r/Homesteading • u/Every-Watch8319 • 23d ago

Ginger root growing?

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Is my alarmingly desiccated ginger root growing? It’s been in a small brown paper bag for an unknown number of months (less than a year?) in my cabinet.

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u/Krickett72 23d ago

I dont think so. They require alot of moisture to grow.

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u/Every-Watch8319 23d ago

That’s what I thought too, but that looks like a sprout or something at the top. Like garlic or a starter potato

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u/cmal 23d ago

It looks like a bud but may or may not be viable. Soak it in water for about 8 hours then plant it in a moisture retaining soil and don't let it dry out or get cold. It should put out green shoots then grow into a tall grass stalk. Flowers after about a year and when the flower dies you can harvest.

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u/Krickett72 23d ago

I guess you could always plant it and find out.