[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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