Growing in Boulia

Best time to plant ginger in Boulia

Zingiber officinale

Also called ginger root

Sow ginger in Boulia in Oct to Dec.

Ginger is a herbaceous perennial grown for its rhizome, the familiar spice. Each year it sends up leafy false stems about 1 m tall, formed from rolled leaf bases, while pale yellow flowers edged in purple rise on separate shoots. Turmeric, cardamom and galangal are all relatives.

When to sow in Boulia

Boulia, QLD is in the arid zone. Its months for ginger apply here without a frost adjustment.

Not yet checked against a local guide.

Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.

Frost in Boulia

Boulia frosts in fewer than 1 year in 10, so frost doesn't hold back any planting here.

From its Bureau of Meteorology station, 1991 to 2020, counting a night at 2°C or lower as a frost. Frost hollows and hillsides can shift these dates by weeks, so ask the growers at your garden too.

On a shared plot: suits a plot

Finishes in a season and stays within its space, so it suits most plots.

Growing details

How to start
Sow directly in the bed
Sowing depth
3cm
Plant spacing
25cm
Row spacing
20cm
Height
100cm
Time to harvest
120-160 days
Frost
Frost tender
Sun
Part sun
Life cycle
perennial

These are typical figures, and varieties differ. Your seed packet takes priority.

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