5 Tips How to Grow a Ton of Lemongrass at Home

In this video, I give you my 5 top tips on how to grow lemongrass at home. But not just "some" lemongrass a LOT, in fact, a TON of lemongrass from just one small plant! Enjoy :)

Self Sufficient Me is based on our small 3-acre property/homestead in SE Queensland Australia about 45kms north of Brisbane - the climate is subtropical (similar to Florida). I started Self Sufficient Me in 2011 as a blog website project where I document and write about backyard food growing, self-sufficiency, and urban farming in general. I love sharing my foodie and DIY adventures online so come along with me and let's get into it! Cheers, Mark :)

[christinenguyen]

You can cut the lemon stalks from the grocery to about 2 or 3 inches from the bottom. Let them sit in the water until a few new roots sprout out, then plant them 45 degrees, not upright. They will have thicker stalks, grow faster, and new baby stalks sprout out quicker.

[janebaines]

My husband has discovered the joy of gardening and we have enjoyed lovely home grown vegies over the past 12 months. I asked him about lemongrass and he sent me to your link. Apparently you are one of his favorite sources of information and I can see why. You are both ex army and both share a similar sense of humour. Thank you for your advice. It has gotten this fella of mine out into the yard, playing in the dirt and producing gorgeous food. Looking forward to my lemon grass teas and flavoursome food. From Cootamundra, NSW.

[dyonnebanks]

The best lemongrass tea is a blend of ginger and lemongrass. Very good to drink daily in winter. Nice video.

[JUSTENization]

Tip #N, lemongrass also is planted around the houses or as fences to deter wild beasts such as tigers in southeast Asia countries such as Vietnam, Thailand, Sumatra etc., in rural areas such as countryside and hills and mountainous landscapes. Typical Asian family cooking use lemongrass so often, we are accustomed to it. Yes, I was born in Vietnam and still cooking with lemongrass everyday ❤. Thought I’d shared.

[emeraldkei]

In the Caribbean this is commonly called fever grass. When we are sick we make tea and this helps reduce the fever. And it really does grow like a bush in our yards

[AdMBandLeader]

Over here in Assam, India, tea planters use lemongrass as a fencing around the huge lengthy garden boundaries which serves also as a deterrent to snake invasion and infestation inside gardens.

[georgemoore]

Hah! Great video. We are in northern California, grow zone 8. My wife is from Vietnam. A year ago, she purchased lemon grass in a local market and simply planted it in our back yard. Not only did it grow like crazy, it survived last winter. This past summer, we planted more. We had a summer of 40 C degree days. The more we watered, the more it grew. We now have an entire row of lemon grass. We cut it back all the time for use in tea and soups but the plants come right back. What a satisfying discovery. :-)

[MarsM]

I like to cook a lot of Thai food, but they don't sell lemongrass at the local grocery store, so I need to buy it online, making it one of the most expensive ingredients. So this video is really useful to me. I just bought a thousand lemongrass seeds for a little over a dollar and fifty cents. If it grows successfully in my backyard, this will instantly go from one of my most expensive ingredients to my cheapest. Thank you very much for this video. :-D

[andrewthomas]

Love it when Russell Crowe tells us how to grow a Ton of Veges.

[World-Wide]

I like the way you teach!!! Simply, marvelous!

[RacheaHolliwaySINGER]

This man tickles me much! I love his humor! And I watch a lot of his videos because he is so informative! Thanks so much for doing what you do!

[markdrenan]

I love all your Videos Mark, they're great to watch, fun and super informative, Since I have been off work due to injury I've watched your Videos constantly, can't get enough, keep up the awesome work!!

[classickmusik]

...I will have my vengence on pests and weeds in this life or the next!
Maximus!

[benjimimahall]

Thank you Gluteus Maximus Lemongrassius. Quality Content as always!

[brendastraley]

I planted Lemon Grass seeds in Mar in a plastic tote. This video answered every question I had on what to do next before winter arrives. Thank You. BTW I'll be ordering the metal raised beds in a few month to take my gardening to new heights.

[talentlover]

You are informative, helpful, and funny; and you put a smile on my face! Thank you for your outgoing natural enjoyment of humanity & Mother Nature & Growing things!

[davidmadison]

At the end of the video I like your comment. "What we do in life, echoes in eternity". As a Christian I've always tried to remember that. Great philosophy!

[daedalus]

Love these videos. The comedy-style mosquito forehead-slap made me burst out laughing in work. Learning tonnes from you mate, thanks.

[royaldrift]

Best gardening channel ever! So nice to have something Australian and not American based. Love the format and style too.

[pdias]

Thank you Mark for this post. Your gardening tips are simply educational.