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Old 12-03-2003, 08:20 AM
Henriette Kress
 
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Frogleg wrote:
(IC_Gardener) wrote:

Plant the roots (rhizomes) shallowly in a pot (sandy, light soil,
'though they seem pretty happy in any sort of dirt). They *do* like


If kept as an indoor plant, ginger will die down over winter, but it'll
come back in spring. Note, potted ginger roots taste more of dirt than of
ginger. You can eat the stalks of young leaves, though.

Henriette

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