Ginger
herb
Plant grocery-store rhizomes with visible 'eyes' facing up. Keep moist and warm. Grow in containers in zones 7 and below — bring indoors before frost. Harvest baby ginger early or wait for full-sized roots.
At a glance
- USDA Zones
- 3–11
- Sun
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium — water when top inch of soil is dry
- Soil
- Loam
- pH
- Acidic, neutral
- Spacing
- 12 in. between plants
- Per square foot
- 1 plant per square
- Days to maturity
- About 180 days
Planting & harvest windows
Northern Hemisphere timing. Adjust ±4–6 weeks based on your last/first frost dates.
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Plant Harvest
Good companions
Recommended varieties
- Culinary Gingerstart
Zingiber officinale — standard cooking ginger.
- Baby Gingerstart
Harvested young before the skin hardens — mild and tender.
Add Ginger to your raised bed — the planner handles spacing and companion warnings automatically.
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