Yes, you will be able to cut a portion of the rhizomes whenever you want to. But you'll probably want to leave some in the ground to keep the plant going. I have one in a pot and I scrape away some of the soil to expose the rhizomes, then use a knife to cut off the portion that I need. What other plants can be grown from dinner trimmings? Not sure what you mean by that. Do you mean from grocery store produce? If so, then seeds of any store-bought fruit such as citrus, pomagranite, star fruit, avocado, mango, durian (though not all will grow true to the original variety), root crops (ginger, galanga, taro, etc.), cuttings of sugar cane, etc. There is an Asian market near me that sells quite a variety of unusual produce. That's where I find the coolest stuff!

I did find crystallized ginger in the spice aisle at my local WalMart but decided to try the fresh ginger any way. The recipe I used was the recipe from the insert in the Sure.Jell Lower Sugar Fruit Pectin. I just added the fresh grated ginger. I looked at the Kraft recipe which calls for 1/4 cup of crystallized ginger. I definitely didn't have a 1/4 cup after grating. Since I made two batches of jam, one with low sugar and one with Splenda, I just halved the ginger for each batch. It came out well. The ginger is very subtle and not overpowering. As for using Splenda, I'm not sure about that. The directions in the insert said to use 1-1/2 cups. I used maybe a tablespoon less to cut down on the aftertaste. When I added the Splenda, the peaches had more bubbles throughout than the batch with sugar. I wasn't happy about that. I could not get all of the bubbles out of the jars. I stuck a knife in the jar and tapped jars on the counter before sealing and there were still bubbles. I went ahead and did the BWB and the jars sealed. I'll test one before I give them away for Christmas. I'm also going to try one more batch with the low-sugar pectin without adding any kind of sugar. I'm just curious about how it will turn out. Ginger PS. This is the first time I've used fresh ginger and it smelled divine. I even dabbed a bit of juice behind my ear. It will be a staple in my house from now forward.

I would cut them down.

My friend the Oriental pottery collector says it's hand made....not a repro...has some age....and she says she wouldn't sell it until you find out what it is.... Worth more than $30 for sure!! So...do some research....words to google are Kyoto ware and satsuma. Good luck, it's an amazing piece! Linda C