Lemongrass how long to grow

Having learned how to grow lemongrass and successfully harvested your crop — by snapping the stems off at the base of the plant — its now time to use it in your favorite curries, soups and dishes. While it may seem daunting, it's actually very easy to prepare lemongrass for cooking. Simply remove the woody bulb end and then peel the outer layers to reveal the tender stem inside. By growing your own, you will be able to harvest your crop before it becomes too woody — as is the case with lots of shop-bought versions of this herb.

Plus as you harvest it fresh, it also has a much more intense flavor than those purchased in shops. You can also use your lemongrass leaves to make tea.

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Visit our corporate site. All rights reserved. England and Wales company registration number Country The art of rural living. Select your region. Lemongrass loves hot and humid climates. Lemongrass is a perennial in growing zones 10 and warmer but can be grown as an annual in cooler climates, though it may be difficult to grow outside in the cooler zones.

If planting outside, plant lemongrass after the danger of frost has passed. Lemongrass takes about days and sometimes months to be ready for harvest. Lemongrass also can be grown indoors at any time, and is beautiful in a pot. Lemongrass thrives in swampy conditions it prefers warm, moist and humid conditions.

Grow lemongrass outdoors only in hardiness zones 9 and warmer. Grow lemongrass indoors year round in a very sunny window. Lemongrass should be grown in full sun and should receive a minimum of 6 hours of direct sunlight per day although it will still grow a little slower in hours as well. Lemongrass should be planted in wet, fertile soil.

Try to avoid soil with heavy clay. Fast drainage is key. Add lots of mature compost before planting. It will do fine in a range of soil pH, 5. The best way to start a lemongrass plant is from root cuttings from well established stalks. The stalks should be strong, firm and green. Put the bottom inch in a glass of water and set them in a sunny window.

I had no idea it was the same lovely plant that I so adored in Thai foods. Wish me luck. Good luck, I boil it and drink it like a tea with or without honey. Good for cough and sore throat. Lemongrass, also called fever grass, is a perennial plant with thin, long leaves that is indigenous to many Asian …. I am also Jamaican and when my mom and I saw lemon grass. We both said this look like fevergrass my favorite we bought it and then I googled it.

Low and behold good old fevergrass??? Lemongrass is safe for cats to eat as well. My cat loves to nibble on lemongrass when he has playtime in the garden. You can use the green leaves for cooking as well. Will it live in the ground over the winter and come back up in spring in the south in US?

It does go below freezing here in North Carolina. Yes, bring inside. I had a great planter full till I forgot to water. Trimmed back the dryer leaves. Watering 2 or so times a week. Back to thriving. Love to know how to separate though. Any ideas, without mangling any.. I planted lemongrass last summer and it grew really fast.

My question is, are some plants non edible or are you able to eat any of them? I did root a very dried out grocery store lemongrass stalk, but I never got to planting it before it expired. I had an ornamental grass that did that around my former small yard.

I am concerned at introducing what could be an invasive species here in the Redwood forest Pampas grass is a huge problem on the California coast and a bit inland. I think any medicinal or beneficial plants are a good thing to grow no matter where we are. Pampas grass is just ornamental. I love the flavor of Lemon Grass. I have not been able to find any fresh stalks here, and have started some in a pot.

Thank you for the growing tips! I just cooked chicken breasts for a chicken salad and the recipe called for lemongrass stalks for the cooking liquid. Delicate, delicious flavored chicken and broth! Definitely saving the broth. Thanks for some great info and pics.

My aunt used to grow this years ago but used it for tea; I like it for cooking! One question though — has anyone reused the stalks? Like they seem intact and still smell wonderful after using them in the poaching liquid. Anyhow, was it worth my while to save them? I live in southern Nevada, my lemongrass is doing very well with other herbs.

I use it in veggie receipts, teas and salads. Love it. By the way, it is citronella that is supposed to drive away mosquitoes and not lemongrass. They look the same but smell very different. Citronella is not used for cooking purposes. Like Sandi said. They do not look the same.

And YES lemon grass does repel mosquitos. A lot of lemon scented plants do that. Lemon balm but be careful it can be very invasive. Lemon verbena. There are many plants that repel mosquitos, you would be surprised! We use lemongrass is some sort oil mixed with water in a spray bottle to keep away mats I am bugs while we ride our horses in the mountains of East Tennessee.

We use it on our campsite, our horses, on ourselves, love it smells so good to o. Am I supposed to cut it back in the fall? I guess the clump is about 3 or 4 years old. I have lot of lemongrass plant. But not use our society. I want to sell this product or its plant, but we have no market.

I live in Iowa and have two huge lemon grass plants growing in flower beds that I planted at the beginning of the summer from starter plants. Should I dig them up and keep them inside for the winter or just start over next year?

In central Texas my lemongrass plant is huge. It dies back every winter, I cut off all the dead leaves to the ground and it comes back every spring. Great article on how to start growing lemongrass. My question is, how do you get the stalks to thicken up? I have been growing several bunches of lemongrass all spring and summer and the stalks have not grown in thickness.

I took the largest one to get the pulp out of to cook with some fish, which was great, but just not enough to go very far. Since then I have divided up the bunches in order to grow more, yet the stalks are not getting thick, just longer leaves. What should I be doing? Thanks for any insight. Thanks for a marvelous posting! I quite enjoyed reading it, you may be a great author.

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I just read your lemon grass post and I must tell you that your not purchasing different varieties of lemon grass, the red you have in your grass is actually a virus and needs to be treated as it will turn the roots red and the virus will spread. I grow grasses in Florida and I am very familiar with grass viruses.