"Boron Elgar" wrote in message
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On Mon, 8 Jun 2009 23:43:06 -0700, "gunner"
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, . having problems with galangal taking root right now.

Let it just sit in the pot and be patient. It can take much longer to
produce shoots than ginger, in my experience. In fact I just went
through the same things with two large chunks of galangal that I
picked up at a Thai grocery. The market had them wrapped in plastic
and refrigerated.

I just kept the pot in indirect light with regular watering. It took
at least 2 months for shoots to appear. In fact, I was about to dig
it up and toss it when I saw the eyes developing and re-buried it.

Turmeric can take a long, long time, too, even longer than galangal.

Boron

Good to know, I checked em, no rot but no signs of roots or sprouts as yet,
been a while, but the ginger took just last week-10 days, planted same time
..

Would love to find some turmeric, just going through all the Indian and
Asian spices to see what I may be able to maintain here. Dr. Morgan has a
list of Hydro spices/herbs that I am reading up on now. May be able to heat
them that way to get a longer season but still fighting the idea of
lighting the green house, the nursery is bad enough.