Q&A for How to Store Ginger

That's what I do! I plant them in a pot (not too deep) and keep them moist in strong, but not direct, sunlight.

Cut off and peel a piece of ginger root the size of your pinkie. Boil it in about 12 oz. of bottled/filtered water. It should be done once you start smelling the ginger aroma. After it's finished, you may add honey and/or lemon according to your preference.

Yes.

Yes; the developing bud feeds on the food reserve in the ginger, thereby depleting its freshness.

My pastor is a very wise elderly man who makes a ginger alcohol that he uses on just about any painful area. He takes the ginger and cuts it into reasonable chunks and sautées it in olive oil until it's golden brown. Then he puts it in a pantyhose or cheesecloth and ties it off. He then puts that in a large airtight container filled with alcohol. Let it sit at least overnight or even a full day before you start using it. Apply it to the affected area with a cotton swab or whatever clean/sanitary cotton material you have.

Yes, you should peel the ginger first.

Yes, that is possible.

Yes, you can dehydrate ginger.

You can dehydrate it with a dehydrator or use the crystallized (sugar) method.

Yes, very easily. Soak a piece of ginger in mildly warm water overnight, take out the next morning, and plant it in soil. After a few days, the ginger will begin to grow.

Yes. Without it's skin it will quickly dry out. The sealed cover will help it retain moisture.