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Re: Gingers; seed offer; email etiquette


I've gotten a few gingers from Stokes Tropicals.  I got them about one year
ago.  During the warm weather I've kept them on a Sunny Porch (indirct
sun).  Since it got very cold a few days ago I brought them inside into a
cool room (68-70 degrees) that has an east-facing window.  So far, none of
them have bloomed.  I'm going to give it another seasone, since they were
only roots/cuttings when I planted them.  They have grown however; one of
them is about 2 feet tall; another is about 12".

I know gingers like some indirect sun, warm temperatures, moisture and are
heavy feeders.  Are you giving them these conditions?  If so, give it until
late spring or early summer.  You may have some blooms by then.

At 09:20 PM 12/13/98 EST, you wrote:
>hi yall,
>
>has anyone ever grown gingers?  i have had no luck in the past with
>Kaempferia, Globba, Curcuma etc.  stokes tropicals and other companies offer
>wonderful varieties but inside an apartment, they don't seem to do well.
>
>i have right now a Kaempferia that i got at a farmer's market, i don't know
>which species, which does well, blooms a lot and grows every year.  also, a
>Hedychium coronarium, from stokes, is growing right now but no blooms yet.
>another plant that i also got from stokes is a Curcuma sp. Sleeping Princess,
>it also grows but doesn't bloom.
>
>i have tried in the past with no success Monocostus uniflorus, Alpinia
>purpurata, Curcuma roscoena, Globba winitii and several Kaempferia species.
>
>if anyone grows gingers, please share your experiences.
>
>in re: to seeds of pereskia, i have gotten several requests and i'm out of
>seeds for now.  also, when the topic changes in our discussions, it would be
>helpful if you change the subject line.  it's just useful for all of us,
>otherwise, i'm reading emails titled "seeds offer" when the topic is
addressed
>to barbara and her orchids.
>
>thanks,
>
>tsuh yang chen, nyc
>
>
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