Growing galanga?

jjjankovsky · 08-16-2009, 02:49 PM

I like to cook with galanga, a ginger used in thai cooking. I'm in tropical Mexico and feel fairly certain I can bring some into the country from the north...but, have any of you grown it for cooking?

any tips?

lorax · 08-16-2009, 04:49 PM

It's Ginger. Hence, in our zones, it's a weed. Plant it, water it occasionally, and it will grow happily and easily. Just make sure it doesn't get flooded in the rainy season - that's the only thing I've ever found that could kill gingers.

08-16-2009, 02:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
jjjankovsky jjjankovsky's Photo Gallery Location: Barra de Navidad, Mexico Find me on the map! Zone: 10-11 Tropical Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 161 BananaBucks : 25,510 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 11 Times Was Thanked 136 Times in 85 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 17 Times	Growing galanga? I like to cook with galanga, a ginger used in thai cooking. I'm in tropical Mexico and feel fairly certain I can bring some into the country from the north...but, have any of you grown it for cooking? any tips?

08-16-2009, 04:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
lorax Banned lorax's Photo Gallery Location: Ecuador, South America Find me on the map! Zone: USDA 13 / Köppen-Geiger BSh Name: Lorax Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,532 BananaBucks : 325,888 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 742 Times Was Thanked 3,040 Times in 1,188 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 464 Times	Re: Growing galanga? It's Ginger. Hence, in our zones, it's a weed. Plant it, water it occasionally, and it will grow happily and easily. Just make sure it doesn't get flooded in the rainy season - that's the only thing I've ever found that could kill gingers.

Members currently in the chatroom: 0
	The most chatters online in one day was 17, 09-06-2009. No one is currently using the chat.

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)