TreeHugger: Your Growing Guide to Lemongrass: Plant Care Tips, Varieties, and More Stacy Tornio has authored more than 15 books about animals, nature, and gardening. She is a master gardener and master naturalist. Lemongrass is a versatile herb that is relatively easy to grow ...

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Lemongrass is a trendy tea ingredient or seasoning spice these days, however it can also repel insects, scent your home and add to a healthy diet. I love the flavor of lemongrass. I did not want to pay $$$$ for a teeny weensy starter plant of lemongrass plus shipping fees. I did a Google search on growing lemongrass and found you could grow it from a stalk purchased in grocery store if said stalk has some small roots still on the bottom.

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The Vietnamese store where I sometimes shop always has stalks of lemongrass but they are always ... Lemongrass is a subtropical plant that won't survive freezing temperatures. If you live anywhere colder than zones 8b/9a, grow lemongrass in a pot and bring it indoors for the winter. Lemongrass is an ornamental grass commonly utilized as an herb, often used in cooking, aromatherapy, soaps, and candles. Clumps of lemongrass form from bulbs and feature coarse, wide leaves.

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