There have been lots of threads here about growing from grocery store ginger, and responses usually refer to the link to Tim Chapman's article about this topic. However, those links seem to be no longer working. Does the article still exist on the internet?
Hi socks, I don't know if the article exists on the net or not but it was a good article that basically covered how to grow edible ginger from a grocery store rhizome. I read it before starting my first one :) I think it just gave good common sense pointers about buying a rhizome that was firm and not shriveled and planting it in well draining soil. It will also take your ginger a long time to sprout. I just about gave up on mine and them of course it sprouted. In the winter they go dormant, so if you are gonna sprout one now I would do it indoors on a heatmat. Give it good light as well. Keep it moist but not soggy. Bury it shallowly- just covering the top with soil. I used mg with about 1/3 perlite mixed in. Mine are in a large pot outdoors and are going dormant now. It had green cone shaped bracts on it with little white flowers a few mos ago. The cones and leaves are fragrant when you crush them. I couldn't bear to dig them up and use the rhizomes though lol :P ~SJN
