Lemongrass
In stock
- Half price this week in our end of season sale!/li>
- Fresh alternative to supermarket bought herbs
- Available from May to end October
Still looking fresh and lush, very much as pictured, these plants will be coming towards the end of their season soon, so we've got them on a very special offer this week. Grab a bargain whilst you can!
Use the whole leaf not just the stem, to add fresh flavour to rice, curries, soups and even salad dressing. Hurry when they are gone, they are gone!
Good to know: Lemongrass will need a frost free spot to over winter and will naturally die back as the days get shorter. Trim the leaves right down to ground level at the end of November and these fragrant herbs will bounce back to life again in the spring.
4.9/ 5
13 reviews
The recipient delighted, and is looking forward to using it in her cooking.
Very healthy plant
Made the perfect present.
Sent as a present. Receiver very pleased with plant - both attractive and useful!!
The plants were bought as a present. The recipients were delighted and one sent me a photo showing a very good-sized healthy plant.
This was a present for my sister in law. She was extremely pleased
Plant arrived well packaged and fresh , thank you.
Purchased as a present and intended for culinary use. Plant was healthy and ready to pot on. Stems are still too small to harvest but once grown on should provide a source of fresh cut lemon grass for Thai dishes
This was a gift and The recipient of the plant was very happy with it.
Really pleased I was able to find lemongrass and it’s a good healthy plant
These instructions are sent with the plant gift
The thick stems of lemongrass add a distinctive flavour to a whole range of asian dishes and stirfries but they are easy to grow here in the UK on a sunny patio or in a bright room.
Keep the soil moist all the times by watering every day and place your grass in a warm sunny spot. The warmer and sunnier the position, the quicker your plant will grow on and the stronger the flavour will be.
Most recipes stipulate the stem of the lemongrass and you would normally harvest this when they are about the width of a pencil and use the white "blanched" central stem as an ingredient in stirfries and curries. However the grassy leaves also have a distinctive citrus flavour and can be shredded as a garnish or used as a herb in place or as well as the stems.
Over time you might find that the ends of the leaves turn brown and die back, this is perfectly natural but you can remove them at the base or trim them with sharp scissors to keep the plant tidy. In the autumn, give your plant a good haircut and let it rest until the spring when you will be rewarded with a flush of new growth.
