Ginger plant!!!!

[Jinglepot]

I had a piece of root ginger which had a couple of 'buds' on it , so decided to put it into some compost, bag on its head and into the hot press for a bit. It developed a shoot about 3" long, so I tried it on the windowsill. Bloomin' cat broke that off, so tried it again with remaining bud. It's now grown to about 14" - looks like a stick with 4 leaves!! Anyone know what it'll do now or what I should try to do with it? I'd be grateful for any answers as I don't want something looking like a poor man's Jack in the Beanstalk!!
Cheers!!

[skylight]

Hi jingle, check this: http://www.plantcultures.org/plants/ginger_gro w_it.html cheers skylight

[Thunderbird+]

Hi Jinglepot, Yes they can be grown in pots and should give you a nice jungle effect, in the summer it can be put outside but its tender, so bring it in before the frosts.
It's very similar to the related cannas lily. Just treat it like a house plant and give it an occaisional feed. You can also cut up the tubers further, when they get too big to make more plants. Good Luck Tbird+

[Jinglepot]

Thank you both for your help with my ginger 'stick'!!! Hopefully a few more buds will grow so it'll not look so odd.I don't think Kew Gardens will be too jealous of my plant though! :O) That was an interesting article Skylight.
Baby Bio ok Thunderbird+ ?

[Thunderbird+]

Yes Jinglepot, Baby bio should be fine. Skylight and I, seem to have an uncanny habbit of posting within seconds of eachother (great minds think alike) Good Luck Tbird+

[hammerman]

Baby bio is probably one of the worst products on this planet. I used to work with a guy called Paul Sturgess (had a TV program called plant doctors about 10 years ago) and he couldn't believe the stuff was still sold.

Miricle grow is probably one of the best all round liquid plant feeds and is reletively cheap

[Jinglepot]

Never heard that about Baby Bio which I've used for years, but there is Miracle Grow in the shed hammerman, so I'll give it a go!
Learn something every day.
Thanks to you all for the advice- hopefully my stick will thrive and maybe a few more buds will burst into life-- move over Kew Gardens!!!