skip to main content

Texas Gardening

cooking ginger dormant yet?

15 years ago

If you are growing cooking ginger root in pots outside, has your ginger started going dormant yet? Mine's just started growing new leaves! Is the rain that's happened every so often in DFS too much for it to go dormant? The pots of ginger have stayed outside on a south facing patio except when the temps were supposed to go under 40F.

Sort by:Oldest

Comments (2)

roselee z8b S.W. Texas
15 years ago
I don't grow it so can't say, but I have a question.

Did you start the cooking ginger from grocery store roots? And do you have to wait till it's dormant to use it, or can you just dig some and use it whenever you need it?

Thanks!
merrybookwyrm
Original Author
15 years ago
Hi Roselee. We started the ginger from grocery store roots. I think it started in July or August, which may have been kind of late in the year. Heh. I -think- you can just dig some and use it whenever you need it, but I don't have enough growing yet to try that. :-)

It's like the two chayote plants. They volunteered. Now what to do with them in the winter!?
Related Professionals
Pine Bluff Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers · Middletown Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers · Champaign Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers · Lewiston Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers · Bend Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers · Joplin Landscape Contractors · Victoria Landscape Contractors · Hartford Landscape Contractors · Webster Landscape Contractors · Laconia Landscape Contractors · Fayetteville Stone, Pavers & Concrete · Orangeburg Stone, Pavers & Concrete · Chillicothe Stone, Pavers & Concrete · Stamford Stone, Pavers & Concrete · Ottawa Stone, Pavers & Concrete

Related Stories

KITCHEN DESIGN Kitchen Recipes: Secret Ingredients of 5 One-of-a-Kind Cooking Spaces

By Sheila Schmitz

Learn what went into these cooks’ kitchens — and what comes out of them

HEALTHY HOME Detox Your Kitchen for the Healthiest Cooking

By Robyn Lawrence

Maybe you buy organic or even grow your own. But if your kitchen is toxic, you're only halfway to healthy

EDIBLE GARDENS 12 Essential Herbs for Your Edible Garden

By Annie Thornton

Make home cooking and drinks even better with herbs plucked from your own backyard or windowsill pot

KITCHEN DESIGN 10 Big Space-Saving Ideas for Small Kitchens

By Laura Gaskill

Feeling burned over a small cooking space? These features and strategies can help prevent kitchen meltdowns

GARDENING GUIDES Great Design Plant: Mahonia Aquifolium for Birds

By Debbie Ballentine

Oregon grape puts on a bold spectacle from spring through winter and is ideal to brighten partly shady corners in the U.S. West

WALL TREATMENTS Kitchen Confidential: 13 Places to Hang Wallpaper

Whether it’s on an accent wall or affixed to an island, wallpaper can make a big impact on the look of your kitchen

GARDENING GUIDES California Gardener's June Checklist

Update your hydrangeas, catch up on tomatoes and more ways to enjoy your California garden in June

FEEL-GOOD HOME Bring a Bit of the Garden Indoors for Fall

By Becky Harris

These 8 elements can extend the pleasures of your landscape year-round

PRODUCT PICKS Guest Picks: Baking and Decorating Goodies for Fall Treats

By Meaghan Mountford

Cutters, pans, sprinkles and other kitchen supplies to make your fall baked goods look as yummy as they taste

KITCHEN COUNTERTOPS 7 Low-Maintenance Countertops for Your Dream Kitchen

By Christine Tusher

Fingerprints, stains, resealing requirements ... who needs ’em? These countertop materials look great with little effort

Sponsored