Herbs
Ginger
Plant rhizome pieces into a warm, shady spot and leave them a full season to bulk up.
Zingiber officinale · Herbs · Perennial
When to plant Ginger in Australia
Sourced timing by broad climate zone. Zones with no sourced timing for an action are left out rather than estimated.
- Sow seed
- Tropical — Aug, Sep, Oct, Dec
- Arid — Oct, Nov
- Plant out seedlings
- Temperate, Subtropical — Sep, Oct, Nov
- Harvest
- Temperate, Subtropical — 365–730 days after planting out
- Tropical, Arid — 365–730 days after sowing
Australian planting guide by climate zone
Sourced guidance by broad climate zone, shown as fixed months, timing relative to sowing or planting, or written growing advice. Your GrowCal calendar applies your regional growing profile, so its dates may sit earlier or later than the months below.
| Action | Cool | Temperate | Subtropical | Tropical | Arid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sow | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | Aug, Sep, Oct, DecDetailsPlant rhizome pieces in August-October. Plant rhizome pieces in December. | Oct, NovDetailsPlant rhizome pieces in October-November. |
| Plant out | Climate guidanceDetailsGinger is a subtropical crop and will not survive frost in the open ground. In cool climates it is grown in pots or a greenhouse that holds a warm, humid microclimate, and it needs a long warm run of seven to eight months before the rhizomes are worth lifting. | Sep, Oct, NovDetailsLift, split and replant congested clumps in spring. | Sep, Oct, NovDetailsLift, split and replant congested clumps in spring. | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown |
| Feed | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown |
| Prune | No sourced timing currently shown | Mar, Apr, MayDetailsRemove the leaves once they die down in autumn. | Mar, Apr, MayDetailsRemove the leaves once they die down in autumn. | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown |
| Pest check | No sourced timing currently shown | GuidanceDetailsWatch for bacterial wilt, other fungal diseases and nematodes. | GuidanceDetailsWatch for bacterial wilt, other fungal diseases and nematodes. | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown |
| Harvest | No sourced timing currently shown | 365–730 days after planting outRelativeDetailsLeave the clump for a full year (ideally two) before harvesting. | 365–730 days after planting outRelativeDetailsLeave the clump for a full year (ideally two) before harvesting. | 365–730 days after sowingRelativeDetailsLeave the clump for a full year (ideally two) before harvesting. | 365–730 days after sowingRelativeDetailsLeave the clump for a full year (ideally two) before harvesting. |
Only sourced growing and timing guidance is shown.
Care guidance
Sourced advice for Ginger that isn't tied to a month.
- Propagate from rhizome divisions and plant in a shady area.
- Plant in a few places to ensure a good supply; fresh store-bought rhizomes can be shot.
- Watch for bacterial wilt, fungal disease and nematodes.
- No magazine grow guide exists for ginger, so its windows come only from the weekend planting corpus and cover the tropical and arid zones.
Zone notes
- Cool: Ginger is a subtropical crop and will not survive frost in the open ground. In cool climates it is grown in pots or a greenhouse that holds a warm, humid microclimate, and it needs a long warm run of seven to eight months before the rhizomes are worth lifting.
- Temperate: No Australian source publishes a ginger planting month for this zone; the care rules come from climate-neutral Gardening Australia guidance.
- Subtropical: No Australian source publishes a ginger planting month for this zone; the care rules come from climate-neutral Gardening Australia guidance.
About this data
This schedule is part of GrowCal's preview horticultural dataset — useful as general guidance, and still being validated. Conditions vary with your soil, aspect, frost and variety. Read more on the data & methodology page, or send us a correction.
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