The first is seed selection. Ginger with no chilblain, no obvious disease, healthy and full buds should be selected as ginger seeds. After purchasing a good variety of ginger, the whole ginger should be divided into several small pieces to facilitate the management of germination in the later stage.

After the ginger is broken, dry the ginger seeds in the sun, and choose sunny days to dry them, but avoid the strong light at noon to avoid sunburn. Dry for a day or so, and then accelerate germination when the ginger skin turns white.

Second, the management points of planting ginger

1. Daylighting and watering: Ginger is a vegetable that is shaded for half a day and can be planted in flowerpots. Don't water too much to prevent the roots from rotting. Generally, the surface is fully watered after drying.

2. Container and soil: both ordinary and large containers can be used, and soil for roots can be selected.

3. Placement: Put it in some cool places for half a day, such as the porch and other places.

4. Fertilizer: After the leaf ginger is harvested, topdressing with chemical fertilizer every time.

5, pests and diseases: don't worry too much about pests and diseases.

6. Harvest: When the difference between leaves and ginger plants is less than 40-50 cm, it is the harvest period. Root ginger can't be harvested until the leaves turn yellow,1late October. The harvesting standard of root ginger is 1.5 kg.

7. Planting time: from mid-April to mid-May. (1 day ago)

Extended data 1. Morphological characteristics of ginger

Plant height 0.5-1m; The rhizome is stout, multi-branched, fragrant and spicy. Leaf blade lanceolate or linear lanceolate, length 15-30 cm, width 2-2.5 cm, glabrous and sessile; Ligule membranous, 2-4 mm long.

The total pedicel is 25 cm long, the central lobe of the lip is oblong and obovate, shorter than the corolla lobe, with purple stripes and yellowish spots, and the lateral lobes are oval, about 6 mm long; Stamens dark purple, anthers about 9 mm long; Connective appendage subulate, ca. 7 mm long. Calyx tube is about 65438 0 cm long; Corolla yellow-green, tube 2-2.5 cm long, lobes lanceolate, less than 2 cm long.

Second, the economic value of ginger

Ginger products are becoming more and more popular in the international market, especially in Southeast Asia, Japan and other countries and regions, which can create a lot of foreign exchange for the country every year. Ginger is an economic crop with great development and utilization value. It contains not only gingerol, gingerol and other physiologically active substances, but also protein, polysaccharide, vitamins and various trace elements, which integrates nutrition, seasoning and health care.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-ginger