[Market-farming] Starting lemon grass from seed...
OakCamp2 at aol.com
OakCamp2 at aol.com
Thu Mar 12 20:48:47 EDT 2009
Hi Courtney,
Most lemon grass is propagated from cuttings. The resulting plants are
useable in the current growing season for your customers. The plant material is
easily purchased at any Oriental grocery where lemon grass is sold in bundles
at a low price. Simply trim the tops to a reasonable size and stick the
base of the stem into growing medium. The plants will root without any special
treatment. Let your customers know that the plant will continue to propagate
from rhizomes that will spread into a gallon size stand of lemon grass by
the end of the season.
Lemon grass from seed is probably like rosemary from seed- very low germ
rates. Best to take the path of least resistance and go with stem cutting and
rhizomes.
Good Luck,
Barb Birkinbine
Oak Camp Herb Farm, LLC
Lodi, Wisconsin
608 592 7261 (business)
608 592 5381 (cell)
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