Planting Ginger in Nigeria

Ginger is propagated vegetatively using its rhizomes. It requires a warm and humid climate with rainfall and a short dry season around harvesting time.

Ginger is very adaptable to a wide variety of soil types but the ideal soil type for growing ginger is a sandy loam soil.

Ginger does the best in partial to complete shade but can also produce good yield in open fields.

When the under rainfed condition, rhizomes are planted on beds but if under irrigation system, rhizomes are planted in ridges.

Planting is done between mid-april to May. The planting material is first treated with fungicide and insecticide to avoid seed borne diseases and scales.

After planting, the beds are mulched with green leaves 3 times within one month.

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