Ginger the garden plant
by adminBotanical name: Zingiber officinale
Family: Zingiberaceae, the ginger family
Grown outdoors in the tropics, it needs a minimum annual rainfall of 59″ (150cm), temperatures of 86°F (30°C) or over, a short dry season and a deep fertile soil. It usually takes nine months to produce a crop.
Ginger plants can grow to about 3 feet (1 m) tall [...]
