On Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:03:31 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 27/03/2013 12:23 PM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>> On Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:21:23 -0700, sf > wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:46:43 -0600, Janet Bostwick
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> I would have thought that it would be difficult to grow galangal and
>>>> turmeric in a pot, but then I also would have thought ginger
>>>> difficult. Do you start from rhizomes? Where do you get them? Tell
>>>> more.
>>>
>>> Rhizomes are easy to grow and hard to kill... if you've ever planted
>>> Calla lilies or potatoes, you'd know.
>>
>> I'm sorry I wasn't specific. I was referring to space needed in a pot
>> to grow some decent sized rhizomes. I probably know more about
>> growing stuff than you do. I don't know why you are so touchy, I
>> didn't challenge you to explain your growing abilities. In fact, I
>> don't recall anyone in this thread demanding anything of you. I do
>> recall you calling people snobs if they wanted to work from scratch.
>> Opt out of this thread if you are unhappy with it. I am enjoying the
>> input and learning from it.
>>
>
>
>Some rhizomes. Irises do well here and the water iris in my gold fish
>pond did so well I gave some to my neighbour for his large pond. It is
>now popping up in streams through my yard. I planted some ginger but did
>not have much luck. I tried again last summer and left it on its one.
>Calla lilies grow nicely in our summers, but they have to be dug up and
>stored in a warmer place for the winter.
>
My water iris are doing great in the creek. Regular iris need
thinning again. I've tried ginger and it never came up. Maybe I
didn't give it enough time. Should I be trying to start in the
summer, outdoors in a pot instead of starting in winter?
Janet US