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==How Ginger Is Used== | ==How Ginger Is Used== | ||
The underground stems of the ginger plant are used in cooking, baking, and for health purposes. Common forms of ginger include fresh or dried root, tablets, capsules, liquid extracts (tinctures), and teas. | The underground stems of the ginger plant are used in cooking, baking, and for health purposes. Common forms of ginger include fresh or dried root, tablets, capsules, liquid extracts (tinctures), and teas. | ||
==What the Science Says about Ginger== | ==What the Science Says about Ginger== | ||
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==How to Grow Ginger== | ==How to Grow Ginger== | ||
# Get a fresh ginger root from the produce market. Try to pick the best ginger rhizome with a few knobs in it. The shoots will sprout from those knobs. | # Get a fresh ginger root from the produce market. Try to pick the best ginger rhizome with a few knobs (well developed "eyes" or growth buds) in it. The shoots will sprout from those knobs. | ||
# Usually the ginger root that you purchased from the market is dehydrated, so it is best that you soak the ginger in water overnight. | # Usually the ginger root that you purchased from the market is dehydrated, so it is best that you soak the ginger in water overnight. | ||
# If you are in a tropical area you can plant the ginger root straight to the ground about an inch deep. Ginger will not survive below 40*F, so if you live in that kind of temperate zone start your ginger indoors in a pot. Do not over water. Just keep the soil moist. | # If you are in a tropical area you can plant the ginger root straight to the ground about an inch deep. Ginger will not survive below 40*F, so if you live in that kind of temperate zone start your ginger indoors in a pot. Do not over water. Just keep the soil moist. | ||
# It takes about a month for the ginger root to form a sprout and sometimes 45 to 60 days before you can actually see the green shoot. | # It takes about a month for the ginger root to form a sprout and sometimes 45 to 60 days before you can actually see the green shoot. | ||
# It takes anywhere from 8 months to a year before you can actually harvest the ginger roots. But in the meantime enjoy looking at the beautiful leaves. | # It takes anywhere from 8 months to a year before you can actually harvest the ginger roots. But in the meantime enjoy looking at the beautiful leaves. | ||