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When to plant ginger

Start ginger seeds indoors 6 to 8 weeks before the last frost and plant them out 1 to 3 weeks after the last frost.

Your dates for ginger

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Ginger planting dates by zone

JFMAMJJASOND Zone 4b Zone 5b Zone 6b Zone 7b Zone 8b Zone 9a
Start indoorsPlant outDates use each zone's typical frost dates. Enter your ZIP code for your own.
Dates from each zone's typical (median) frost dates.
ZoneStart indoorsPlant out
Zone 2aApr 1 to 15Jun 3 to 17
Zone 3aMar 31 to Apr 14Jun 2 to 16
Zone 3bMar 22 to Apr 5May 24 to Jun 7
Zone 4aMar 18 to Apr 1May 20 to Jun 3
Zone 4bMar 13 to 27May 15 to 29
Zone 5aMar 9 to 23May 11 to 25
Zone 5bMar 8 to 22May 10 to 24
Zone 6aMar 4 to 18May 6 to 20
Zone 6bFeb 26 to Mar 12Apr 30 to May 14
Zone 7aFeb 19 to Mar 5Apr 23 to May 7
Zone 7bFeb 8 to 22Apr 12 to 26
Zone 8aFeb 1 to 15Apr 5 to 19
Zone 8bJan 20 to Feb 3Mar 24 to Apr 7
Zone 9aJan 5 to 19Mar 9 to 23
Zone 9bDec 26 to Jan 9Feb 27 to Mar 13

Where frost is rare

Ginger is a perennial where frost is rare. In Florida, plant rhizome pieces in early spring before the heat builds and harvest 8-10 months later, when the tops die back. In freeze-prone areas, mulch the bed or use containers, and the rhizomes resprout in spring.

ZonePlanting months in Extension guides
Zone 9Feb-Mar
Zone 10Feb
Zone 11Feb

Based on UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions 'Edible Ginger': start in March in North Florida and as early as February in Central and South Florida. Mapping is approximate: zone 9 covers North and Central FL, zone 10 Central and South FL, and zone 11 South FL. The guide gives start months only, with no end dates. Warm-winter areas are matched to zones approximately, so use the months for your region.

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