Here in Jamaica 🇯🇲, it's also called fever grass - we use it mainly for tea (fresh or dried)...sometimes alone or with other herbs to make soothing tea for coughs and colds. To propagate, we simply pull out by the root, separate the clumps and replant straight into the ground-no need to place in water-catches and spreads again in no time😊
An established in-ground lemongrass plant will die back during frosts here in 9a, but rebound the next spring just fine. I would say it's tolerance is somewhere in the mid-to-upper 20s.
i live in central florida and have grown lemongrass from seed to great success. it's basically viable as an ornamental grass and i just scatter seeds around places (with a tiny bit of pretilling) where weeds normally like to poke through mulch. that said it is so easy to propogate via the rhizome that you needn't really mess with seed if you don't want to. excess lemongrass also has served me fairly well as a chop and drop mulch kinda like straw.
I've successfully grown it in Alberta! It does well up here in the summers. I grew it from starts I bought from the greenhouse, grew it in a container, and put it in a warm sunny spot. I didn't get much of a harvest, but that is on me. I put it in a container so it would be easy to move inside when we had colder nights, but I forgot one night and it was done. I always try to push the fall harvests back on my plants and I need to remember not to do that with lemongrass. I did successfully start it from seed last year but it never made it to the garden. I got sick in late April/early May and all my plant starts died :( Turns out it's really hard to remember to water your plants when you have a high fever. I'm trying again this year (of course).
My anecdote: Lemongrass was actually one of the first things I ever grew from seed and I have no idea why I was successful but I was. There are plenty of things I still cannot grow from seed. I put it in my front yard in the ground in my native very sandy soil and it grew for years and years with zero care until we had a random cold winter that killed it all. But now I’m scared to try seeds again 😂😂 but seeds are cheap so I’ll give it a try. Though if I can find some in the store with roots I’ll just propagate. (NE FL top edge of 9b)
NE of Raleigh here. I've been growing lemongrass from seed for 4 years. The first year was a bit pathetic but it's been progressively better since. Started in containers. This year I went inground and the plants grew massive! Always started seeds indoors then transplanted.
You can oftentimes find stalks at Asian grocery stores with enough of the base intact that they will root in water. I usually go this route, rather than trying to keep a propagated stalk alive through the winter up north. Much cheaper than buying a nursery plant in the spring!
I love my lemon grass! I harvested one big bunch and separated. Saved a few for next spring and gave a ton away. Left one big one in the ground to see if it would survive our winter. I’m in SE TX so our low has only been 28 it’s still mostly green, excited about not having to pull it every fall. It’s my favorite tea! Blessings!
Great video! I've never grown lemon grass before so I think I will give it a try now. Thanks for showing how you used it for tea...super helpful. Would love to see a future video showing how you use the stalks as well. Love your honey dispenser! Can you share where you got it?
Absolutely love your channel! Thank you so much for sparking an interest i didnt know i had for gardening. I have learned alot watching your videos and i love to see all of your incredible progress. Keep up the amazing work 👏👏
Here in Brazil it is very popular, called "Capim Limão", and is mainly consumed as a tea before bed or after meals. Here in the south of Brazil we also add it to Mate 🧉, it's very popular and smells great ❤🇧🇷
I’m so happy that you made this video because I have a lemongrass growing in my race bed and I was thinking about taking it out. It’s not that big yet I kept cutting the top part of the lemongrass because that’s what I thought I was supposed to do, but I’m so happy you made this video to show us how exactly we need to harvest it, thank you very much Megan❤
I grow in ground in zone 9b. The top dies but grows back every spring, I just trim it back. It’s a beautiful plant. But after watching this video I’m actually going to harvest. Thanks ❤
MEGAN!!!! First of all. Great to see u back!! Thank you so much for this video!! I'm having a difficult time finding lemongrass at my local plant store but I'm going to try my local Asian market to see if I can propagate. I'm glad to know the ways it can be used!! Awesome!
I am in Atlanta, GA. My lemon grass died last year. This year still doing well with this weather. I put in a pot and kept in my shaded deck. I want to see it will survive or not. Lemon gras is my favorite herbs too. Thank you for your vlog.
Your “hello” spirit fingers always make me smile! 💜😆 I like the propagation idea. I’m zone 7a and don’t have a lot of space inside so that might be my best chance at overwintering. 🙂 I’ve been really wanting to do more fresh tea, especially with Dagnys beautiful tea garden!
Aw I’m so glad they make you happy! The propagation tip is definitely a game changer!!! Makes it so easy to just continue the cycle into the next season. Dagny’s tea garden is the best!
I've grown lemon grass from seed. Once it got warm enough outside I chucked it into my heavy soil in my garden and it did very well. I'm in western Oregon
Thank you! I actually started mine from seed. The packet said it was a low germination type of plant, but they provided extra seed for that reason. They germinated just fine. I didn’t quite know what to do with the plants once they grew, so I just froze them. 😅 Thanks for making this video. I have more ideas on how to use them now. 😊
Good info! I started mine from seed last year with no issue. Beginner luck maybe. Grew into huge clumps in 7b. I'm try again this year as well now that I know more about what to do with it.
I live in Florida and bought a small plant to help deter tomatoes. I had no idea lemon grass was this useful. Thank you. I'm going to take better care of it now.
@meggrowsplants I got the idea to plant them at the pond edge after I saw them growing lemongrass in the rice paddies in Bali. :) The lemongrass that I planted in my garden (dry conditions) didn't survive the winter so I figured the moist roots help them survive the winter here.
@@traciedowning8566 i wonder if its a specific variety of lemongrass? Interesting that they grow in rice fields! I've noticed when growing that they dont like moist conditions, but thats interesting!
I never knew this ! I had a HUGE one at my childhood home and thought it was the ugliest thing 😂 id be interested in a herbalism video i just purchased a bunch of different herbs the more info the better not many youtube videos about it
I’ve started from seed but that’s cos I didn’t know better 😂 I got several plants that way but it take a lot of seeds. The packet is old now and so I’m going to use up what’s left this year and hope for the best. Going forward I’ll just propagate like you suggested…sooo much easier. Funny thing is, I’ve never actually harvested and only used it ornamentally. That wasn’t smart, especially when I love the flavor. I just never got around to it I guess. I’ll be harvesting this year for sure! PS That dehydrator looks FANCY! Let us know if you like it. Also, we need a lemongrass cooking video 😉
Hey props to you for getting it going from seed! But yes propagating is the way to go imo. You've gotta do some harvesting this year especially if you love it! The dehydrator is really nice but I ended up returning it only because it was so huge and i dont think i need one that big! it was like commercial sized lol.
I live in 9b. I started one from seed. It was challenging, I only got one plant out of two rounds but I am fine with that because now I can just keep propagate it again and again now. Heading you say "it doesn't like wet feet" I think mostly I was keeping the seed soil too wet, I tend to over water so if I ever do try to grow it again from seed I will try to remember that.
I'm going to be starting lemongrass from seed for the 1st time this year. I'm thinking about using 5 gal bags, so I can have them around the deck and garden to hopefully help with mosquitos and other pest.
Lemon grass are not cheap where I live it’s $12.00 in the big box but luckily I was able to split it planted it in different containers and didn’t die in the winter
I need to find one of those honey dispensers, because holy smokes. 🤩 Lemongrass always makes me feel a little sick (in the sense that I just can't tolerate the flavor), but I always like supporting your algorithm! And who knows, maybe I'll just grow some because it looks nice, and I'm currently trying to de-suburbify the property. :P Does it have any kind of scent as-is, or do you only smell it when you cut into it?
I linked it in my description, its seriously the BEST. Lemongrass doesnt really have much of a smell unless you touch/cut it. But, it looks absolutely beautiful just ornamentally in any garden!
Yes, you just need to make sure that you have enough of a base for the roots to grow. It will not grow roots if you cut it too high and there is not enough "base" there
Hello meg give it to your chicken all the leaves of the lemon grass it can serve them medicine.... Even the steam the chicken will eat it.. they will love eating lemon grass.. you can use juice also . And squeeze of calamansi . It's delicious pore some honey.. refreshing..
@@meggrowsplants it is delicious Meg.. even Thai people they make lemon grass tea, and also here in Philippines in our region we use lemon grass when we cook soups or stew . It smells so good and can add up flavors when combining ginger, spices ing onions it really add the taste and the aroma also can add to your appetite.. specially when we cook fish soup, pork bones soup, chicken soup. Beef.. and also if you eat liver . Like beef liver, chicken, pork . You can stir fry it with lemon grass stem . I’m just sharing how we use it every day cooking.. I really love your videos content because I can really relate. I have also my small garden here and I grow apple in my garden.. you’re so inspiring..
Do you ever make tea using the leaves cut right off the bush? That’s the way my grandfather drank it. Did not know about drying it . I’m going to try that when mine grows big. Have you ever read the book Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer? It’s beautiful
Yes, it’s delicious fresh! But also delicious dried as a way to preserve it. Just delicious all around! But if you have fresh during the summer, that’s def the way to go. I’ll check out the book!
I'm near you and Bonnie's will cost you 15.00. I haven't been able to find plants near me in Locust, about 30 miles east of you. I'm going to attempt seeds this year. Hope it works for me. I'll do some research before starting the seeds.
Can you show us what your planting this year, and the process😭 I’m trying to start my own this year and we live quite close so you’re the best example I have!🥹
Here in Jamaica 🇯🇲, it's also called fever grass - we use it mainly for tea (fresh or dried)...sometimes alone or with other herbs to make soothing tea for coughs and colds. To propagate, we simply pull out by the root, separate the clumps and replant straight into the ground-no need to place in water-catches and spreads again in no time😊
An established in-ground lemongrass plant will die back during frosts here in 9a, but rebound the next spring just fine. I would say it's tolerance is somewhere in the mid-to-upper 20s.
i live in central florida and have grown lemongrass from seed to great success. it's basically viable as an ornamental grass and i just scatter seeds around places (with a tiny bit of pretilling) where weeds normally like to poke through mulch. that said it is so easy to propogate via the rhizome that you needn't really mess with seed if you don't want to. excess lemongrass also has served me fairly well as a chop and drop mulch kinda like straw.
i'm definitely growing lemongrass this upcoming season ❤❤❤
You're going to love it :)
Me too!❤
I've successfully grown it in Alberta! It does well up here in the summers. I grew it from starts I bought from the greenhouse, grew it in a container, and put it in a warm sunny spot. I didn't get much of a harvest, but that is on me. I put it in a container so it would be easy to move inside when we had colder nights, but I forgot one night and it was done. I always try to push the fall harvests back on my plants and I need to remember not to do that with lemongrass.
I did successfully start it from seed last year but it never made it to the garden. I got sick in late April/early May and all my plant starts died :( Turns out it's really hard to remember to water your plants when you have a high fever. I'm trying again this year (of course).
😂 love the chickens in the background congregating as soon as they hear you pruning. They seem hopeful!
I swear they're like a flock of vultures waiting for something to fall! 😂
My anecdote: Lemongrass was actually one of the first things I ever grew from seed and I have no idea why I was successful but I was. There are plenty of things I still cannot grow from seed. I put it in my front yard in the ground in my native very sandy soil and it grew for years and years with zero care until we had a random cold winter that killed it all. But now I’m scared to try seeds again 😂😂 but seeds are cheap so I’ll give it a try. Though if I can find some in the store with roots I’ll just propagate.
(NE FL top edge of 9b)
props for succeeding from seed! I'm sure it LOVED that sandy florida soil. Florida is definitely a great place to grow lemongrass and keep it happy!
Your honey dispenser is awesome!!❤❤ i love lemongrass.
Its the best thing ive ever bought! i put it in the description! :)
@meggrowsplants thanks. Hope your feeling better everyday.🙏💜🙏💜⚘️
NE of Raleigh here. I've been growing lemongrass from seed for 4 years. The first year was a bit pathetic but it's been progressively better since. Started in containers. This year I went inground and the plants grew massive! Always started seeds indoors then transplanted.
You guys are making me want to give seeds another try! I always struggled. They never took off for me. New challenge for 2025 🥰
You can oftentimes find stalks at Asian grocery stores with enough of the base intact that they will root in water. I usually go this route, rather than trying to keep a propagated stalk alive through the winter up north. Much cheaper than buying a nursery plant in the spring!
Good tip! Asian grocery stores are the best
@meggrowsplants Much cheaper too than nursery plants. I'm about 30-35 miles from the nearest Asian grocery that would carry it.
I love my lemon grass! I harvested one big bunch and separated. Saved a few for next spring and gave a ton away.
Left one big one in the ground to see if it would survive our winter.
I’m in SE TX so our low has only been 28 it’s still mostly green, excited about not having to pull it every fall.
It’s my favorite tea!
Blessings!
Thats great that its acting as a perennial for you! They're probably more cold tolerant in ground than they are in containers. Thats exciting!
Great video! I've never grown lemon grass before so I think I will give it a try now. Thanks for showing how you used it for tea...super helpful. Would love to see a future video showing how you use the stalks as well. Love your honey dispenser! Can you share where you got it?
You definitely must try growing it! and I linked the honey dispenser in the description! It's the best one I've ever bought lol
Absolutely love your channel! Thank you so much for sparking an interest i didnt know i had for gardening. I have learned alot watching your videos and i love to see all of your incredible progress. Keep up the amazing work 👏👏
That means so much, thank you for watching!
Here in Brazil it is very popular, called "Capim Limão", and is mainly consumed as a tea before bed or after meals. Here in the south of Brazil we also add it to Mate 🧉, it's very popular and smells great ❤🇧🇷
Brazil is smart!! It’s so good for digestion. I will drink it after meals to help my tummy! Lemongrass is amazing 🇧🇷
Do you use just the leaves or roots or both is ok?
@@uhf0 We just use the leaves 🙂
I’m so happy that you made this video because I have a lemongrass growing in my race bed and I was thinking about taking it out. It’s not that big yet I kept cutting the top part of the lemongrass because that’s what I thought I was supposed to do, but I’m so happy you made this video to show us how exactly we need to harvest it, thank you very much Megan❤
Thank you for all the wonderful information. I have Lemon Grass on my must grow list for this season. Blessings
Very nice ❤
I grow in ground in zone 9b. The top dies but grows back every spring, I just trim it back. It’s a beautiful plant. But after watching this video I’m actually going to harvest. Thanks ❤
I’m glad you found it helpful! I love seeing how people grow lemongrass in different zones. Definitely harvest and use it this year! 💚
That's a huge dehydrator. I could use that in the summer or during harvest season. I have a small one. I love lemonbalm tea, too.
Thank you! Never knew any of this about lemon grass.
now you can grow and use it like a pro! :)
MEGAN!!!! First of all. Great to see u back!! Thank you so much for this video!! I'm having a difficult time finding lemongrass at my local plant store but I'm going to try my local Asian market to see if I can propagate. I'm glad to know the ways it can be used!! Awesome!
I am in Atlanta, GA. My lemon grass died last year. This year still doing well with this weather. I put in a pot and kept in my shaded deck. I want to see it will survive or not. Lemon gras is my favorite herbs too. Thank you for your vlog.
Your “hello” spirit fingers always make me smile! 💜😆 I like the propagation idea. I’m zone 7a and don’t have a lot of space inside so that might be my best chance at overwintering. 🙂 I’ve been really wanting to do more fresh tea, especially with Dagnys beautiful tea garden!
Aw I’m so glad they make you happy! The propagation tip is definitely a game changer!!! Makes it so easy to just continue the cycle into the next season. Dagny’s tea garden is the best!
Thanks for this great video. I've grown it but never knew how to use it. Very informative.
@@melissaford7624 I’m so glad you found it helpful!
THIS is a video I’ve been waiting for! xx
Here from tiktok. So glad I found you❤
Love when you show us your big bush 😍
I prefer those like us that don’t shave it to harvest the most of it !
Thanks so much Meg. I have a huge plant outside and I had no idea what to do with it. Gonna go harvest it tomorrow 🎉
so happy to help! :)
I've grown lemon grass from seed. Once it got warm enough outside I chucked it into my heavy soil in my garden and it did very well. I'm in western Oregon
Thank you! I actually started mine from seed. The packet said it was a low germination type of plant, but they provided extra seed for that reason. They germinated just fine. I didn’t quite know what to do with the plants once they grew, so I just froze them. 😅 Thanks for making this video. I have more ideas on how to use them now. 😊
I’ve had lemongrass tea from the store but I’ve never seen the plant💛 Thanks for showing us Meg🤗
Love lemon grass ❤ I plant it every year, happy to see you doing so good, I continue to pray for you, where did you get the mug? Love it ❤️🙏
I like your honey dispenser. Very cute
Thanks! It's definitely my favorite thing I've ever bought! It’s in the description :)
Welcome back meg ❤
Thank you!
Good info! I started mine from seed last year with no issue. Beginner luck maybe. Grew into huge clumps in 7b. I'm try again this year as well now that I know more about what to do with it.
Well you all are making me want to try starting from seed again! Maybe I had a bad batch 😂
@@meggrowsplants DO IT!!! I believe in you! Lol.
Thank you for this lovely vid great gardening 😊
I'm so glad you enjoyed :)
I live in Florida and bought a small plant to help deter tomatoes. I had no idea lemon grass was this useful. Thank you. I'm going to take better care of it now.
It's so great as a companion plant too! But now you know how to use it! :)
The lemongrass that I planted on the edge of my pond here in 8b came back in the spring.
thats awesome! I must be just a tad bit too cold for it here in 8a. But I may try again just to experiment
@meggrowsplants I got the idea to plant them at the pond edge after I saw them growing lemongrass in the rice paddies in Bali. :) The lemongrass that I planted in my garden (dry conditions) didn't survive the winter so I figured the moist roots help them survive the winter here.
@@traciedowning8566 i wonder if its a specific variety of lemongrass? Interesting that they grow in rice fields! I've noticed when growing that they dont like moist conditions, but thats interesting!
@meggrowsplants The lemongrass that I'm growing I rooted from the produce section of a local Asian market so I'm not sure of the variety.
@meggrowsplants Also, just extra info... my soil around the pond is heavy red clay.
Definitely grow in a big pot! Mine kept blowing over in storms since they get so big
Hey glad to see ya
ok I'm convinced I need a lemongrass plant now LOL I live in FL zone 9b so I may try starting it from seed (I love a challenge I guess)
I'm giving it a go from seed but I'm saving part of my garden budget for when I need to make emergency nursey purchases lol
lol that’s so real! I also have a backup emergency garden fund 😂
I never knew this ! I had a HUGE one at my childhood home and thought it was the ugliest thing 😂 id be interested in a herbalism video i just purchased a bunch of different herbs the more info the better not many youtube videos about it
I'll be making more herbal how to's this year! :)
I’ve started from seed but that’s cos I didn’t know better 😂 I got several plants that way but it take a lot of seeds. The packet is old now and so I’m going to use up what’s left this year and hope for the best. Going forward I’ll just propagate like you suggested…sooo much easier. Funny thing is, I’ve never actually harvested and only used it ornamentally. That wasn’t smart, especially when I love the flavor. I just never got around to it I guess. I’ll be harvesting this year for sure!
PS That dehydrator looks FANCY! Let us know if you like it. Also, we need a lemongrass cooking video 😉
Hey props to you for getting it going from seed! But yes propagating is the way to go imo. You've gotta do some harvesting this year especially if you love it! The dehydrator is really nice but I ended up returning it only because it was so huge and i dont think i need one that big! it was like commercial sized lol.
@@meggrowsplants haha I thought so! I’m like dang Meg is serious about dehydrating this year 🫡
@@emkn1479 I totally was but i got too carried away hahahaha
I live in 9b. I started one from seed. It was challenging, I only got one plant out of two rounds but I am fine with that because now I can just keep propagate it again and again now. Heading you say "it doesn't like wet feet" I think mostly I was keeping the seed soil too wet, I tend to over water so if I ever do try to grow it again from seed I will try to remember that.
Off to the store to find a lemongrass stalk with a bit of root!
good luck! :)
I love lemongrass tea. BTW, your hair is really pretty!
Its seriously the best tea! & thank you so much :)
I find tea from the dried/dead leaves to be just as good, a little more mellow than fresh.
I'm going to be starting lemongrass from seed for the 1st time this year. I'm thinking about using 5 gal bags, so I can have them around the deck and garden to hopefully help with mosquitos and other pest.
that sounds like a good plan! good luck :)
Lemon grass are not cheap where I live it’s $12.00 in the big box but luckily I was able to split it planted it in different containers and didn’t die in the winter
wow thats expensive!
Vacuum sealer works really well
I need to invest in one of those haha. I’ve always just used a good ol straw!
Interesting 👍😁
Happy 2025, Meg!
happy 2025 :)
I actually cut mine back and ite currently sitting in the bathtub mine isnt that big but I'm definitely gonna gonna use this more
Maybe it’ll grow big and strong this year! 🤞🏼
@meggrowsplants Yes definitely
Zone 10a - just put it in the ground and ignore it :) Drooling over your dehydrator!
Where did you get your garlic keeper? So cute!
It was a gift from a friend, I think from a local clay worker in Asheville!
That honey container is amazing! Where did you get it? Or even what is it called?
@@bethanderson1377 I linked it in the description! ❤️
Great video. Where did you get your mugs and hone dispenser. I have honeybees and would love a dispenser like that
The mug was handmade from someone on Etsy and I can’t find the link anymore! But I put the link to the honey dispenser in my bio ❤️
@meggrowsplants thank you
Zone 8 here and lost only 1 of 5 all in the ground. This year cut back and covered with frost cloth so hope they come back. Loamy soil in this area.
I need to find one of those honey dispensers, because holy smokes. 🤩
Lemongrass always makes me feel a little sick (in the sense that I just can't tolerate the flavor), but I always like supporting your algorithm! And who knows, maybe I'll just grow some because it looks nice, and I'm currently trying to de-suburbify the property. :P Does it have any kind of scent as-is, or do you only smell it when you cut into it?
I linked it in my description, its seriously the BEST. Lemongrass doesnt really have much of a smell unless you touch/cut it. But, it looks absolutely beautiful just ornamentally in any garden!
Hi Meg, lemongrass base without roots can grow roots in a glass of water.
Yes, you just need to make sure that you have enough of a base for the roots to grow. It will not grow roots if you cut it too high and there is not enough "base" there
Here in India we use in chai while brewing it, its like an herbal tea.
Hello meg give it to your chicken all the leaves of the lemon grass it can serve them medicine.... Even the steam the chicken will eat it.. they will love eating lemon grass.. you can use juice also . And squeeze of calamansi . It's delicious pore some honey.. refreshing..
The chickens always rummage through my compost so I’m sure they’re finding it! I’ll have to try the tea with calamansi. That sounds delicious!
@@meggrowsplants it is delicious Meg.. even Thai people they make lemon grass tea, and also here in Philippines in our region we use lemon grass when we cook soups or stew . It smells so good and can add up flavors when combining ginger, spices ing onions it really add the taste and the aroma also can add to your appetite.. specially when we cook fish soup, pork bones soup, chicken soup. Beef.. and also if you eat liver . Like beef liver, chicken, pork . You can stir fry it with lemon grass stem . I’m just sharing how we use it every day cooking.. I really love your videos content because I can really relate. I have also my small garden here and I grow apple in my garden.. you’re so inspiring..
Do you ever make tea using the leaves cut right off the bush? That’s the way my grandfather drank it. Did not know about drying it . I’m going to try that when mine grows big. Have you ever read the book Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer? It’s beautiful
Yes, it’s delicious fresh! But also delicious dried as a way to preserve it. Just delicious all around! But if you have fresh during the summer, that’s def the way to go. I’ll check out the book!
@@meggrowsplantsgreat book. You’ll love it.
Nice i also grow it ❤
Where did you get your honey dispenser? Please do share.❤
@@connifordjones7898 the link is in the description! ❤️
Thailand lemon grass is good for mosquito repellent ?
What are you starting indoors in January for team zone 8a?
@@ronaldjones1274 just doing some winter sowing right now but not officially starting seeds until February!
Was just telling my mom about lemongrass at grocystore🤣
It’s a sign!
@@meggrowsplants right 🤣
I'm near you and Bonnie's will cost you 15.00. I haven't been able to find plants near me in Locust, about 30 miles east of you. I'm going to attempt seeds this year. Hope it works for me. I'll do some research before starting the seeds.
Pikes will sometimes have them on sale for cheaper. Also kings greenhouse in matthews! good luck with seeds this year :)
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So you are in Los Angeles..
What's going on there..
Are you ok?
I’m in North Carolina, wrong coast! But I’ve been keeping all of my California friends in my thoughts 💔 what is happening there is so devastating!
Can you show us what your planting this year, and the process😭 I’m trying to start my own this year and we live quite close so you’re the best example I have!🥹