Ag.udel.edu/extension/fnutri/pdf/CookingGuide/fnf-13.pdf. Grow your own lemongrass! I love the smell of lemongrass: fresh, clean and zesty. My favourite way to use it up is in this lemongrass drink that I learned from one of my favorite local restaurants. Back then, lemongrass was a hard-to-find ingredient and since I’d never tried it in a drink, it was difficult for me to figure what the chef had added to a mundane sweet soda. The waiter was kind enough to share the recipe, and now I can make it myself at home. Now I’m even more thrilled because I can have my favourite drink whenever I want because I finally grow my own lemongrass! And you know the good news? Just keep changing the water every day or every second day at most. Have a look at these weekly progress photos in case, just like me, you didn’t believe that growing lemongrass could be this easy: Oh, and here’s an old post I had written back in 2007 about lemongrass.
Tagged as: cooking, gardening, lemongrass, thai. Lemon Balm Plant – How To Grow Lemon Balm. By Heather Rhoades Lemon balm plants tend to be pass along plants that a gardener ends up with from plant swaps or as gifts from other gardeners. This can leave a gardener wondering what to do with lemon balm and what is lemon balm used for exactly. While not as popular as other herbs, lemon balm is nevertheless a wonderful herb to have in your garden.
Keep reading to learn more about how to grow lemon balm. What is Lemon Balm? The lemon balm plant (Melissa officinalis) is actually a member of the mint family and is a perennial herb. If not carefully controlled, lemon balm can quickly become invasive in the garden. How to Grow Lemon Balm Plants Growing lemon balm is very easy. It is not recommended that you fertilize lemon balm, as this can cause the strength of its scent to be reduced. Lemon balm is easily propagated from seeds, cuttings or plant divisions. What is Lemon Balm Used For? Once established, lemon balm can produce large amounts of its sweet, lemon smelling leaves. How To Grow Ginger Root – Planting Ginger Plant In Your Herb Garden. By Heather Rhoades Ginger plant (Zingiber officinale) may seem like a mysterious herb to grow. The knobby ginger root is found in grocery stores but very rarely do you find it in your local nursery.
So can you grow ginger at home? The answer is yes, you can. Not only is growing ginger plants possible, it is easy as well. How to Grow Ginger Root Planting ginger starts with finding some ginger root to plant. Advertisement Ginger plants take 10 months to mature. Next, you will need to select a place to grow your ginger plant. Plant your ginger root in the early spring, after all chances of frost have passed. Plant the ginger sections in a shallow trench. Plant one ginger plant per square foot. The leaves on the ginger plant will get to be up to 4 feet tall and are susceptible to wind damage. How to Harvest Ginger Your ginger plant will be ready for harvest in the spring, or you can let it grow through the next summer for a larger harvest. How To Plant Chives – Growing Chives In Your Garden. By Heather Rhoades If there were an award for “easiest herb to grow”, growing chives (Allium schoenoprasum) would win that award.
Learning how to grow chives is so easy that even a child can do it, which makes this plant an excellent herb to help introduce children to herb gardening. How to Plant Chives from Divisions Divisions are the most common way how to plant chives. In the early spring or mid fall, find an established clump of chives. How to Plant Chives from Seeds While chives are frequently grown from divisions, they are just as easy to start from seeds. If you are planting them indoors, place them in a dark spot in temperatures 60 F. – 70 F. until they sprout, then move them into the light. If you are planting the chive seeds outdoors, wait till after the last frost to plant the seeds.
Where to Grow Chives Chives will grow just about anywhere, but prefer strong light and rich soil. Growing Chives Indoors Growing chives indoors is also easy. Harvesting Chives. Hallelujah Herbs! Indoor Herb Gardening. Herb Container Garden Basics – Growing Herbs in Container Gardens. Herb container gardens are the best. I love growing herbs in containers because they’re beautiful, they give you great bang for your buck and it’s easy and convenient. Even if you have miles of property and gardens galore, it is really great to be able to step out your door and pick a handful of fresh herbs from a beautiful container garden.
Besides, when I’m cooking dinner it’s often dark, and rather than rooting around my garden wearing a headlamp, it is much easier to turn on my porch light and go out to my herb container gardens and snip some fresh herbs. You can grow almost any herb in a container garden and most are very easy. However, herbs can have different water requirements, and some are more finicky than others, so be sure to put herbs that require similar care in the same pot. Light Most herbs need full sun – at least 6 hours a day. Soil Use quality high quality potting soil because most herbs need good drainage. Fertilizer Be careful not to over-fertilize herbs. Choosing Herbs. How to Grow Ginger Indoors.