A Detailed Guide to Lemongrass Planting Methods and Key Techniques
Lemongrass is one of the common herbs, also known as citronella. It can be used to make essential oil and fragrances, and can also treat rheumatism, migraines, and more. It is planted in many places, so how do you plant it?
How do you plant lemongrass?
1. Choosing and preparing the land
Lemongrass does not have high soil requirements, and ordinary soil can be used for planting, but it should not be planted in saline-alkali land or sandy soil. In addition, it is afraid of drought, so the planting site must have convenient drainage and irrigation. On the selected plot, plow 20 cm deep, apply decomposed farmyard manure as fertilizer, then form ridges or beds, and level and rake the surface.
2. Sowing
The best sowing time for lemongrass is 6-8 days before the end of the last frost or 80-90 days before the first frost. It can be sown in drills or broadcast. Mix the seeds with plant ash, sow them into the furrows, pay attention to the spacing between seeds, and then cover with soil. If the soil is dry, water appropriately.
3. Field management
After the seedlings emerge evenly, thin them in time, with a plant spacing of 2 cm to 5 cm; for ridge planting, cultivate and weed in time; for broadcast sowing and narrow-row drilling, weed by hand in time, or use chemical herbicides such as quizalofop-p or haloxyfop to control grass weeds.
When the seeds of the inflorescence on the lemongrass mature and begin to fall to the ground, it can be harvested.