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  • From: OakCamp2 AT aol.com
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  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Starting lemon grass from seed...
  • Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:48:47 EDT

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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