Tree & Plant Care : How to Grow Lemon Grass

[sethzky77]

thanks. Question answered.

[bibleboy316]

I followed her instructions and rooted in water. It really does take a month for enough roots to form, after which you'll see grass. That's when I transplanted to soil. Note that the roots are thick and inflexible. If you want separate plants, put the stalks in different cups, preferably cups wide at base.

I started with semi-dry stalks and I never changed the water, yet it still did very well. I guess that's why she starts off by saying it's a grass -essentially implying that it's idiot-proof.

[nenagalvan]

i got lemmon grass stems 2 days ago i want to plant it bcause i love tea specially lemon grass tea :) the thing is i left it in the car trunk for one night and i was freazing cold. it dryed out a bit but i put it in water last night so i hope hope it grows! ive got about 4 or 5 stems. so, should i plant them all together or separately? also its really cold out side so i think i'll keep them in a cup untill spring, mean while how ofter should i water them? thnx :)

[adsfafsfjskajkd]

i bet this woman is like mom from futurama when she gets home

[Berrymore84]

also, matured lemongrass has stronger scent as well so i don't think they are suitable for cooking. use them as a natural repellent instead

[Berrymore84]

to my knowledge only matured lemongrass produces seeds.

[adlufc1141new]

if i planted 1 lemongrass stalk would that produce many more stalks? or would the 1 stalk just grow bigger?

[salai416]

@adlufc1141new it should grow more stalks :)

[aaaarrrgggghh]

Over here they don't sell these in the shops, I had to buy "seeds" from Ebay, about 2000 of them actually got me 4 or 5 plants, it's ok the harder they are to get, the more attached I get! haha

[aaaarrrgggghh]

where's the roots though



[gpparsons]

I would have liked to see some stalks with roots after soaking in water for 2 months.

[salai416]

@gpparsons it actually starts rooting within 1-2 weeks, during summer time it's a lot quicker

[silne08]

I bought 4 lemongrass stalks from my Asian market. I used 1 for cooking and put the other 3 in a glass container in an southern window. I had to change the water about every 5 days or so. They now have roots growing. It only took 2 1/2 weeks.

[mossberg451]

can u buy in the us and i wonder if u can get it in texas

[kthao05]

hi, as the video says, you can pick some up at the local asian grocery store. i myself have not noticed the seed or seeding part, but i pretty much always see them on sale and then create the plant in the same way, putting them into some container with water, before planting outdoors.

[bluedisc]

I grew lemon grass around Chicago successfully from spring to fall. The lemon grass really picks up when it gets warmer. I went from a piece twice the size of my finger to a huge potter full of a yard tall grass. Great smell, great for food. Be careful the grass is really sharp.

[BlessedDove]

thank you for your great videos! Can you tell me do you change the water daily or weekly or other? Because the water will evaporate eventually. thanks.

[BlessedDove]

rub lemon grass on yourself, or blend them in a blender and make a spray and it keeps mosquitos away. check out this website for how to blend: journeytoforever.o

[TVRFan11]

Lemon Grass Martinis. Need I say more? :-)

[teagan684]

Do I cut the grass back at anytime of the year ? My grass looks very ordinary and it's two years old.

[BaltimoreBart]

Your information was very useful. In early July I started to look for sources of established lemon grass plants but found that commercial sources were not shipping. Heartened by your video I asked my wife to pick up a stalk on her trip to the grocery store. I was not hopeful when she returned with a plastic box with 4" pieces, but my optimism returned when the neatly trimmed base end I placed in a glass of water started to grow out of the cut end.