Thanks. My website (like ny youtube channel) is sorely needing an update. I've got tons of new plants to put up there. I've been focussing so much more on the nursery and the plants than the computer stuff.
my mom had some around the house she would clean a soap bottle out squeeze some of the pinecone get a lot of keep in the frigerator when my brother and I play outside and get bug bites and ants bite she put it on the bites and instant pain is gone wish I can find them again this was back early 70s
I have tons of these growing around my house. Been trying to find a bar soap recipe to harvest my plants this year. I have about 75 bulbs to squeeze. I think I’ll freeze the juice in ice cube trays so I don’t lose my crop like I did last year. I ordered lye and molds to try and make one using similar recipes online.
I have a few questions. Can this ginger be used in food? Also are all varieties of ginger edible? I have a whole bunch of this kind type I believe. Do any other kinds of ginger grow those pine cones?
Yes it is edible, but not very good IMO. Regular ginger tastes much better. No Not all varieties of ginger are edible. Many, if not most of them, are edible, but there are over 1000 different species of ginger and many of those are not edible. I have many species that are only grown as ornamentals. There at least a few species that are poisonous. Don't ever eat any plant if you are even a little unsure of the species. Many different species of ginger grow cone shaped inflorescences. I hope this was helpful. Cheers
Randy's Tropical Plants thank you for answering my question. I think that I will not use the roots for eating since I am not 100% sure of which variety of ginger it is.
Hi, I've been growing shampoo ginger for a couple months, but I noticed that some of the leaves started yellowing at the tips. I wanted to ask if you knew why this could be happening?
I realize this is an old video but I have a question that I just cannot find the answer to anywhere! How do you keep the liquid for longevity? Freeze it? Does it freeze well? My grandmother has maybe 100 of the cones on her property and I would love to harvest the liquid in quantity before they die back, but I don't really want to spend hours squeezing and jarring them if I can't save it. Has anyone tried saving it? Or turning it into bar soap maybe? Something shelf stable?
Paul Mitchel has products made from it, so there is definitely a way to keep it stable. I refrigerate it, personally. Not sure how heat affects it, but maybe try canning it.
@@Sheikyerbouti8 I'll keep you updated. I think I'll try freezing a batch from my tiny personal garden of 4 plants first and see how it does then maybe try canning it 🤔 great suggestion!
@@amyloftus6111 I did with mixed results. Sticking them in ice cube trays short term actually works well and they're portioned for showers fairly well. I'm currently harvesting some liquid for this year and will be attempting candles to see if that is an option.
Wow very interesting. I live in Florida and have this growing on my fence line.. They were here when we bought the place. How do you make shampoo with it? And do the tidiness taste like the ginger you buy in the store?
+38kimpossible I'm guessing the tidiness thing has to be autocorrect right? To make shampoo, you literally just squeeze it out of the flowers onto your hair.
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I live in North Florida also and we have them in our yard from the pervious owner. They are very hardy in my opinion. They pop right back up in the spring/ summer.
I am currently out of available stock for sale for this, but I am replenishing my inventory and I will be selling it again. You can buy regular ginger rhizomes from the grocery store. That's why I don't sell them. I wrote some instructions on how to do this on my website. Here is a link to the page. Scroll to the bottom of the page for the instructions. buyraretropicalplants.com/ginger-plants/
Pretty much once a day, or every other day, while the inflorescence lasts, as long as you don't damage the inflorescence while squeezing. This can go for weeks. If the plant is kept well hydrated, it will have more slime. When it's been raining, there will be tons of slime, but it will be more watery, and less fragrant. Good luck!
@@jojo-fj7lw The flowers last for weeks. The plant grows for years. Each fall the plant dies back and goews dormant. In Spring it regrows. Ever year it grows new flowers
@@cookie234ful1 I’m in Florida. There was a Nursery in Tampa that sold them. Try Etsy. I’ve read about awapuhi rhizomes being sold there. Definitely available at nurseries here too. Might deliver. Season for growth starts in spring. Yellowing a bit now, all comes red. Can squeeze a bunch if you water a bunch. Definitely not on consecutive days
