By now, you’ve all probably figured out that everything I do, I think you should do too! But if you don’t want to do it, that’s ok . . I won’t hold it against you. 🙂
But, if you use much fresh ginger, you really, really, really ought to try growing your own. It’s so easy to grow and you can buy decent ginger rhizomes in the grocery store, chop off the “eyes” and plant them. It takes a good while before you begin getting large enough rhizomes to use but it’sso worth it once you can harvest your own ginger.
Ginger
Last night I needed just a small chunk of ginger for a marinade for tuna. The home grown is so tasty — juicy and crunchy but not as fibrous as what I’ve been able to buy in the store. You can look at that picture and see how juicy and moist that piece of ginger is.
The most amazing thing to me is the peeling. When it’s fresh, I can tear the peeling just a bit with my fingernail and the whole thing pops off in one piece. It kinda reminds of how the skin of a peanut pops off after it’s been roasted.
I’m going to try planting some of mine in the garden in the spring and see how it grows but I’m pretty happy with what it’s doing in the pots.
Kathy C says
I wonder if I could grow it in the house since we do get coldish winters here in the northwest, although not the really hard freezes like in the northeast where we used to live.
I think I will check on the internet and see if its possible.
sharon says
Can I go ginger in the PNW? Maybe if I start it in the fall indoors and transplant out in the spring? What do you think?
Donna M says
My friend freezes her ginger and just grates off the amount she needs while it is still frozen.
Kathleen says
And…….everything you do I want to do but I am worn out just reading about what you do. You never stop!!!! I love that you share everything with us. I have purchased some of the small appliances you have reviewed on your site. You save us so much time. I know that Vince studies your large purchases to the inth degree. Thanks for sharing your knowledge (both of you).