The leaves can supposedly be used for tea.
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Thats very nice looking ginger Eme. I can hope mine is as nice looking as yours.
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With no experience to back this, Iām confident yours will be nicer given it had a chance to live out its full life! Post a picture when you harvest. Itās so helpful to catalogue what it all looks like.
Yes, as was mentioned, the leaves make a delicious tea. Highly recommend.
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I will post a picture, just because you asked. 
And thank to all who encouraged me to try and grow ginger in zone 7a. Iām going to continue growing ginger and try to grow turmeric next.
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Do you dry them to store?
I usually store them in paper bags or a cardboard box in a dry location. Rhizomes that are too damp might mold.
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Ready for harvest.
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Planted 1 lb, havested 3.23 lb. Probably more like 2 lbs after cleaning though. I suppose one needs to cut the roots off the rhizomes -or can those be eaten also?
I do not want to wash my hands, they smell so good. I must wash them though 
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Iāve never tried eating the roots, just the rhizomes (and the leaves for tea). You could try and let us know if theyāre any good! 
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Just chewed a little bit of the rhizome root, I didnāt swallow it, just chewed it real well. It was zangy and a bit sweet, like super strong ginger ale. Iāll let you know, if iām still alive tomorrow 
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Huh. Wonder if it would be good blended up in some fizzy water.
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Mr. Almighty woke me this morning with my body is still breathing. That means iām still alive.
I think if you could strain and use just the juice it might be OK? The little piece of rhizome root I chewed was very pulpy. Thats why I didnt swallow it. Seemed pretty potentant to me.
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I might give this a try when I harvest mine. Iām trying to keep them limping along for a bit longer in my grow tent for slightly bigger yields.
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Thatās one of the keys though isnt it? The longer you can keep them growing the bigger the harvest. They seem to struggle to grow below 60 F. Iām going to try to start next seasonsā indoors here pretty soon, to give them the longest growing season possible.
Yes, Iāve even found theyāre unhappy with any extended temp under 65. The longer they can grow, the bigger/more rhizomes you get at the end. I always start mine indoors, bring outside for the summer, then bring back indoors for the fall. (Nothing else seems to work in Iowa, which definitely isnāt a ginger-growing climate. )
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By the wayā¦ I donāt buy the grumpy pants bit. You seem pretty nice to me.
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So interesting they look like they were curing in the soil? Iām new to this- is that what happens when you leave them for the greens to die back all the way? Mine were all harvested with the greens very alive since I was being a whimp about dropping tempsā¦