How Do You Grow Lemon Grass Indoors?

Lemon grass--botanical name Cymbopogon citratus--is an aromatic perennial plant that originated in India. A staple of Thai and Asian cuisine, lemon grass has a refreshing citrus scent and a delicate, yet tangy, flavor, with none of the tartness of actual lemons. This versatile herb can be sliced, chopped, or crushed, and used in soups, stews, salads, teas, and main dishes.

Lemon grass is not difficult to grow indoors, where its graceful, gray-green leaves make it an attractive houseplant as well as a flavorful addition to recipes. By following some simple guidelines, you can have pots of lemon grass brightening your kitchen windowsill. Cut several freshly-purchased stalks of lemon grass--making sure the white bulbous end points down--so that there is between 9 and 12 inches of stalk remaining.

Put the stalks bulbous side down in glasses with a few inches of water, and place them in bright, indirect light. Transplant the lemon grass into clay pots that you have filled with seven parts ... more.

Lemon grass is one of the wonder plants. It has many benefits. It can easily be grown at home for personal consumption or commercially in a large farm.

It is widely used in the Asian cuisine to provide the specific taste and smell, peculiar to lemongrass. The oil extracted from its leaves is used in the manufacture of soaps and candles and for thousands of years, it had been used to cure various ailments ranging from stomach cramps to arthritic pain. Planting it on commercial scale is rather easy as the plant can grow effectively in almost any soil condition.

It requires a warm tropical weather with a lot of sunshine. As it is easily grown, it had created a high market competition causing a drop in price. The followings are the suggested steps to grow it on commercial basis: 1.

Planning stage: a. Secure the market. As the planting cycle is about 6 months, securing buyers is one of the critical elements of the project.

B. Equip yourself with the necessary skills and knowledge. It will ... more.

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