Lemon Grass......

[FROSTYFRECKLE]

Grew some from seed last year but winter killed it off. I think I need to keep an eye out for some lemon grass and try putting them in water to root - ta for idea.

[valmarg]

I've grown lemon grass from shop bought stalks. You keep them in a jam jar of water (changing the water regularly) until roots start to form. When a few roots have formed, pot the stalks up in 3.5" pots of multipurpose compost. You need to be careful potting up as roots that have been produced in water are very brittle, and if you press too hard on the compost you could snap them off.

Mine are about a year old. They have quite a few side shoots. When you want any for cooking, hust snap off one of the side shoots. They are a lot moister than the shop bought stalks.

valmarg

[Alison]

I grew some from seed about 5 years ago but it died in the frost over winter. Sowed the other half of the packet the following year and have been keeping it going in pots ever since. Needs splitting at the moment so will keep half in the pot and plant the other half outside and let it die off next winter as I'll still have some going inside. I normally put the pot outside at the same time as I put my citrus outside (keep it in the conservatory over winter) and it's fine.

[Sonata]

Hmm, I grew some from seed and some from shop bought last year. All but one plant died from..*blushes* neglect. It's one I grew from seed, so am hoping it hangs on. Have ordered more from an online Indian supermarket (along with some galangal, ginger and turmeric). Soon, I too shall have house plants (I usually don't bother as I don't like the foliage - but if it's edible, that's a different story).

[binley100]

Just put some stalks in water today. Waiting now with baited breath.

[sarraceniac]

Yahoo! 11 days and my cheap ones are showing roots. Not all of them of course but 3 of them have small whiskers at the base. Wish I hadn't bothered with the ones from Thailand. Well they were a fiver and I am an (honorary) Yorkshireman.

[binley100]

Just put some stalks in water today. Waiting now with baited breath.

Breath is still baited....................

[lindyloo]

i think i put mine in water the same day this thread started, so the 7/ 8th of april. now close to the end of month, and i have a "possible" slight proturbance on one edge. how has everyone else's done? i am not sure that i didn't buy a packet of duds!

[sarraceniac]

6 of my 8 cheapos are now showing quite long roots. 2 are not (just over 2 weeks). Of my expensive ones from Thailand, I potted them straight up and one of them, after about a month is it?, is showing new shoots on top. Can't tell how the roots are of course.

Whilst We are on about Eastern cuisine (or if it is from the Far East should that be Kwizine? ) can I just say that today some turmeric and some white turmeric (whatever that is) roots that I orderered have arrived. Don't really want to start a new thread unless people want me to keep them informed so I will just go off topic here to see if anybody wants me to let you know what happens with the 2 turmerics

[binley100]

Just put some stalks in water today. Waiting now with baited breath.

Breath is still baited....................

still baited

[Scunny Zeb]

no sign of roots on mine...

but the inner core of the other end has grown about an inch (or the outer has shrunk !)

[COMPOST CORNER]

Planted mine on sunday having rooted in water for about 2 months, roots were about 1.5" long

[planesailing]

no sign of roots on mine...

but the inner core of the other end has grown about an inch (or the outer has shrunk !)

Mine has done the same and I thought the same too!

[binley100]

Yay finally there is a root growing .........*dances about the room like a woman possessed

[selfraising]

Yay finally there is a root growing .........*dances about the room like a woman possessed

Yipeeee!!!!