{"id":13442,"date":"2021-05-15T04:54:16","date_gmt":"2021-05-15T08:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/?p=13442"},"modified":"2021-05-15T05:42:53","modified_gmt":"2021-05-15T09:42:53","slug":"lemongrass-a-touch-of-asia-in-your-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/lemongrass-a-touch-of-asia-in-your-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Lemongrass: A Touch Of Asia In Your Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"

We know lemongrass mainly from Asian cuisine. With us, too, you can grow the exotic at home with a little care and care. The original home of lemongrass ( Cymbopogon citratus<\/em> ) is in Asia, probably the south of India or Sri Lanka. The plant belongs to the sweet grass<\/em> family (Poaceae) and is closely related to our domestic grain varieties.<\/p>\n

Except for taste and smell, however, sweetgrass has nothing in common with lemons. The grass can grow to be 1 to 2 m. Lemongrass forms rhizomes underground, but it does not grow uncontrollably in the garden. Since the rhizomes are very short, the stalks form into dense clumps. The narrow, pointed leaves reach a considerable length of up to 90 cm and can have a slight bluish cast. Even if the frost-sensitive grass does not want to do without the subtropical to tropical weather, it can also be grown in cooler areas with a few tricks for use in your own kitchen.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Lemongrass: Grow it yourself at home<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>
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