Very cool, thank you for taking the time to post this. Great pictures and very well written. As for the ginger, do you happen to know if you can plant the stuff from the grocery store? I would assume so as long as it hasn't been treated.
Also Japanese yams are a new one for me. Had no idea they were perennial. We might have to plant some out for next year
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Hello @greenshiner and thank you for taking the time to read my post and comment. :)
All my ginger was originally started from organic ginger from the market -- one of the ways you know it's organic (beyond it being labeled as such) is the size is less gargantuan and it does not look "photo ready" as the non-organic stuff does.
I would gently wash the tubers and then use some, not any parts that started to shoot "eyes" and then plant the bits that were starting to shoot. I bring my containers in for the cold months. I started all mine in smaller containers that once housed stuff I bought at the nurseries and would put them in a pan and let them wick the water they needed rather than watering from the top. They also enjoy a bit of mist. Once they send out leaves I plant them in the larger containers and do sprinkle the water from the top. they seem to thrive in part sun/ part shade... all my flowers (ginger) happen under those conditions. Once they get large you can actually cut from the tubers and keep the plants growing... it's an everlong supply. I have about ten containers and I use A LOT of ginger just as a guide.
I hope this helps. :)
P.S. Those Yams are hearty and the vines are just beautiful.
Wow thank you for the detailed response. I'm going to try that.
Wonderful! I'm following you so I hope to see success in the future and perhaps a cool post of you going through the process. ;)
Same here, Cheers!