Botanical name: Zingiber mioga Other names: Japanese ginger, Oshoga, Kintoki, Sanshu This is a ginger plant that gets full use on the culinary front. In Japan, chefs use the Myoga ginger’s flowers  …

Botanical name: Zingiber spectabile Other names: Ginger wort, Malaysian ginger Beehive ginger will really stand out in your garden, whether in your yard, in raised beds, or in pots on your deck,  …

Botanical name: Zingiber Officinale Other names: true ginger, Jengibre, Ginger Adrak, Kion This is the ginger you usually find at the market. It’s the type of ginger most commonly grown for cooking,  …

Working your ginger garden means having the right tools to do the job! And you need the right tools in the kitchen, too, for being able to prepare ginger for  …

Storing your ginger rhizomes in a cool, dark, spot is just one way of preserving your ginger. But there are several ways you can prepare your ginger to make it  …

If you like, you can harvest some of your ginger before the whole crop is ready. If you dig gently at the base of the outmost stem, you can see  …

When it comes to weeding, ginger is not a labor-intensive crop. The best way to discourage weeds is to lay down a layer of mulch around your plants—without touching the  …

Pests in your ginger garden, left unchecked, can damage and destroy your ginger crop. It’s a good idea to check on the plants each day to make sure no pests  …

Ginger plants are most susceptible to soil-borne diseases. You can help prevent this by planting your ginger in fresh, nutrient-rich, disease-free soil.  …

Watering ginger is a delicate dance of staying right in the Goldilocks zone—not too much, not too little. Ginger being a tropical plant, it does love heat and humidity, but  …