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Re: Lemon Grass and water?

I have grown it twice.  It needs vegie water.  The snails like it.  I have
had trouble keeping it looking good.  It is very tender, even in Berkeley
during warm winters.  Grow as annual.  This is my experience, maybe someone
has done better with it.  The guys that work for me are from Laos and
Tailand (sp).  I will talk to them about it today.
Judy Houck
Berkeley
Quincy
California

At 11:01 PM 7/27/97 -0700, Cyndi Norman wrote:
>Hi.  I have a lot of catching up to do since I'm about a month behind (just
>moved and then the house got broken into and the computer stolen but here I
>am...).  But I have this question...
>
>I was at Whole Foods in Berkeley (Northern California) a couple days and
>they had a very impressive selection of herbs.  Lots of unusual varieties
>you won't see in Home Depot or the like.  Mostly Asian plants.
>
>I bought a lemongrass plant and now I'm wondering what to do with it.  The
>latin name (I've learned that much!) is Cymbopogon citratus and it's not in
>the Sunset Western Garden book (perhaps in the latest edition?).  I haven't
>been able to find a *growing* entry for it anywhere.
>
>The tag on the plant says to give it full sun.  The Brooklyn Botanic's
>"Oriental Herbs and Vegetables" says it's a perennial grass that clumps and
>grows to 18-24 inches.  The Ortho herb book says under growing: "not
>recommended."
>
>My question is about water because that will determine where I plant it.
>Can I put it up front (southern exposure) in my drought-tolerate bed (with
>water to establish it of course).  Or do I need to plant it somewhere where
>it will get regular water?  Daily water like my veggies?  
>
>Is there anything else I should know about it?  Soil type?  Is it invasive?
>
>Thanks!
>
>Cyndi
>_______________________________________________________________________________
>Oakland, California            Zone 9 USDA; Zone 16 Sunset Western Garden Guide
>Disabled, chemically sensitive, wheelchair user          Organic Gardening only
>_______________________________________________________________________________
>"There's nothing wrong with me.  Maybe there's                     Cyndi Norman
>something wrong with the universe." (ST:TNG)                   cnorman@best.com
>__________________________________________________ http://www.best.com/~cnorman
>
>
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