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dancinglemons
Richmond, VA
Zone 7b
October 20, 2007
1:57 AM |
Hi folks,
I love the flavor of lemongrass. I did not want to pay $$$$ for a teeny weensy starter plant of lemongrass – plus shipping fees. I did a Google search on growing lemongrass and found you could grow it from a stalk purchased in grocery store – if said stalk has some small roots still on the bottom. The Vietnamese store where I sometimes shop always has stalks of lemongrass but they are always really, really, really old and dry on the bottom with absolutely NO roots. I figured that I would give it a try and if it failed I would only have lost a little time and less than $2.
I purchased a bundle of 4 stalks @ $1.75 and stuck them in a jar with 2 inches of water. Changed the water every day – and now after about 3 weeks I have ROOTS!!!!!!! Each stalk has roots!! I am totally excited!! BTW lemongrass can not be left outside over winter in zone 7 and below (6-5-...). I will have to put it in a really large pot and set inside for winter and then put it outside in spring. Folks in zone 8-9 and above can grow it outside.
If you like lemongrass and hate to pay the $3-4 it cost for a really small amount in the store – this might be something you want to try.
What’s next?? Japanese and Okinawa sweet potato plants. The Okinawa sweet potato is purple inside and super sweet in taste. The Japanese is purple/mauve outside and white inside and has a chestnut flavor. You guessed it I found the sweet potatoes at the Vietnamese grocery store. I have already started to root the sweet potatoes and will let them grow into a house plant. In early spring (2008) I will clip some of the shoots & put them in pots --- to get ready to plant out in the ground. Hopefully I will no longer be at the mercy of sweet potato plant vendors ever again :-))
DL
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