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my ginger might bloom soon!
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Posted by karikat 8 (My Page) on Sat, Nov 25, 06 at 22:26
I am so excited, this late in the year, I finally have about 15 stalks with buds on them in NorCal. I've spent the last week building a makeshift greenhouse around them to hopefully protect them until they open. It has been getting to the low 40's and high 30's, and we are supposed to get slammed with rain tomorrow. Last year, with 3 stalks looking hopeful, it froze and I lost them. So I'm looking for any advice as to what I can do to be able to enjoy these wonderful flowers.
I am not sure if they are butterfly, they've only bloomed once, 2 years ago after being in the ground for 10 years, and I don't remember the flower looking the same as the pictures I've seen. For some reason, I keep thinking they look more like the yellow ginger, although the flowers are white and the leaves look the same as the butterfly ginger. I will take pictures this year, if they make it.
I'm clueless on ginger. I would love to know what I should do with them right now. They are in the ground, soil is pathetic (clay mostly), not much drainage so definitely wet. They are against the house facing east, maybe 4 hours of morning sun, when we're not buried in fog, and I have been throwing fertilizer on every few weeks since I saw the first bud starting. Otherwise, they get nothing the rest of the year. Oh yeah, I put some in a pot earlier in the year, and now there is one bud on that bunch too!!
thank you thank you!
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RE: my ginger might bloom soon!
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Dear Kari,
I had a bunch of white butterfly ginger growing aroung my yard. You can't mistake it's strong fragrance. It also can be evasive. As I recall it did really go off at this time of year. Were I live in the desert you can just cover you plants on freezing nights. We don't get many of those cold of evenings though. I've taken some rhizomes from my old house and planted them at the beginning of the summer. Unfortunetly it was really hot for awhile and they didn't really start growing well till recently. I have clay soil too, but they seem to grow in any type. Good luck. I'm trying to grow some red torch ginger and also some heliconia's
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RE: my ginger might bloom soon!
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I'm still waiting and hoping for the stalks to open, how long does it typically take, or is it based on too many variables?
How cold can they take it and still bloom? It got down to 34°F last night, I have clear vinyl sheeting around them, seems to be protecting them. Is there a certain temperature range that is needed for them to bloom? It doesn't seem to be the light hours since other people have reported blooming in the summer and fall. I'm so desperate to get at least one stalk, would digging one up and potting it to bring inside work? I also have some already in a pot with a couple newer buds. If I bring that inside, would they still bloom? What environment would be the best? Sunny window, warm, cool, etc? Any questions answered will be greatly appreciated!
kari |
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