Phisherman wrote in
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Will this work? I'm in zone 7, e.TN. If I bought some ginger root at
the grocery, how could I grow this in my shade garden? I was thinking
about taking a 2" piece, coat it with rooting hormone powder, and
putting it into moist vermiculite. Has anyone tried this? Will this
work? I see lots of wild ginger in the parks, but it is illegal to
dig up plant material there.

dunno about outside but people have done it in a pot which you afterwards
you could probably transplant. I forget why it's not popular, either not
very showy or it is a somewhat stinky plant