I got smitten by the gingers bug recently, and now I'm just learning about globbas.

I understand the white balls on the stem are the bulbils, and would like to try to propoagate from them. Do I have to wait for them to drop off or ripen, or can I pluck them off without damaging the plant?

What kind of potting material do the bulbils like, and how deep should I plant them? I'm in the tropics - roughly how long should it take them to sprout?

Finally, is this a Globba schomburgkii?

Thanks in advance for your help

Best regards
Mick

I wait till the bulbils fall off of the plant with a slight touch. I also scan the ground looking for ones that I've missed as well. Do not force them off though, just let nature take its course.

You can either harvest the bulbils and store them indoors to plant later, or just pot them up and wait. I don't know how they'll respond in your climate though, without a normal dry season etc. It wouldn't hurt to plant some at harvest, and keep the rest indoors for a cooler dormancy for a few months.... or just let them fall on the ground and figure things out for themselves... trust me, with this species at least they'll figure something out for sure!

Tim Chapman