Ginger

What It Helps:

How It Helps:

Nausea -morning sickness and motion sickness
Helps with digestion & digestive system

Tips & Other Info.

Ginger tea is great for cold/flu. When making ginger tea take about 1 inch thick piece of ginger, put it in the water and let the water boil with the ginger (you can also add a piece of lemon in there as well for more aid). Strain and enjoy!
Grate a 1 inch thick piece of ginger into a cup of orange juice and drink for a boost.
If the taste is too strong for you there are capsule forms as well.

Gardening Tips & Info.

Here are some planting tips and information if you want to have this plant in your own backyard (or front yard)

Planting Season

Harvesting Season

Pruning Season

Watering Schedule

Sunlight Exposure

Potted / In Ground

Get the fresh ginger root from a reliable grocer or nursery. Fill pot with seed compost and place the root in it. Cover with a plastic bag in a warm place until you see a shoot. Remove the plastic bag and place in a warm location away from direct sunlight.

Harvest the roots in the fall.

Watering: Reducing watering in late fall (November) and winter (December-February), especially in container grown plants. Usually grown in tropical areas where it gets more than 100 inches of rain. Keep soil moist and warm.

Partial shade

Container grown in a soilless compost mixed with fine bark compost.