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Building on Change Casselmonte Farm Ginger Speed Bumps 1. Perennial we are growing as an annual 2. Wants to live at 60 F - 90 F 3. From initial planting to maturity 10-11 months 4. None of the published growing data deal with

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Building

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Change

Casselmonte Farm

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Ginger Speed Bumps

Perennial we are growing as an annual 1. Wants to live at 2. 60ºF - 90ºF From initial planting to maturity 3. – 10-11 months None of the published growing data deal with 4. growing in a temperate climate Only area in the U.S. with significant production 5. was Hawaii, and its production was devastated by disease. Terminal market price for mature imported ginger 6. is $2-$3/lb. Only one single source of clean, disease 7.

  • free seed,

and they have limited production.

Casselmonte Farm

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Casselmonte Farm

Diseases

  • Bacterial wilt (Pseudomonas solanacearum) - wilt of

entire plant, rhizome rot

  • Bacterial soft rot (Erwinia sp.) - Leaf, pseudo stem

and rhizome rot

  • Bacterial leaf blight (Xanthomonas sp.) - Leaf blight
  • Fusarium yellows and rhizome rot (Fusarium
  • xysporum f. sp. zingiberi) - Wilt of entire plant,

rhizome rot

  • Pythium soft rot (Pythium graminicola, P. splendens

and P. aphanidermatum): root rot, and soft rot of rhizomes

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Casselmonte Farm

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Casselmonte Farm

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Casselmonte Farm

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Ginger Speed Bumps

1. Perennial we are growing as an annual 2. Wants to live at 60ºF - 90ºF 3. From initial planting to maturity – 10-11 months 4. None of the published growing data deal with growing in a temperate climate 5. Only area in the U.S. with significant production was Hawaii, and its production was devastated by disease. 6. Terminal market price for mature imported ginger is $2-$3/lb. 7. Only one single source of clean, disease-free seed, and they have limited production.

Casselmonte Farm

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Casselmonte Farm

Seed Sources

  • Puna Organics / Hawaiian Clean Seed LLC

Certified Organic, Disease-Free Seed Limited Supply, Expensive

  • Wholesale / Grocery Store

Post-Harvest Treatment Disease

  • Grow Your Own (Dr. Rafie)

Time & Money

  • AgriStarts

Tissue Culture Lab – Yellow Ginger

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Casselmonte Farm

Marketing

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Show Me the $$$

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Casselmonte Farm

Three Major Groups

  • 1. Buying for Spice / Flavor
  • Individuals
  • Restaurants
  • Pickling
  • 2. Health Food
  • Juicers
  • 3. Beverages
  • Craft Beers
  • Meads
  • Distilled Alcohols
  • Hard Cider
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Casselmonte Farm

Three Major Groups

  • 1. Buying for Spice / Flavor
  • Individuals
  • Restaurants
  • Pickling
  • 2. Health Food
  • Juicers
  • 3. Beverages
  • Craft Beers
  • Meads
  • Distilled Alcohols
  • Hard Cider
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Casselmonte Farm

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