"Al" wrote:

Can ginger be grown outside in California.

California? Could you be more specific? Are you in San Diego, Lake
Tahoe, or the middle of the Mojave Desert?

I once tried growing ginger in my garden near San Francisco. It grew,
but something to holes through the roots, making it useless. I think
it needed better-drained soil than I had.

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