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Ginger?
Can ginger be grown outside in California.
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Ginger?
On Sat, 1 Feb 2003 09:17:40 -0800, "Al" wrote:
Can ginger be grown outside in California. Thanks Some kinds, in some parts of California, yes. I have had white ginger growing outdoors in coastal Ventura county for many years. Can you be more specific? Which kinds are you interested in and where in California are you? _ - Charles - -does not play well with others |
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"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. Send email to jsachs177 at earthlink dot net. |
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On Sat, 01 Feb 2003 18:21:59 GMT, Charles
wrote: On Sat, 1 Feb 2003 09:17:40 -0800, "Al" wrote: Can ginger be grown outside in California. Some kinds, in some parts of California, yes. I have had white ginger growing outdoors in coastal Ventura county for many years. Can you be more specific? Which kinds are you interested in and where in California are you? Oops. I read this as "can ginger be grown outside *of* California" and was about to make a very snappy reply. :-) Ginger is a tropical/semi-tropical plant and is pretty much toast if it gets frost. My own cherished ginger in Palo Alto was killed not by frost, but an over-active gardener. If it doesn't freeze where you are, you can probably cultivate it outdoors. |
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I dunno, there's something called "wild ginger" that
grows in zone 4. The roots taste like ginger. "Frogleg" wrote in message ... On Sat, 01 Feb 2003 18:21:59 GMT, Charles wrote: On Sat, 1 Feb 2003 09:17:40 -0800, "Al" wrote: Can ginger be grown outside in California. Some kinds, in some parts of California, yes. I have had white ginger growing outdoors in coastal Ventura county for many years. Can you be more specific? Which kinds are you interested in and where in California are you? Oops. I read this as "can ginger be grown outside *of* California" and was about to make a very snappy reply. :-) Ginger is a tropical/semi-tropical plant and is pretty much toast if it gets frost. My own cherished ginger in Palo Alto was killed not by frost, but an over-active gardener. If it doesn't freeze where you are, you can probably cultivate it outdoors. |
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I've seen a lot of yellow ginger--Kahili?--very sweet smell, about 6 feet tall,
growing in Southern California. zemedelec |
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I have a few:
Kahili, White ginger, blue ginger ( not a real ginger), Curcumas; etc. and I grow them all outside here in Pleasant Hill, CA (zone 9a) where we get an occasional frost (just like last night). Some of them lose their leaves in winter but quickly grows back when it gets warm in spring. Benny "Frogleg" wrote in message ... On Sat, 01 Feb 2003 18:21:59 GMT, Charles wrote: On Sat, 1 Feb 2003 09:17:40 -0800, "Al" wrote: Can ginger be grown outside in California. Some kinds, in some parts of California, yes. I have had white ginger growing outdoors in coastal Ventura county for many years. Can you be more specific? Which kinds are you interested in and where in California are you? Oops. I read this as "can ginger be grown outside *of* California" and was about to make a very snappy reply. :-) Ginger is a tropical/semi-tropical plant and is pretty much toast if it gets frost. My own cherished ginger in Palo Alto was killed not by frost, but an over-active gardener. If it doesn't freeze where you are, you can probably cultivate it outdoors. |
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"Benny F. Sevilla" wrote:
I grow them all outside here in Pleasant Hill, CA (zone 9a) where we get an occasional frost (just like last night). I performed my previous unfortunate experiment in Richmond, and I now live in Oakland. If you can do it, I should be able to do it! Please tell me, have you had any problems with something boring holes through the roots, and if so, how do you control it? What have you learned about the effect of local soil properties on your results? Send email to jsachs177 at earthlink dot net. |
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"Jonathan Sachs" wrote in message
... I performed my previous unfortunate experiment in Richmond, and I now live in Oakland. If you can do it, I should be able to do it! You should be able to do it. There are a lot of homes near the Berkeley- Oakland area that have them in their front yards. Most of my ginger plants are grown in pots (outdoors) and I use the garden soil from nurseries. Those that grow on local soil do not have any rhizome borers. The alpinia zerumbet, grown on local soil, seem to thrive on both sun and shade. One unknown species languished for 3 years in the shade and almost died until I moved it on a sunnier place. Two other varieties (also unknown) grew half as tall as they were supposed to be ( that is probably the effect of the local soil and the environment) The Curcumas grew and flowered a lot but it was a mixture of garden soil and local soil. My biggest problem are squirrels; they tend to dig around the plants whether potted or earthen. Benny. I grow them all outside here in Pleasant Hill, CA (zone 9a) where we get an occasional frost (just like last night). Please tell me, have you had any problems with something boring holes through the roots, and if so, how do you control it? What have you learned about the effect of local soil properties on your results? Send email to jsachs177 at earthlink dot net. |
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Ginger?
Thanks for the advice. I think I'll ask my friendly neighborhood
nursery to recommend a variety, and give it a try. Send email to jsachs177 at earthlink dot net. |
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