Most of the crop is harvested in February / March when the rhizomes are young with minimal fibre content, ideal for "eating" ginger. This "Early Harvest" only lasts for about six weeks while the plants are at the right stage of growth, so on arrival at the Factory, the ginger rhizomes must be carefully stored to await processing.

Further harvests take place in June and August when the rhizomes are larger and the flavour is "hotter". This late-harvest ginger is valued for its high content of oil and oleo-resins.