How to Grow Ginger in a Pond

Ginger, or Zingiberaceae, is the common name of a family of plants that range from the official ginger, or Zingiber officinale, from which we obtain the ginger root for cooking to a fragrant flowering ginger lily, or Hedychium coronarium, which grows in moist soils. These plants have tuberous roots that spread out into mats as they grow. In the wild, ginger grows in the moist tropical soils of Asia.

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Instructions

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  Find a low area near the edge of the pond there the soil will stay moist from the water. The ginger plant also needs shade from the sun for best growth. Since the ginger plant needs to grow about 18 to 24 inches in height, leave an area where it will grow undisturbed. You can plant taller plants like daylilies behind the ginger and maybe some shorter flowers in front of it. Of course, you can simply grow a whole patch of ginger for a more naturalized look near the water.
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  Cut the ginger root into 1-inch sections, each with at least one eye. Allow the cuts to dry out on a tray for a couple of days before planting.
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  Bury the ginger under an inch of soil, 15 inches apart. If you are planting a mass grouping, set each section 12 inches apart in a grid. The soil should be high in organic matter, common to areas near ponds.
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  Leave the ginger to grow over the summer and harvest in the fall after the plants die back. Roots left in the ground might regrow in the spring if the winters are not freezing.

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