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When to Plant Ginger in Zone 4

In USDA zone 4, start seeds indoors around March 20, transplant or plant outdoors June 12 to February 7, and expect your first harvest around February 7.

Ginger planting calendar for USDA Zone 4

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Start seeds indoors

Mar 20

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Transplant outdoors

Jun 12

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Projected first harvest

Feb 7

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 4a — approximate

Ginger is ready to harvest in about 240 days. Dates use USDA zone 4a average frost dates. Set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.

What zone 4 means for ginger

Average last spring frost

May 15

Average first fall frost

September 20

Those two dates are what set the schedule above. Zone 4 gives you roughly 128 frost-free days, and ginger need about 240 days to mature.

Varieties to grow

1 variety of ginger in the HomeSown library. Tap any for its full grow guide.

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