Ginger should be kept mulched with grass preferably green grass or easily decomposed plant material. Ginger field needs to be irrigated as ginger is very sensitive to water stress. The field should be irrigated regularly to keep the soil moist.

During Land preparation well decomposed organic manure should be incorporated at the rate of 5 to 10 kg per square metres of seedbed.

Soon after 40 to 60 days of planting, apply 75 kg single super phosphate per hectare. Three months after planting Top dress with either CAN at the rate of 60 kg or 35 kg Urea along with 50 kg Muriate of Potash per hectare.