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Ginger
Posted by:
Trive
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Date: October 20, 2009 11:05PM Is the root of the ginger plant that is in gardens the same as the ginger root sold in groceries? I know where there is a lot of ginger growing wild. Since it's considered an invasive pest plant here, I thought that if they are the same, I could do a good deed by getting rid of it and save money too. 
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Posted by:
Tamukha
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Date: October 21, 2009 12:59PM Trive,
Yes, the plant is grown for its edible root. Re: Ginger
Posted by:
loeve
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Date: October 24, 2009 01:11PM Trive, there's also 'ornamental' ginger which is grown in gardens for its foliage and flowers. When they talk of invasive wild ginger they may be referring to these ornamental species. [weedbusters.co.nz]
I do a bit of foraging and also pull invasive weeds and sometimes look into whether they are edible. Re: Ginger
Posted by:
loeve
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Date: October 24, 2009 01:41PM Just thought of an example. There is what I thought was bamboo encroaching on the local bike path and I have been trimming it back and even made some 'bamboo' garden stakes, but have avoided eating the lush foliage. Come to find out it is really Japanese burdock which is edible and is considered an invasive species here. Re: Ginger
Posted by:
loeve
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Date: October 24, 2009 01:59PM I meant Japanese knotweed is what I found and is invasive, not burdock. Sorry Re: Ginger
Posted by:
Trive
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Date: October 24, 2009 06:38PM loeve,
According to the weedbusters site you gave, it is yellow ginger and not edible. Too bad. Thank you for the info.
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