About This Episode
The Grumpy Gardener shares helpful advice on growing lemongrass.
Plus, the long-blooming perennial that is the plant of the week.
Question Of The Week
Do you know anything about lemongrass?
Do I have to buy new plants every year?
Grumpy’s Answer
Yes.
Now, I love lemongrass.
Just an ornamental grass.
It looks, it’s real pretty in the garden.
And it’s also indispensable flavoring for Asian cooking.
However, it’s a tropical plant, and it will not take a freeze.
It’ll just die to the ground.
So yeah, new plant every spring.
And I’ve been trialing some out in my garden just to see how things go.
I’ve gone through quite a few.
And the best ones that I have found so far is a series of phloxes called Fashionably Early.
So it starts blooming early.
It comes in a couple different colors.
There’s one that’s called Crystal, that’s pure white.
There’s one that’s called Princess, which is a violet pink.
And like I say, it is the most mildew-resistant phlox I’ve ever tried.
About Ask Grumpy
Ask Grumpyis a podcast featuring Steve Bender, also known asSouthern LivingsGrumpy Gardener.
