Ginger is propagated by using its rhizomes. The rhizome is an underground stem of the ginger plant that has nodes and buds, which can sprout new shoots and roots. To propagate ginger, a fresh and healthy rhizome is selected, and it is cut into smaller pieces with at least one bud or "eye" each. These pieces are then planted horizontally in well-drained soil, with the buds facing upward and the cut surface of the rhizome facing downward. The soil is kept moist, and new shoots emerge from the buds and develop into a new ginger plant. Ginger can also be propagated by using whole rhizomes or by dividing large rhizomes into smaller pieces. Propagation by using suckers, seeds, or tubers is not a common practice for ginger.