Comments on Season with Spice: Spotlight on Spice: How to Grow Lemongrass

Lemongrass leaves make a great tea...not just for ...

2014-08-12T16:54:23.416-07:00

Lemongrass leaves make a great tea...not just for cooking! It's very refreshing hot or cold. Make it a bit strong when you have aches.

Brilliant! I love lemongrass and was wondering...

2013-07-11T01:05:40.490-07:00

Brilliant!

I love lemongrass and was wondering how the heck to get rootstock or seeds for my garden. This is a cool idea. BTW - brew up some lemongrass tea and use it to make home-brewed Kombucha. Lovely served chilled in the hot summer weather - especially if you spruce up the tall cool glass of lemongrass flavored Kombucha with a sprig of fresh mint.

I found out entirely by accident if you chop off the end part of the stem of fresh basil, put a bunch of it in water in a container - wait about a week - it will sprout ROOTS. I put those rooted basil's in potting soil and the plant took off. It has now been transplanted to my garden and is doing nicely into a full blown basil plant, well on it's way to becoming a big bushy basil plant.

BTW, don't ever store fresh basil in the fridge. It turns black and rots overnight. When you get home, cut off the bottom end of the basil, put it in a cup with lots of water. Leave it at room temperature with some sunlight - not full blast sun - but enough sun for it to keep photosynthesis. The basil will stay fresh for 7-10 days. Maybe longer if the weather is cooler. Some of it will grow roots and some will not root.

That's odd that only the leaves are being used...

2012-04-23T21:23:25.017-07:00

That's odd that only the leaves are being used. Missing out on the best part of lemongrass. Good luck growing the herb - should be easy in the warm climate of Mexico.

Thanks for adding us to your blogroll, Sophie!

2012-04-23T21:21:39.237-07:00

Thanks for adding us to your blogroll, Sophie!

Finally I found a site with limongrass! I like ver...

2012-04-22T09:51:29.221-07:00

Finally I found a site with limongrass! I like very much your site and I will study it quietly to lear about all the spices!
Thanx and I put you to my blogroll in Spain!
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This is just what I have been looking for- how-to ...

2012-04-20T19:28:24.184-07:00

This is just what I have been looking for- how-to regarding growing lemongrass at home and storage. I will have to go look for some.

I was talking to friend yesterday that I will need...

2012-04-15T17:14:50.459-07:00

I was talking to friend yesterday that I will need a little garden for my own herbs so I can pick and use whenever I need. I never thought of planting lemongrass but I'd love to consider it!

I was talking to friend yesterday that I will need...

2012-04-15T08:36:53.075-07:00

I was talking to friend yesterday that I will need a little garden for my own herbs so I can pick and use whenever I need. I never thought of planting lemongrass but I'd love to consider it!

I live in Mexico where lemongrass leaves are easy ...

2012-04-14T15:27:53.439-07:00

I live in Mexico where lemongrass leaves are easy to find as they are used for a tea/infusion, but it is impossible to find the roots. You have inspired me to grow my own! Thanks.

Hi Sheila, happy to hear you are going to give lem...

2012-04-13T23:05:21.079-07:00

Hi Sheila, happy to hear you are going to give lemongrass a try. I was also wondering if it would be a perennial in Minnesota's climate, so I will have to check back with you next year to find out if it survived. If it was this last mild winter, it probably would have.

If you plant lemongrass in a pot, and you have room in your house, just bring it in for the winter (and water it sparingly). After you harvest the stalks in the fall, it won't take up so much space inside.

But you're right, it doesn't really matter, since it is so easy to just replant it every spring.

Can't wait to try out your lemongrass skewers!

Mark

Hi, After seeing all these great Lemon Grass recip...

2012-04-13T13:33:40.148-07:00

Hi, After seeing all these great Lemon Grass recipes (especially using them as skewers) I am tempeted to try growing it, do you think it is a perenial even in a Minnesota type climate? I guess starting over and planting it each spring wouldn't be a big deal either. My mouth waters everytime I look at your site. Take Care, Sheila