Yes ma’ma, when they started to show signs of die back. I stopped watering and brought inside. When the stem dries completely, they fall off the rhizome. What you see is what I harvested. It’s my first time growing ginger also, we can learn together.
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That’s really interesting to know. Thanks for sharing. Maybe I will transplant some to an indoor container next year.
Here is another picture i didnt post because my pup photo bombed it. But you can see the dried up stems off to the right.
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Haha it was my husband’s idea for a name for my farmer’s market stand. I guess I am grumpy if I’m not growing something. 
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It’s my first time growing ginger and I’m trying to bring them in for the fall/winter when it gets too cold outside.
I have it in a small pot under grow lights by a window, and it doesn’t seem to be happy, but this is much bigger than when I got it so I know it’s not dying on me yet! The temperature is probably around 60F, and I water around once a week and am not fertilizing.
Do you think the most likely issue is the cold, or could it be too much light or no fertilizer as well? What would you suggest to diagnose / fix the issue? Thank you!
This is Thai black ginger (Kaempferia parviflora) and not standard ginger
My guess is that it is getting too much light and is too cold.
In my experience with growing black ginger inside, it won’t be happy with extended temps under 65 degrees (and 68 and above is better). It also doesn’t prefer full sun. I usually grow it under the partial shade of my tall turmerics.
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Here’s the color of mine in partial shade:
The old leaves are browning a bit but new leaves are a bright green.
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So… if I wanted a cup of ginger tea. Could I grate a spoon full of frozen ginger rhizome, place in the basket screen and run through the machine? What’s your thoughts, worth a try?
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Absolutely! You probably don’t need a full cup of the shredded ginger though, as it can be strong.
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