When to plant ginger in Maitland
- Plant seedlings: early Feb to late FebMaitland area, humid subtropical
- Plant seedlings: early Oct to early OctMaitland area, humid subtropical
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Maitland. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
A tropical plant grown for its spicy rhizomes. In Adelaide treat it as a warm-season pot plant: plant in mid to late spring, keep it warm and moist through summer, then harvest when the leaves die back in late autumn or winter. Move pots to shelter over winter.