Tree & Plant Care : How to Grow Lemon Grass

When growing lemon grass, start the seeds in a glass of water until roots form and then transfer the plant into the ground, keeping the area well watered. Give lemon grass plants lots of light and learn how to cook with the leaves using tips from a sustainable gardener in this free video on gardening.

Expert: Yolanda Vanveen
Contact: www.vanveenbulbs.com
Bio: Yolanda Vanveen is sustainable gardener who lives in Kalama, Wash.
Filmmaker: Daron Stetner

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[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.

[salai416]

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

[salai416]

@adlufc1141new it should grow more stalks :)

[adlufc1141new]

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

[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