering before the onset of winter. In this case, you can also simply bring your ginger plant into the house to still be able to enjoy the ginger blossoms. Be sure to move to a warm place in time before the first cold days of autumn, otherwise the leaves of the ginger will turn yellow and die.

tips and tricks

The inflorescences of the ginger usually play no role as a food component, although they are not poisonous. However, you can also wait for the flowering of ginger grown for flowering purposes and then still harvest the aromatic tubers.

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