On Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:34:59 -0400, "James Silverton"
> wrote:

>Hello All!
>
>Perhaps I qualify as village idiot but I have mentioned that I usually
>keep ginger root in the freezer. Well, I looked for it yesterday and
>found the defrosted root in the regular vegetable bin. It was completely
>mushy and unusable of course.

What's the problem? Leftover ginger can sprout in sandy soils during
warm (non-freezing) months and provide a continuous supply of that
wonderful stuff. I grow it year round (zone 9, Texas gulf coast). I
NEVER lack fresh ginger.

Alex