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lemon grass
ALLOTMENTMAD
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in Fruit & veg
Hi, I grew some lemon grass from seed last year, and it grew really well. during this winter i wrapped it in fleece, and kept it in my greenhouse. it has now gone brown, do you think that it will come back when the weather picks up or is it dead?
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Was your green house heated?
Is there a way you could bring it indoors, I had one in a sheltered spot outside the year before last and lost it
If it has gone brown all the way down I would say you may have lost it, but worth putting it indoors if you can and see if anything new starts growing
Hi
I grew some lemongrass from a stem from the supermarket! put it in a glass with a little water and it grew roots like a bulb. Then potted it on. Still going fine, dies back a bit in winter ( its in unheated conservatory) but picks up again. Or I know I can just start again with a new stem.
Good luck!
I brought mine inside last year, kept it in a light spot in the bathroom. It thrived. This year I enclosed the pergola on the terrace to use as a large, unheated greenhouse for the citrus, etc. The lemongrass is out there now and perfectly happy.
Lemongrass is easy to grow from seed and will root in water from supermarket stalks. It is tropical and will not appreciate frosts - cold greenhouses can be as low as the outside temps, esp at night, so I would also say to keep it indoors. I heat my greenhouse and have lost a few tropical plants like Iresine and some Agave (attenuata) as they need temps above 5C and it fell to almost zero a few times.
I have one I propagated from a supermarket bunch was thinking of leaving in the garden as I have quite a sheltered Bristol Garden but it sounds like I should bring it indoors. Should I let it dry out and die down or just keep it going with a little water when it drys out?
Some years ago I rooted some supermarket bought stems and after a few years they formed good clumps in 10L pots.
The stems were reasonably thick, but I found on using them the flavour was no where near as aromatic or strong as the supermarket bought stuff and they were extremely fibrous.
For the winter, I'd bring them indoors when temperatures fell below 10c at night and leave them in a north-facing unheated bedroom. I just gave them a little water every few weeks until some new growth appeared in the spring, then I'd put them in my unheated g/house until about June, then back on the patio.
I kept them going for 3-4 years, but gave up on them as the flavour wasn't good enough - which may well be down to my care of them...
They grow a lot in Thailand and the temp there is 90F+ all year round and they have no seasons as we do, so conditions here in dear ol'Blighty couldn't be more different.
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I lost some in an unheated greenhouse this spring after I put it out too early. Definitely needs heat to survive the winter