I bought mine in an overgrown pot and separated it into pots. I thought it was dying and left it alone...watered in hopes! Now, several months later...every pot is beautiful!!!
I started mine from seed and I've been making tea with it with raw honey 🍯 mixed into the tea. SO good and very calming. I drink it before I go to bed and I've been sleeping very well
Hi, I live in the UK but will now have a go at growing Lemon Grass on my window sill and hopefully transfer to the garden later now I have watched your very detailed instructions how to propagate lemon grass from store bought lemon grass. Thanks again for the inspiration to try it for myself. Val C. London
I love your voice! I'm in England. Moved around the South Coast of this small Isle a lot, so, not likely, an accent you would encounter often if you look up "British accent"... I can but let you know, though, that I am hearing this pure, divine, wholesome passion, and it is enough to want to Subscribe and listen to you say your part. (Obviously I am also here to find out about lemongrass! That's niche enough!). We have so many accents in Britain, and quite strong ones, in the mix! (Just like a spice mix!). Your accent is very strong but I find it very joyful! You speak in rainbow sunshine dialect! :) x I can feel it.
Gardening With Puppies let it grow all summer long, before winter cut them up and put them in your freezer. I put whole bunch in the bucket for next year for planting. Some PP put in their garage during winter. But I put my in the house. Change the water every two weeks. I also drop some of liquid plant food in some time keep it alive till planting season.
I have lemongrass sitting in my greenhouse and was just going to use it for mosquito control. This was the best video I have ever watched when it comes to how to propagate and process lemongrass. Getting ready to head out there now to see what I can steal for propagation.
I put the lemon grass blades in my smoothies ..love the lemon flavor adds to my green smoothes ..a must use a high speed blender though ..i use my vita mix and add alot of things and come up with very smooth refreshing energizing thick smoothie. Excited now i can use my lemon grass tips for even more flavor..thanks for sharing great advice
Update: I had a wonderful harvest and the lemon grass infused water is a good way to use the left over part of the stem. I also used some stems to make some lemon grass infused olive oil and I hit a home run with that! Its good on salads and soups, it takes about 3 seconds to taste the lemongrass so it sneaks up on ya. Thank you again for this video.
I love your vids! Just bought Blueberry and Raspberry roots from Walmart. Put them in potting soil. Covered them in a big zip lock bag tied loosely at the bottom as a makeshift greenhouse. Put them in the bay window. Starting inside first, because today 4-26-16 it's 28F and snowing. Zone 4a out!
Lemongrass is easy to grow. No need to root them before sticking them in dirt. I usually do mix 50/50 compost and soil in a 5 gallon bucket (fill up to 70%). Plant 2-4 stalks around 5 inches. Good luck and have fun!
I bought a few plants that are supposed to ward off bugs and lemongrass was one of them. I have ALWAYS killed every plant I've ever grown but the lemongrass was so easy! Thank you for all the great info! I'm excited to propagate this fall and see how this plant grows with our landscape. Also, your video is so well put together and genuine. 😃 I'll definitely be following you!
You can use the leaves for a chicken stock or boil a whole chicken and add leaves to soup! So yummy and aromatic!! Good for the soul and when you're sick 😊
I just bought my first lemongrass plant at a church yard sale 3 weeks ago and planted it in a bigger pot and it is nearly 3 X the original size already! I can't wait to get some rooted in water and plant them in my FL yard. I'm so happy to have found your very informative video! Thank you so much!
That sounds like a wonderful idea! It is so easy to keep it growing every year, especially when you already have some in a container you can grow more! :)
Beautiful lemongrass you have . Im Montagnard indigenous , I have lemongrass in my garden here in North Carolina it’s grow so well when it snow I covered with trees leaves , grass and container on top when it spring it come back grown it again again .
Excellent video, the best I've seen on Lemon Grass. I also really liked how you link the various timelines; like putting the shoots into water and then showing the roots 4 months later. Great job, thanks for making this video :)
Thank Donna share to grown Lemongrass and I like them . Sometime I take ginger and lemongrass toast to boil for drink sick or the weather winter and again thank you
Thank you, after watching this video earlier this year. I found some lemongrass plants at lowes for $8 and got one. Later in the season the price dropped to $4 and I bought 3 more. Each pot had 2 plants in it so I separated them and planted them. The first plant is in full sun and is massive. The others do not get enough sun and are kinda small but I will move them next spring. It is now October and time to harvest. That lemongrass infused water is something I have to try after it stops raining.
I live in Melbourne Australia, and get frost. Last autumn I transplanted a clump of lemongrass under my lime tree, it does get sun and protected from the frost in winter, it is now beginning of summer and it’s doubled the size, compared to the ones that weren’t protected
Planted a few seeds in-ground this Spring. They are a beautiful plant, and add dramatic effect to the garden. I am hoping the plants will overwinter In 7B and look as beautiful as yours. Thank you for all your valuable growing and harvesting information.
I have grown lemongrass for years with no real knowledge. You are so explanatory with info I needed to benefit this beautiful herb. Thank you! Wish you had a segment on all varieties of plants ;-)
Thank you so much, what a sweet comment! I absolutely love to grow around 200 varieties of plants and my main love is cooking. I hope you can join me as I occasionally share rare herb growing with dishes I love to prepare from my garden. :) Please subscribe to my channel if you have not already subbed. Thanks so much. Happy Gardening.
My favorite How To video. I bought my first bit of lemongrass in the spring and it didn't grow very well. I think it is because the soil was too dense. However, I feel feeling confident that I can propagate some to have extra this spring. I live in zone 8a. I may be brave enough next year to try and leave some outside for the winter. I am so excited! Thank you so much for the explicit instructions!
+Pamela Hagan Hi there! Thanks so much! I have other "How to Grow" videos on my channel and hope to upload many more soon. Also, feel free to follow me over on google plus where I share other things too! :) Please don't give up on the lemongrass. It grew very well for me in zone 8b (northwest Florida). It loves water, probably more than most plants. If you have a downspout which pours into a sunny area, it would be a great area for lemongrass to thrive. I had sandy soil in Florida but I have hard clay soil (this video). I think the key is water for both types of soil. :)
DONNA I used to watch your videos every day!!! but my life got a hold of me so i havent been able to watch forever but I am so happy to see how far you've come since florida (your first episode) i hope i can continue watching your videos I have a lot of catching up to do i guess :)
I love your videos/tutorials. SO informative. Really appreciate your attention to detail. I can’t wait to watch how to cook with lemon grass. You know I’m having a hard time finding galangal plants. Thank you for your video!
Thank you sooooooo much for sharing this with us. I have grown lemongrass for three years. Sometimes it does well.....sometimes not so much. Now I know what I did wrong. Kudos to you fine lady! Subscribed
u hav done a marvelous joy n every detail n Dis video , I learnt quite a lot I hav to shear all these tips with my friends, n I can't wait ur so sweet to. many gd wishes to yuh ' N tnks again
I enjoyed seeing what you did with your lemongrass, teas and cooking. We have a 80 foot row of lemongrass. It is a beautiful border for our garden. I had not thought about a tea with it and mint. I also have mint in a large area by my house. Thanks for the ideas.
I bought some stems a couple months ago and they are doing great. I'm going to take them inside during frost. Can't wait until I can start cooking with it. Just blade tea for now. :)
Hey there. I'm from India and I planted lemongrass a couple of months ago. The climate here is warm and rainy. Winters are also not so severe. In just a couple of months my tub is already full 😃😄😌
Hi, I love lemon grass in my cooking. In Malaysia, we use it in many dishes. I use it in my rice, curry, soup, in lemon chicken or beef and etc. Lemon grass & Galangal is the main ingredient for Malaysian traditional curry called "Rendang". U can Google and check it out the recipes. I love watching your video.
Thank you so much Donna, I'm new at growing lemongrass ( first time last summer) and I brought some in my house to over winter, but now I can see why it's not doing so well, the pot is way to small!!! I'll take it out of there and put it in water to replant in spring! Thanks again!
Hi Donna. i'm making my first Thai coconut soup and of course needed lemongrass. didn't know a thing about it. after watching i feel like an expert now! can't wait to grow some and find more recipes for it. thank you. love your videos!! :)
Thank you for posting this. I grow lemongrass, which I love in my evening tea (lemongrass, lemon or lime balm, and fresh tulsi basil). I am in south zone 8b (Gulf Coast) and have over wintered mine both in pots and in the garden. I'd never thought of keeping stalks in water for the winter, but I think I would like to try it this winter to see if it gives me as much of a jumpstart. (Wonder if it would work as well with my sugarcane kept in a bucket & changing water often?)
If you had a hori hori or a skinny trowel, you could probably dig deeper into the soil around the stalk and preserve the roots and pull them up with the stalk and replant it directly in the ground. Then you could skip the propagation process as you don't need to wait for new roots to regrow. You can do that with other types of grasses so I would imagine you can with Lemongrass too.
Hello 👋I saw a lot of containers in Lowes that r on the discounted cart, they r only 2$ still have a lot of green on them, do u think they would live?thank u for the information
Thank you so much for this video! This was my first year growing lemongrass in my garden & it did wonderfully! I'm also in 6B & this is just what I needed to see to get the most out of my lemongrass & expand it next year for FREE!!! I was planning to just purchase more. Do you notice that the presence of the lemongrass has aided with insect repellent at all? I use the essential oil in natural repellent/pesticide sprays but I'm wondering if the plant itself repels insects. Mine isn't really close enough to my back patio to notice. It'll be closer next year. I've use yard pesticides near the patio so I'll probably do large containers close to the patio & keep the 'safer' garden areas for in-ground planting. Can't wait to see more videos! Thanks again. ~ Raquel
So helpful!!!! Thank you very much for sharing your experience...Love how many different things you tried! I'm growing mine for the first year from seed in zone 7b-8... We'll see what happens!
You only need about 2 inches at most to grow; and you can go ahead and start to grow it straight to your containers with soil or into the gardenbed or garden ground you want to grow it. It will start sprouting into many shoots.
Hi Donna! Va CountryBoy sent me over. He has started some lemongrass using your instructions and made a video of it that inspired me! We don't have an Asian market here, but I have put it on my shopping list the next time I visit a larger city! :-) Thanks for sharing such great info - it is still spreading on the internet! :-) Tina
Hi There! Wonderful! I need to check out his video. I am also going to create a playlist on my channel for Lemongrass recipes you should be able to see it soon. :)
That was Amazing! Boy you covered everything. I'm really interested in new herbs and plants I have never planted before, so this is a real consideration. This year I'm very space limited, so I have to count my containers and make some decisions very soon. I'm going to check and see if I can find this one locally. Love this one. Thank you!
I planted 100 lemon grass seeds early this summer just sprinkle them over the top of potting soil little more dirt on top of seeds and I was 100% successful. They are easy to grow from seed❤️🌞
Hi! I am mainly started growing them as a mosquito repellent. Do you know if that actually works by any chance? Next summer I will plant them in the ground as I did not want our cold-weather to kill them this year. I wasn't sure so I have them in the house with me now. LOL
Thank you for a great tutorial. You've answered all my questions :-) For while, I thought I had bought some ornamental variety because "my" lemongrass has purple tinge on the leaves and not very thick stocks :-)
Hi, I have many more thorough and in-depth tutorial videos on my channel for growing other delicious things like cilantro, green onions, chilies, parsley, and more. th-cam.com/video/PWsaXKBhzAk/w-d-xo.html
I live in Florida and mine is growing like wild fire . It has tons of seeds shooting out of the top and they drop and sprout all by themselves . I love lemon grass and ginger tea . I just go cut it and put in boiling water . let steep for 5 to 10 min. Yummy
Well I suppose I bought the wrong stuff. Planted from seeds, it grew like crazy, but never got a lard stalk like that and died during the winter and went to lemon grass heaven. Last year I didn't even try. There are no markets around here to buy stalks from, so...guess I'll try seeds again. Very informative, Thank you!
+PennyQuest Hi! I will have to do that this year. :) Perhaps in the fall when I harvest again. If I do it, I would dry the blades. If I were to dry the stalks, I would split them and mince. My dehydrator would do the trick for sure. I prefer to use the stalks for cooking. So that I do not waste anything, I dry the leaves for tea. Some people only use the stalks for tea, but I do not think they use them in cooking.:)
Best video I have seen on growing lemon grass because it goes through all of the processes. Two quick questions. 1) Should I pull off the dead grass (stalks) that you inevitably have with any clumping grass. 2) What hardiness zone are you growing in, I am in New Orleans (9a)
Great video. What state do you live in that is 6B? You sound like you are pretty south of me, as I am up in CT. I also live in 6B+/- am not 100% sure what it is as there is a pocket of 7A just south of me about 10 miles. It can get pretty cold up here and I don't think there is a chance lemon grass would survive a winter here. Going to check out some more of your videos.
I bought mine in an overgrown pot and separated it into pots. I thought it was dying and left it alone...watered in hopes! Now, several months later...every pot is beautiful!!!
I started mine from seed and I've been making tea with it with raw honey 🍯 mixed into the tea. SO good and very calming. I drink it before I go to bed and I've been sleeping very well
That's a great idea!
I love lemongrass. I used it for almost everything. Thank you for sharing
Hi, I live in the UK but will now have a go at growing Lemon Grass on my window sill and hopefully transfer to the garden later now I have watched your very detailed instructions how to propagate lemon grass from store bought lemon grass. Thanks again for the inspiration to try it for myself. Val C. London
Arturo Farfan Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy growing it.
I love your voice! I'm in England. Moved around the South Coast of this small Isle a lot, so, not likely, an accent you would encounter often if you look up "British accent"... I can but let you know, though, that I am hearing this pure, divine, wholesome passion, and it is enough to want to Subscribe and listen to you say your part. (Obviously I am also here to find out about lemongrass! That's niche enough!). We have so many accents in Britain, and quite strong ones, in the mix! (Just like a spice mix!). Your accent is very strong but I find it very joyful! You speak in rainbow sunshine dialect! :) x I can feel it.
I watched this again, Donna. I will probably rewatch this many times while going through my lemon grass growth stages. Thank you.
Gardening With Puppies let it grow all summer long, before winter cut them up and put them in your freezer. I put whole bunch in the bucket for next year for planting. Some PP put in their garage during winter. But I put my in the house. Change the water every two weeks. I also drop some of liquid plant food in some time keep it alive till planting season.
I have lemongrass sitting in my greenhouse and was just going to use it for mosquito control. This was the best video I have ever watched when it comes to how to propagate and process lemongrass. Getting ready to head out there now to see what I can steal for propagation.
I put the lemon grass blades in my smoothies ..love the lemon flavor adds to my green smoothes ..a must use a high speed blender though ..i use my vita mix and add alot of things and come up with very smooth refreshing energizing thick smoothie. Excited now i can use my lemon grass tips for even more flavor..thanks for sharing great advice
Thanks for sharing your immense knowledge only how to grow but also the kinds uses of lemon grass with the public. You are a blessed person.
Update: I had a wonderful harvest and the lemon grass infused water is a good way to use the left over part of the stem. I also used some stems to make some lemon grass infused olive oil and I hit a home run with that! Its good on salads and soups, it takes about 3 seconds to taste the lemongrass so it sneaks up on ya. Thank you again for this video.
I love your vids! Just bought Blueberry and Raspberry roots from Walmart. Put them in potting soil. Covered them in a big zip lock bag tied loosely at the bottom as a makeshift greenhouse. Put them in the bay window. Starting inside first, because today 4-26-16 it's 28F and snowing. Zone 4a out!
+Nomlas Salmon Thanks so much! Sounds like a great idea. Let us know how they do for you. :)
We love lemongrass! The flavor is out of this world! We are going to try and grow it here in Alaska this year! Great video! Cheers from Alaska!!
Lemongrass is easy to grow. No need to root them before sticking them in dirt.
I usually do mix 50/50 compost and soil in a 5 gallon bucket (fill up to 70%). Plant 2-4 stalks around 5 inches. Good luck and have fun!
@@Foodie_888 Thank you for the additional information! Cheers from Alaska!!
@@WadersInAlaska You're welcome! Cheers!
I can tell by your video's your would make an Awesome Elementary school teacher , just seems like you would
be good with children .
I bought a few plants that are supposed to ward off bugs and lemongrass was one of them. I have ALWAYS killed every plant I've ever grown but the lemongrass was so easy! Thank you for all the great info! I'm excited to propagate this fall and see how this plant grows with our landscape. Also, your video is so well put together and genuine. 😃 I'll definitely be following you!
You can use the leaves for a chicken stock or boil a whole chicken and add leaves to soup! So yummy and aromatic!! Good for the soul and when you're sick 😊
I just bought my first lemongrass plant at a church yard sale 3 weeks ago and planted it in a bigger pot and it is nearly 3 X the original size already! I can't wait to get some rooted in water and plant them in my FL yard. I'm so happy to have found your very informative video! Thank you so much!
That sounds like a wonderful idea! It is so easy to keep it growing every year, especially when you already have some in a container you can grow more! :)
Beautiful lemongrass you have . Im Montagnard indigenous , I have lemongrass in my garden here in North Carolina it’s grow so well when it snow I covered with trees leaves , grass and container on top when it spring it come back grown it again again .
❤️🤗
where in NC? I read they dont make it below zone 9
Excellent video, the best I've seen on Lemon Grass. I also really liked how you link the various timelines; like putting the shoots into water and then showing the roots 4 months later. Great job, thanks for making this video :)
ledfootdude Thank you! I hope you enjoy growing it. I upload recipes on using it too. :)
I love your presentation and I have learnt a lot, have a great time.
Thank Donna share to grown Lemongrass and I like them . Sometime I take ginger and lemongrass toast to boil for drink sick or the weather winter and again thank you
Thank you, after watching this video earlier this year. I found some lemongrass plants at lowes for $8 and got one. Later in the season the price dropped to $4 and I bought 3 more. Each pot had 2 plants in it so I separated them and planted them. The first plant is in full sun and is massive. The others do not get enough sun and are kinda small but I will move them next spring. It is now October and time to harvest. That lemongrass infused water is something I have to try after it stops raining.
Asian stores you can get 6-8 stalks for under $2. If u need more
Great share very informative just starting using lemongrass as tea and it is perfect.
I live in Melbourne Australia, and get frost. Last autumn I transplanted a clump of lemongrass under my lime tree, it does get sun and protected from the frost in winter, it is now beginning of summer and it’s doubled the size, compared to the ones that weren’t protected
Very precise explanations. I love lemon grass. I use lemon grass oil for cleaning as well.
My LemonGrass I started from seed. I love the detailed video and thanks for your tips. I will be the Master of Lemon Grass now.
Planted a few seeds in-ground this Spring. They are a beautiful plant, and add dramatic effect to the garden. I am hoping the plants will overwinter In 7B and look as beautiful as yours. Thank you for all your valuable growing and harvesting information.
I have grown lemongrass for years with no real knowledge. You are so explanatory with info I needed to benefit this beautiful herb. Thank you! Wish you had a segment on all varieties of plants ;-)
Thank you so much, what a sweet comment! I absolutely love to grow around 200 varieties of plants and my main love is cooking. I hope you can join me as I occasionally share rare herb growing with dishes I love to prepare from my garden. :) Please subscribe to my channel if you have not already subbed. Thanks so much. Happy Gardening.
nice video explained
yeah, you look like a happy eater...
Thank you for sharing your knowledge about lemon grass. (Winnipeg, Canada).
Our pleasure!
Very nice lemongrass growing uploading , thanks for sharing to us such an amazing video .
Very informative! Thank you for helping me to get started with Lemon Grass~
I love your voice.. I can tell you’re a pure soul ❤️
My favorite How To video. I bought my first bit of lemongrass in the spring and it didn't grow very well. I think it is because the soil was too dense. However, I feel feeling confident that I can propagate some to have extra this spring. I live in zone 8a. I may be brave enough next year to try and leave some outside for the winter. I am so excited! Thank you so much for the explicit instructions!
+Pamela Hagan Hi there! Thanks so much! I have other "How to Grow" videos on my channel and hope to upload many more soon. Also, feel free to follow me over on google plus where I share other things too! :)
Please don't give up on the lemongrass. It grew very well for me in zone 8b (northwest Florida). It loves water, probably more than most plants. If you have a downspout which pours into a sunny area, it would be a great area for lemongrass to thrive. I had sandy soil in Florida but I have hard clay soil (this video). I think the key is water for both types of soil. :)
DONNA I used to watch your videos every day!!! but my life got a hold of me so i havent been able to watch forever but I am so happy to see how far you've come since florida (your first episode) i hope i can continue watching your videos I have a lot of catching up to do i guess :)
Welcome back! Thank you sooo much for tuning in. I hope you continue to enjoy my gardening adventures. :)
Rainbow Gardens i sure i will :) I cant wait until my area is warm enough to start planting very excited :D
I love your videos/tutorials. SO informative. Really appreciate your attention to detail. I can’t wait to watch how to cook with lemon grass. You know I’m having a hard time finding galangal plants. Thank you for your video!
Here are just a few ways I have used it: th-cam.com/video/AHr61r7hue8/w-d-xo.html
Thank you sooooooo much for sharing this with us. I have grown lemongrass for three years. Sometimes it does well.....sometimes not so much. Now I know what I did wrong. Kudos to you fine lady! Subscribed
Awesome , thank you very much! :)
u hav done a marvelous joy n every detail n Dis video , I learnt quite a lot I hav to shear all these tips with my friends, n I can't wait ur so sweet to. many gd wishes to yuh ' N tnks again
Thank you so much
I enjoyed seeing what you did with your lemongrass, teas and cooking. We have a 80 foot row of lemongrass. It is a beautiful border for our garden. I had not thought about a tea with it and mint. I also have mint in a large area by my house. Thanks for the ideas.
+Deep South Homestead Thank you!
I bought some stems a couple months ago and they are doing great. I'm going to take them inside during frost. Can't wait until I can start cooking with it. Just blade tea for now. :)
Great video super helpful thank you ! I’m growing this as part of landscape walkway to my front door. It being grown in ground and in zone 10B
Hey there. I'm from India and I planted lemongrass a couple of months ago. The climate here is warm and rainy. Winters are also not so severe. In just a couple of months my tub is already full 😃😄😌
galangal and lemongrass are a match made in cooking heaven :) awesome video :)
What a fabulous video! Informative and fun to watch. Thank you.
Thank you so much!
You can root lemongrass with the roots cut off, but put it in water right away. Fresher the better the chances.
Very informative! Best lemongrass video EVER!!! THANK YOU!!!
We have Lemongrass at our Backyard here in the Philippines and we use it At Chicken Soup with Ginger, Garlic, onion , and Unripe Papaya
Sounds wonderful! Thank you for sharing.
@@RainbowGardens Your Welcome! 😘😍
We call the Chicken Soup Chicken Tinola.and keep it up👆
Excellent video. I really appreciate the storage and food prep information.
You're so thorough I love all your videos!
Thank you so much!
Hi, I love lemon grass in my cooking. In Malaysia, we use it in many dishes. I use it in my rice, curry, soup, in lemon chicken or beef and etc. Lemon grass & Galangal is the main ingredient for Malaysian traditional curry called "Rendang". U can Google and check it out the recipes. I love watching your video.
Thank you! I should give Rendang a try soon!
Thank you so much Donna, I'm new at growing lemongrass ( first time last summer) and I brought some in my house to over winter, but now I can see why it's not doing so well, the pot is way to small!!! I'll take it out of there and put it in water to replant in spring! Thanks again!
Wonderful! I am so glad this helped you. Smiles. :)) Thank you for sharing it.
This is so comprehensive. Thank you so much for sharing this!
Lovely to see
How it goes in a cooler climate. My lemon grass is literally 9-10 feet tall 😆 these are my cuttings (if I can add a photo)
Very informative Donna! I love lemongrass in soups especially Thai dishes! Thanks so much for sharing! Misilla
Thanks Misilla! Smiles your way!
Rainbow Gardens
You're welcome :)
Donna do you blanch the lemongrass before freezing?
I’ll watch all of your videos, because you have a very soothing voice and the substance is very informative. Hooked on your videos! Bobby Webb
Hey great tips! I can't wait to grow some lemongrass in my garden.
This was very informational for me, so I am very grateful to come across your video. The comments are great as well.
Thanks so much , I did not know how to harvest, or propagate it before. I have a large potted one.
Hi Donna. i'm making my first Thai coconut soup and of course needed lemongrass. didn't know a thing about it. after watching i feel like an expert now! can't wait to grow some and find more recipes for it. thank you. love your videos!! :)
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Thank you for posting this. I grow lemongrass, which I love in my evening tea (lemongrass, lemon or lime balm, and fresh tulsi basil). I am in south zone 8b (Gulf Coast) and have over wintered mine both in pots and in the garden. I'd never thought of keeping stalks in water for the winter, but I think I would like to try it this winter to see if it gives me as much of a jumpstart. (Wonder if it would work as well with my sugarcane kept in a bucket & changing water often?)
This is such a good video. Thank you so much for it. I now have lemongrass plants that I grew this summer.
Your the best!
Thanks!!! Actually everything I needed to know! 5 stars!
Love lemongrass looks great in the garden!
If you had a hori hori or a skinny trowel, you could probably dig deeper into the soil around the stalk and preserve the roots and pull them up with the stalk and replant it directly in the ground. Then you could skip the propagation process as you don't need to wait for new roots to regrow. You can do that with other types of grasses so I would imagine you can with Lemongrass too.
Sure! I do that with my oregano, mint, and thyme. Works like a champ. Maybe I will save a rooted piece of Lemongrass and freeze the rest for cooking.
Excellent video, good show and tell which so many videos don't do. Thank you.
Thank you for subscribing. :)
Just a beautiful video. Thanks so much for sharing. You covered everything;)
Thank you so much!
I live in Scotland and it gets very frosty in winter, will the lemongrass survive the frosts and come back after winter is over?
I just love your voice and soothing southern accent! Thanks for the useful tips!!
Hello 👋I saw a lot of containers in Lowes that r on the discounted cart, they r only 2$ still have a lot of green on them, do u think they would live?thank u for the information
Love your voice
Thank you so much for this video! This was my first year growing lemongrass in my garden & it did wonderfully! I'm also in 6B & this is just what I needed to see to get the most out of my lemongrass & expand it next year for FREE!!! I was planning to just purchase more.
Do you notice that the presence of the lemongrass has aided with insect repellent at all? I use the essential oil in natural repellent/pesticide sprays but I'm wondering if the plant itself repels insects. Mine isn't really close enough to my back patio to notice. It'll be closer next year. I've use yard pesticides near the patio so I'll probably do large containers close to the patio & keep the 'safer' garden areas for in-ground planting.
Can't wait to see more videos! Thanks again. ~ Raquel
Wonderful! I am sooo happy it helped you.
We freeze the blades too, tie them up with its own blades. Freeze for cooking in soups.
The blades are great.
So helpful!!!! Thank you very much for sharing your experience...Love how many different things you tried! I'm growing mine for the first year from seed in zone 7b-8... We'll see what happens!
did it make it through winter?
I leave some of the outter leaves on when freezing, as frost protection.
You only need about 2 inches at most to grow; and you can go ahead and start to grow it straight to your containers with soil or into the gardenbed or garden ground you want to grow it. It will start sprouting into many shoots.
Hi Donna! Va CountryBoy sent me over. He has started some lemongrass using your instructions and made a video of it that inspired me! We don't have an Asian market here, but I have put it on my shopping list the next time I visit a larger city! :-) Thanks for sharing such great info - it is still spreading on the internet! :-) Tina
Hi There! Wonderful! I need to check out his video. I am also going to create a playlist on my channel for Lemongrass recipes you should be able to see it soon. :)
That was Amazing! Boy you covered everything. I'm really interested in new herbs and plants I have never planted before, so this is a real consideration.
This year I'm very space limited, so I have to count my containers and make some decisions very soon. I'm going to check and see if I can find this one locally.
Love this one. Thank you!
Thank you! :) Oh, I do hope you can try it out. It is soo easy to grow, and since you like tea, you can make your own! :))
That is Exactly why I want to grow this one. I may have to do a lot of searching, but I will find some.
That's for sure lemon grass is very good
Thank you for this video. I loved it how you showed lemon grass in different seasons.
Thank you sooo much for sharing. I hope the information will help you grow lemongrass. :)
Wonderful
Lovely ~ just planted first time this summer. I'm saving this You Tube for harvest time!
Hi, will the lemongrass regrow from where you plucked the whole plant out at 11:00 ?
First video of yours i have watched.I want to try growing more herbs and medicinal plants.Very good instructions.I subscribed.
I planted 100 lemon grass seeds early this summer just sprinkle them over the top of potting soil little more dirt on top of seeds and I was 100% successful. They are easy to grow from seed❤️🌞
I did that one time too but the stalks never got big enough to cook with, mostly blades of grass. :( But I am glad it worked for you! :)
Hi! I am mainly started growing them as a mosquito repellent. Do you know if that actually works by any chance? Next summer I will plant them in the ground as I did not want our cold-weather to kill them this year. I wasn't sure so I have them in the house with me now. LOL
Thank for your time to make good Video.I got one stepI could want to know more how to process and preserve it in bulk for a business.Thank you Again.
Thank you for a great tutorial. You've answered all my questions :-)
For while, I thought I had bought some ornamental variety because "my" lemongrass has purple tinge on the leaves and not very thick stocks :-)
If the people who "read the news" could and would talk like you, I bet we'd have peace on earth.
For sure!!
Thanks for this! So helpful for novice growers like me.
Hi, I have many more thorough and in-depth tutorial videos on my channel for growing other delicious things like cilantro, green onions, chilies, parsley, and more. th-cam.com/video/PWsaXKBhzAk/w-d-xo.html
I live in Florida and mine is growing like wild fire . It has tons of seeds shooting out of the top and they drop and sprout all by themselves . I love lemon grass and ginger tea . I just go cut it and put in boiling water . let steep for 5 to 10 min. Yummy
Wonderful!!
Love your video, hope to grow over here in NZ. Thankyou
Great! I grew it for the first time last year. It grew huge! Sliced my hands open, those leaf's edges can be like a razor blade!
Brandon & Meredith Yes, be careful! Gloves....
I have some lemon grass started from seeds. I tried back in March to get some started from seed and no luck, but tried again in May and they started.
Dennis B. That is great! For quicker stalk production for cooking, try propagating a stalk. You will have a very large plant in no time. :)
Well I suppose I bought the wrong stuff. Planted from seeds, it grew like crazy, but never got a lard stalk like that and died during the winter and went to lemon grass heaven. Last year I didn't even try. There are no markets around here to buy stalks from, so...guess I'll try seeds again. Very informative, Thank you!
Susan Rogers ‘lemongrass heaven’ lol 😂
The struggle is real. Mine grows very little. If i trim it it stays trim. I just planted some more. Maybe in a year they'll take off. Best wishes. :)
I LOVE Lemongrass ! :-) YUM - and a beautiful plant too ! :-)
It certainly is! Love lemongrass!
Hi Paula, do you have a video for dehydrating the tall stalks for tea? I'd really love to see how you would do that!
+PennyQuest Hi! I will have to do that this year. :) Perhaps in the fall when I harvest again. If I do it, I would dry the blades. If I were to dry the stalks, I would split them and mince. My dehydrator would do the trick for sure. I prefer to use the stalks for cooking. So that I do not waste anything, I dry the leaves for tea. Some people only use the stalks for tea, but I do not think they use them in cooking.:)
Thanks for taking the time to make this video. Sub from a casual gardener.
Thanks so much! Happy Gardening! :)
Excellent video, thank you love lemongrass. Didnt know you could freeze it!
Can you harvest the blades and allow the plant to continue growing?
Can you use the green blades to make tea?
Yes, you can harvest the blades and simmer them for a mild tea or room freshner, however, most of the flavor is in the lower stalk.
Thanks so much, this has demystified much of this plant for me. I feel better about giving it a whirl!
Ok nice information.thank you
Thanks so much for this I learned a lot! I had bought lemon grass this year but had no idea what to do wirh it!
Best video I have seen on growing lemon grass because it goes through all of the processes. Two quick questions.
1) Should I pull off the dead grass (stalks) that you inevitably have with any clumping grass.
2) What hardiness zone are you growing in, I am in New Orleans (9a)
Just stick a stalk (5-7 inches) into the dirt no need to root in water. Zone 9a is perfect.
Great video. What state do you live in that is 6B? You sound like you are pretty south of me, as I am up in CT. I also live in 6B+/- am not 100% sure what it is as there is a pocket of 7A just south of me about 10 miles. It can get pretty cold up here and I don't think there is a chance lemon grass would survive a winter here. Going to check out some more of your videos.
My lemongrass only survived one winter. That particular winter was very mild for me.