EPISODE · Jan 27, 2023 · 48 MIN
Ep. 128 Growing ginger, turmeric, and galangal in Illinois, Part 1 | #GoodGrowing
from Good Growing · host Chris Enroth
On this week’s Good Growing Podcast, we have the long-awaited, often teased episode on growing ginger, turmeric, and galangal in Illinois! We discuss what they are, why you may want to grow them, where to grow them, presprouting, and more. Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1V121FzkJus Skip to what you want to know: 00:40 – Welcome Ken and Nick 02:05 – Why would I want to grow ginger, turmeric, and/or galangal? 05:50 – What are the monetary and other incentives for growing these spices? 11:00 – What plant family do these spices belong to? What are the disease implications of this? 18:50 – How do turmeric and galangal compare to growing tomatoes and cucumbers in high tunnels? 21:30 – What are turmeric and galangal? How are they used? 26:40 – Is there a market for turmeric and galangal? 30:00 – Where do I get ginger, turmeric, and galangal seeds? How do I know if a company is reputable? 34:45 – Live plants and growing seed stock 36:55 – What is the germination process for ginger, turmeric, and galangal? 45:46 – wrap-up, take the survey, what’s up next week, and goodbye! Take the ginger survey! https://go.illinois.edu/ginger Presprouting ginger video: https://youtu.be/aGNlrOF9J3Y Contact us! Chris Enroth: [email protected] Ken Johnson: [email protected] Nick Frillman: [email protected] Check out the Good Growing Blog: htps://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573 iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377 Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us Google podcasts https://bit.ly/3AiYjTD
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On this week’s Good Growing Podcast, we have the long-awaited, often teased episode on growing ginger, turmeric, and galangal in Illinois! We discuss what they are, why you may want to grow them, where to grow them, presprouting, and more. Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1V121FzkJus Skip to what you want to know: 00:40 – Welcome Ken and Nick 02:05 – Why would I want to grow ginger, turmeric, and/or galangal? 05:50 – What are the monetary and other incentives for growing these spices? 11:00 – What plant family do these spices belong to? What are the disease implications of this? 18:50 – How do turmeric and galangal compare to growing tomatoes and cucumbers in high tunnels? 21:30 – What are turmeric and galangal? How are they used? 26:40 – Is there a market for turmeric and galangal? 30:00 – Where do I get ginger, turmeric, and galangal seeds? How do I know if a company is reputable? 34:45 – Live plants and growing seed stock 36:55 – What is the germination process for ginger, turmeric, and galangal? 45:46 – wrap-up, take the survey, what’s up next week, and goodbye! Take the ginger survey! https://go.illinois.edu/ginger Presprouting ginger video: https://youtu.be/aGNlrOF9J3Y Contact us! Chris Enroth: [email protected] Ken Johnson: [email protected] Nick Frillman: [email protected] Check out the Good Growing Blog: htps://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573 iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377 Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us Google podcasts https://bit.ly/3AiYjTD
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