When and when will potted ginger be harvested?

When the difference between ginger plants is less than 40-50 cm, it is the harvest period. Root ginger can't be harvested until the leaves turn yellow,1late October. Pay attention to storage after harvest.

Before storing ginger, the selected ginger slices should be thinned and aired for 1-2 days to evaporate the water on the surface of ginger for storage.

It is very important to know the temperature and humidity of the storage environment. The suitable storage temperature of ginger is 10- 15℃. If the temperature is lower than 10℃, the ginger is easily frozen. If the temperature is too high, diseases such as ginger rot will spread and rot will be more serious. The suitable relative humidity for storage is 90-95%. At the same time, always check whether ginger has rot. If there is rotten ginger, it must be removed quickly and disinfected with quicklime.

Extended data:

1, no peeling. Some people like to peel ginger, which can't give full play to the overall effect of ginger. Fresh ginger can be shredded and sliced after washing.

2. From the point of view of treatment, ginger brown sugar water is only suitable for patients with cold or fever after rain, not for patients with summer heat or wind-heat cold, nor for treating heatstroke. Taking fresh ginger juice can cure vomiting caused by cold, but it is ineffective for other types of vomiting.

3. Eating ginger is not as much as possible. In hot summer, people are prone to dry mouth, polydipsia, sore throat and sweating. Ginger is spicy and warm, and belongs to hot food. According to the principle of "heat is cold", it is not advisable to eat more.

4, patients with liver disease can not eat more. Because ginger is also a spicy and irritating food, gingerol can cause degeneration and necrosis of liver cells in patients with liver disease and cause hepatitis cell infection. Eating ginger in patients with liver disease is not only not conducive to rehabilitation, but may aggravate the condition.

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