Q: In most climates, you'll need to plant your ginger in the early spring or summer. This gives the plant plenty of opportunities to absorb the heat and develop an extensive root system. Then, the plant will be mature and ready to remove from the ground by the middle or end of the fall months. A good growing estimate is that your plants will start to develop roots after 2 months. They can be harvested at any stage of maturity, but they are best after 8-10 months. Most ginger varieties will be mature and ready to harvest after they've completed a flowering cycle. You'll notice that the flowers will die off and fall away from the plant. Then, the leaves will dry out and do the same. Different varieties of ginger produce flowers of varying colors. Use a trowel and your hands to dig 2 to 4 inches (5.1 to 10.2cm) to the side of the sprouts in a circle. Keep digging down until you reach the rhizome. The rhizome should be pretty easy to spot in the soil, as it will appear white or a light brown against the darker color of the dirt. Most ginger rhizomes sit about 2 to 4 inches (5.1 to 10.2cm) deep, so you won't have to dig for very long. Once you've exposed the root system, use your trowel to gently leverage the entire plant out of the ground. If you happen to break apart pieces of the root when pulling upwards, it's okay. Use your trowel to dig those broken sections out of the soil. Grab and firmly pull the green shoots of the plant to help you remove it from the dirt. Pick a spot 2 to 4 inches (5.1 to 10.2cm) away from the green shoots and make a small hole 2 to 4 inches (5.1 to 10.2cm) down. Look for a rhizome while you are digging and if you locate one, use your trowel to slice off an end piece. Then, refill your hole with dirt and the ginger will continue to mature and grow. This is a great way to quickly and cleanly get ginger for a meal. It only takes minutes and doesn't harm the plant. If you don't find a rhizome with your initial small hole, dig slightly to one side or another.
A: Harvest your ginger in the fall season. Wait for your ginger to finish flowering. Use a hand trowel to dig a circle around the green shoots. Pull the ginger plant out of the ground. Dig out a single piece of ginger instead of the whole rhizome.

Q: You will be given an injection of a purified protein derivative into the inner forearm that will result in a 6-10 mm welt that will disappear within a few hours. Do not place a bandage over the site of the test for the required 48 to 72 hours. You can wash and dry your arm carefully. You also should not scratch or rub the test area on your arm. This can cause redness or swelling that may cause the results to be misread. You can apply a cold washcloth on your arm if it is itchy. The test must be read within 48-72 hours. If you do not come back within 72 hours, the test is considered invalid and will have to be repeated. Use your fingertips to find the induration. This is a hard, dense, raised formation with definite borders. If there is a firm bump, use a pen to mark the widest edges of the induration on the forearm. The only part that is important for your test results is the hard bump. The reddened area or any slight swelling does not count towards the size of the induration. You cannot always see the induration. You must find the induration with your fingertips. The test site may be red, but that does not mean you have TB. You have to measure the induration. This induration is measured across your forearm in millimeters. Use a ruler with millimeter measurements. Place the edge of the ruler with "0" on the left edge of the raised bump where you marked it with a pen. Look where the mark made on the right side of the bump falls on the ruler. If the mark is between two different lines, use the lower measurement.
A: Go to your doctor for the tuberculosis skin test. Leave your arm uncovered. Return to your doctor. Find and mark the induration. Measure the induration.

Q: You will be gathering a lot of information from a lot of people. It will be important for you to keep everything organized so that your invitations get sent to the correct parties. Create a spreadsheet that you can continue to update as you gather names, addresses, and email addresses. The following categories should be included in your spreadsheet: Current name of the classmate Former name of the classmate (if relevant) Classmate's spouse or domestic partner Classmate's address Classmate's email address Classmate's phone number Classmate's social media contact information Most high schools maintain a detailed list of their graduates, including name changes and updated contact information. Your first step to developing a thorough invite list is to gather a list of all your class members from your school. This will likely provide the bulk of the names, email addresses, and addresses you will require. It is possible that your school's alumni office will leave off a few names for members of your class. Compare the list from the alumni office to your old yearbooks. Note any discrepancies between the two lists, and add names from the yearbook to your contact list. Facebook is a great way to keep track of former classmates as they move and change names. Set up a Facebook group early on and invite as many of your former classmates as you can find. Encourage group members to track down their friends and acquaintances from your class. Hopefully word will spread that a reunion is imminent. The Facebook group is a way to assemble an invite list as well as update class members about how the reunion planning is going. Be sure to send the group relevant updates in order to boost excitement. At this point, you might have a spotty contact list for your classmates. You might have the addresses for some classmates and nothing but a Facebook update from others. Fill in the gaps by taking the time to confirm the contact information for all your classmates. Use the information you have to get in direct touch with them: call the classmates whose phone numbers you have, email the classmates whose email addresses you have, send Facebook messages to group members, and send letters to classmates whose physical addresses you have. Ask them to confirm all of their contact information with you. You can also ask them how they prefer to be contacted and note that in your spreadsheet. After you have filled in your contact list, go ahead and have your communications team put together an email listserv for your high school class. You can use the email list to notify classmates of important reunion updates and to gather information from them as necessary. There are usually a few people who are hard to track down after graduation. They might move abroad, change their names, or lose touch with their high school friends. Create a list of these "missing classmates" whom you are unable to contact. Use the Facebook group and email listserv to ask about these missing classmates. Perhaps another classmate might know how to get in touch with them. Drum up excitement and attendance for the reunion by posting frequently to the email listserv and Facebook group. Let people know when you have settled on a venue, and let them know why they should be excited to attend. Unfortunately, sometimes high school classmates pass away over the years. If you find that one of your classmates has passed away, create an "In Memoriam" list. This will allow you and your classmates to pay the proper tribute to them during the event. Perhaps the loved ones of your dead classmates might be willing to provide you with a photograph or other memento you can use to remember them at your reunion.
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Set up a master list of class members. Talk to your high school's alumni office. Examine your yearbooks. Create a Facebook reunion group. Confirm that you have the correct contact information for everyone on the list. Create an email listserv once your contact list is complete. Hunt for missing classmates. Use your contact lists to continue promoting the event. Create an "In Memoriam" list as necessary.