{"id":4708,"date":"2024-10-27T15:59:51","date_gmt":"2024-10-27T19:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/?p=4708"},"modified":"2024-10-27T15:59:53","modified_gmt":"2024-10-27T19:59:53","slug":"ginger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/?p=4708","title":{"rendered":"Ginger"},"content":{"rendered":"<body>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"695\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-10_17_2024-5.jpg?resize=695%2C521&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4713\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-10_17_2024-5.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-10_17_2024-5.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-10_17_2024-5.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-10_17_2024-5.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-10_17_2024-5.jpg?resize=1100%2C825&amp;ssl=1 1100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-10_17_2024-5.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-10_17_2024-5.jpg?w=1390&amp;ssl=1 1390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, I experimented with growing ginger in a container. I started in February with a piece of store-bought organic ginger that I misted with water for about a month to encourage formation of growth buds. Then, on March 12, I planted it in a pot, very shallow, with the roots exposed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"695\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-10_17_2024-1.jpg?resize=695%2C543&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4709\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-10_17_2024-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-10_17_2024-1.jpg?resize=300%2C234&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-10_17_2024-1.jpg?resize=768%2C600&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-10_17_2024-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-10_17_2024-1.jpg?resize=1100%2C859&amp;ssl=1 1100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-10_17_2024-1.jpg?w=1866&amp;ssl=1 1866w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-10_17_2024-1.jpg?w=1390&amp;ssl=1 1390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Ginger today just before the harvest<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"695\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-march-12.jpg?resize=695%2C521&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4715\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-march-12.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-march-12.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-march-12.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-march-12.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-march-12.jpg?resize=1100%2C825&amp;ssl=1 1100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-march-12.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-march-12.jpg?w=1390&amp;ssl=1 1390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>March 12<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I let it grow indoors for a couple of months until temperatures were warm enough to bring the container outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"695\" height=\"821\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-may-14.jpg?resize=695%2C821&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4716\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-may-14.jpg?resize=867%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 867w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-may-14.jpg?resize=254%2C300&amp;ssl=1 254w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-may-14.jpg?resize=768%2C907&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-may-14.jpg?resize=1301%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1301w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-may-14.jpg?resize=1100%2C1299&amp;ssl=1 1100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-may-14.jpg?w=1472&amp;ssl=1 1472w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-may-14.jpg?w=1390&amp;ssl=1 1390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>May 14<\/em> <em>(ginger in center in the back)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"695\" height=\"1015\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-Oct-17-1.jpg?resize=695%2C1015&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4717\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-Oct-17-1.jpg?resize=701%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 701w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-Oct-17-1.jpg?resize=205%2C300&amp;ssl=1 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-Oct-17-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1121&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-Oct-17-1.jpg?resize=1052%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1052w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-Oct-17-1.jpg?resize=1100%2C1606&amp;ssl=1 1100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-Oct-17-1.jpg?w=1334&amp;ssl=1 1334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>October 17<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"695\" height=\"502\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-Oct-17-2.jpg?resize=695%2C502&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4718\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-Oct-17-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C740&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-Oct-17-2.jpg?resize=300%2C217&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-Oct-17-2.jpg?resize=768%2C555&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-Oct-17-2.jpg?resize=1536%2C1110&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-Oct-17-2.jpg?resize=1100%2C795&amp;ssl=1 1100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-Oct-17-2.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-Oct-17-2.jpg?w=1390&amp;ssl=1 1390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>October 17<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, I harvested the ginger. The pot I used had a smallish diameter, and I did not get as much ginger as I had hoped. The new ginger is so juicy and fragrant! I am very excited to use it. Next year, I will grow ginger again, but in a wide shallow planter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"695\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-10_17_2024-3.jpg?resize=695%2C521&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4711\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-10_17_2024-3.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-10_17_2024-3.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-10_17_2024-3.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-10_17_2024-3.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-10_17_2024-3.jpg?resize=1100%2C825&amp;ssl=1 1100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-10_17_2024-3.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-10_17_2024-3.jpg?w=1390&amp;ssl=1 1390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Harvest (notice the strong fibrous roots)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"695\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-10_17_2024-4.jpg?resize=695%2C497&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4712\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-10_17_2024-4.jpg?resize=1024%2C733&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-10_17_2024-4.jpg?resize=300%2C215&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-10_17_2024-4.jpg?resize=768%2C550&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-10_17_2024-4.jpg?resize=1536%2C1099&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-10_17_2024-4.jpg?resize=1100%2C787&amp;ssl=1 1100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-10_17_2024-4.jpg?w=1688&amp;ssl=1 1688w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-10_17_2024-4.jpg?w=1390&amp;ssl=1 1390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>A piece of ginger with old growth on the left and new growth on the right<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I saved a small piece with several growth buds (and two stems) and replanted it in the same container. I plan to overwinter it in my back hallway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"695\" height=\"746\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-10_17_2024-6.jpg?resize=695%2C746&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4720\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-10_17_2024-6.jpg?resize=954%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 954w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-10_17_2024-6.jpg?resize=279%2C300&amp;ssl=1 279w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-10_17_2024-6.jpg?resize=768%2C825&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-10_17_2024-6.jpg?resize=1100%2C1181&amp;ssl=1 1100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ginger-10_17_2024-6.jpg?w=1408&amp;ssl=1 1408w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Overwintering ginger<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year, I experimented with growing ginger in a container. 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