How to store ginger? A few simple methods to teach you

 

1. Closed heap storage: Select ginger strictly, leave the better-quality ones in loose piles in a warehouse, cover them well with straw bags and straw curtains, and set them aside for storage. Then build a brick wall on the south side of the warehouse to partition off a small storage room, and coat the brick wall with mud to seal the gaps between the bricks to prevent cold wind from blowing in. Place the ginger pile inside the brick wall, with the pile about 2 m high, and evenly place several ventilation tubes made of woven reeds inside the pile reaching to the top to allow ventilation. When storing in a heap, leave no gaps at the corners of the wall, and the middle can be slightly looser. After piling, immediately seal the top with mud or straw bags. The storage room should not be too large; generally, about 5000 kg per room is suitable. The room temperature is generally controlled at 18-20 degC. When the temperature drops, more covering can be added to keep it warm; if the temperature is too high, the covering can be reduced to dissipate heat and cool down. 

 

2. Pit burial storage: In places with a high groundwater level, the pit burial method is mostly used to store ginger. The depth of the pit should be based on the principle of no water seeping out, generally 1 m deep, with a diameter of about 2 m, wider at the top and narrower at the bottom, either round or square, and one pit can store about 2500 kg. In the center of the pit, stand a bundle of rice straw to facilitate ventilation and temperature measurement. After the ginger is arranged, first cover the surface with a layer of ginger leaves, then cover with a layer of soil, and afterward, as the temperature drops, cover with soil in stages. The total thickness of the soil covering is 60 cm to 65 cm, based on the principle of maintaining a suitable storage temperature inside the pile. Make a round pointed top with rice straw on top of the pit to protect against rain, and set up drainage ditches around it. Set up a windbreak on the north side to prevent cold. 

 

During storage, management must prevent both heat and cold. In the early stage after being put into the pit, the temperature tends to rise, so the pit opening cannot be completely sealed. Within the first month, a relatively high pit temperature is required, needing to be above 20 degC, and afterward it is sufficient to maintain it at around 15 degC. In winter, the pit opening must be sealed tightly to strictly prevent the pit temperature from being too low. During storage, frequently check whether the ginger pieces have changed, and there must be no accumulated water at the bottom of the pit. 

 

3. Mud and sand burial: The burial pit is built with bricks, stones, etc. in a warehouse or basement, about 0.8 m high, about 1 m wide, and with no limit on length. When storing, first spread a layer of mud and sand about 5 cm thick with a water content of about 10 percent at the bottom of the pit, then place several ventilation tubes, and then put the selected ginger on the mud and sand in the pit, one layer of ginger (four or five ginger pieces thick) and one layer of mud, piling up to about 5 cm from the pit opening. Finally, cover with mud and sand so that the ginger is not exposed to the air. 

 

4. Air-raid shelter storage: One layer of sand and one or two layers of ginger, stacked into a rectangular pile 1 m high and 1 m wide, each pile 1250-2500 kg. In the middle of the pile, stand a ventilation bundle made of thin bamboo poles tied together with a diameter of about 10 cm, and place a thermometer in it to measure the pile temperature. Seal the surroundings of the pile with wet sand. After sealing the pile, close the shelter door properly, and leave air holes above the shelter to prevent cold wind from blowing in. 

 

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