How should ginger be stored? What are the temperature requirements for ginger storage?

Although there are many ways to store ginger, the environmental conditions during storage should be kept consistent as much as possible. Ginger is not only an important seasoning vegetable, but also an important economic crop. In production, the storage of ginger is also very important. If the main method is not used during storage, it will rot and directly cause economic losses.

How to store ginger

The storage principle of ginger is to keep it fresh. People store ginger mainly for "stockpiling", which is the same as the storage of apples. Since the price of ginger is likely to be sluggish after harvest, people want to store it in "ginger cellars" and sell it when the price goes up next year.

Ginger itself prefers a relatively humid environment and does not like or tolerate low temperatures, so preservation is very important when storing ginger.

What are the temperature requirements for ginger storage?

The main thing to note when storing ginger is to avoid low temperatures and high temperatures. You must find a suitable temperature range. Here I will give you a very clear range point. When the temperature is less than 10℃ for a long time, it will be frozen. When it is more than 15℃ for a long time, it will sprout again, or lose most of its water, resulting in poor appearance in the next year, and the ginger will also lose weight. Therefore, it can be seen that the best storage temperature range for ginger in the cellar is between 10 and 15℃.

Note that the relative humidity of ginger during storage should be around 90%, and try not to be less than 90%. This and the corresponding temperature complement each other. Everyone should pay attention to this.

How to store ginger?

(1) The so-called cellar storage method is mainly for ginger when the yield is relatively large. The latter two methods are for ginger with relatively small yields. I will not go into the specific storage details in this Q&A. After all, this is a popular science Q&A and there is no need to be so detailed. Besides, I have mentioned some things that need to be paid attention to before storage, so it is still relatively simple.

(2) After ginger is stored, it is also necessary to pay attention to "diseases", especially "prevention". The most common one is fungal disease. Therefore, before the ginger is stored in the cellar, the "bad apples" must be thoroughly selected out. "After all, flies will bite eggs with cracks."

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Finally, be careful not to let cold air enter the storage space. Especially when storing in winter, we must take corresponding warming measures according to the drop in temperature. There are still many ways for farmers to keep warm, which are very local. The most common ones are covering with plastic, straw and dry soil, etc.