  RE: Storing Ginger   Best way to store ginger is to freeze it.
Just plop the whole thing in the freezer. When you want some
simply scrape the frozen ginger to remove the skin from a
portion of it and Grate.  It is easier to peel that way and
easier to grate.- the filaments in the ginger do not keep
clogging up the  The flowerpot thing used to sorta work for me.
Sometimes when you cut it off the whole thing rots and dies.
Also needs water and light and getting your hands dirty when you
are cooking.  Barb Beck