How literal are the "plant directly in soil" descriptions for ginger and black peppercorn?

[white raptor]

Do I not need to dig a plot? :o

How literal are the "plant directly in soil" descriptions for ginger and black peppercorn?

[teal saddle]

You do need to dig a plot. These just work like the potatoes, where the crop itself is the same thing as what you plant in the ground, instead of there being "ginger seeds" or "black peppercorn seeds".

[white raptor]

Ah, gotcha! Thanks