Our latest YouTube video shows you step-by-step how to repot lemongrass plants that have become sad and overgrown. Fix your root-bound pots and get ready for abundant growth.
Christy tears into an old, overgrown pot of lemongrass and walks you through the process. It gets ugly, but don’t worry. It will be beautiful again in no time.
Subscribe to the Gardenerd YouTube channel for more great tips on container gardening and growing herbs like this one. Consider becoming a Patreon subscriber to support all the free stuff we offer here at Gardenerd. Patreon supporters get monthly access to behind-the-scenes goodies and hangouts with Christy.
Resources for Lemongrass
Grow lemongrass from seed (we make a few cents if you use that link) or get cuttings from a friend who has a plant. Either way it is a great herb to have at home.
Make delicious recipes with this fabulous herb. Check out:
Spicy Tomato Seitan Stew – vegan and hearty, we make this dish with homemade seitan, but you can sub whatever protein you like.
Lemongrass Peanut Sauce Curry – this one is on our list of things to try.
Or make tea with it – just boil water, and pour it over a stalk or two.
Word to the Wise: this herb mimics the pheromones of queen bees, so don’t wear it as a fragrance unless you don’t mind attracting unwanted attention. We use it (or the oil) in swarm boxes to attract new colonies.
Don’t be afraid to repot your lemongrass. We’re here to help get you through the process. Tackle it today while you can.
Thank you for the additional information on lemongrass. I had learned to boil lemongrass like a strong tea and pour around plants to repel bugs. Would love to hear your thoughts on how lemongrass can help with unwanted insects and more.
I’ll be honest. I have only used lemongrass as a lure for bees in a swarmbox because lemongrass oil mimics the queen’s pheromones. So I guess you could say I haven’t been too excited about the idea of attracting bees to other locations than a hive or swarmbox. We kept bees at Gardenerd HQ for 12 years, so lemongrass was isolated and used sparingly for that reason.