When to plant ginger in Rockhampton
- Plant seedlings: early Feb to mid AprRockhampton area, hot semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: early Aug to mid SepRockhampton area, hot semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Rockhampton. 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.