Baby Ginger
Last Winter I went to a ginger growing workshop presented by Debbie Roos from the Chatham County Extension. At the end of the workshop, everyone was handed a paper bag full of ginger seed pieces. After a few months of pre-sprouting, we planted the seed pieces in a variety of buckets, feed bags and cardboard boxes.
Fast forward through a few months (and a move to the city), and we were ready to harvest our “baby” ginger.
The ginger we harvested was not mature enough to have the usual golden thick outer skin. The skin was white and pink, the flesh not too stringy.
As per usual, Kristin did the hard work while I took the pictures. After harvesting, she washed every piece.
Many of the original seed pieces remained intact. We are going to try to overwinter the pieces indoors and see if they will re-sprout in the Spring.
Kristin has been making Chai with the ginger. Some of it will go into the freezer. I hope to start fermenting some for a soda bug.
In other baby news, Kristin and I are expecting our first little cricket this coming April. We are doing a home birth; I expect that parts of the process will end up on this blog so keep an eye out.
November 27, 2011 at 5:52 pm
CONGRATULATIONS to you both! On the ginger & the other baby news. Hoping everything goes smoothly & this Spring brings you more joy that you can harvest.
November 28, 2011 at 8:58 pm
Congrats. Kids == highly recommended.
December 2, 2011 at 4:00 pm
Wow! I don’t check in with Cricket Bread for a few months and look what happens: sprouts all over the place! I’m Katherine from “Our Report Card” but moved my blog over to Peerie Flooers. I’m fascinated by what you’re doing with ginger. I’m trained as a home birth midwife, I’m an urban farmer, and I’m an unschooling mother living right down the road from you. So, ya know, I feel a kinship even though y’all don’t know me. Just wanted to break out of lurking status to say BEST WISHES for your family!