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Growing Indoor Ginger, Sprouted From Store Bought! — Do It the Amish Way!

2026-07-26 1 Dailymotion

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Look in your crisper drawer right now. That knob of ginger with the little green nub starting to poke out of the side — the one you've been meaning to throw away? That's not ginger going bad. That's a plant trying to grow. And in this video, I'll show you how to take a piece of store-bought ginger and turn it into a plant that keeps giving you fresh ginger right on your windowsill, no garden required.
I'm Esther Yoder, wife of Elias, here in Lancaster County. My mother taught me at her kitchen counter that a great many things you pay for at the store will grow themselves for free if you only give them the chance. Ginger is one of the easiest there is. You don't need a greenhouse, you don't need fancy lights, you don't even need a garden. You need a pot, a windowsill, and a little patience.
In this video I'll walk you through it the way it was handed down to me — how to pick the right piece at the store, how to wake it up so it sprouts, how to plant it shallow the way ginger wants, where to set it, how to water it without rotting it, and when to harvest so the plant keeps producing for y