tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post8820195752031370298..comments2024-03-26T17:53:49.471+00:00Comments on Mark's Veg Plot: Getting the Lemongrass ready for WinterMark Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-71845338223162641482018-06-26T04:52:45.422+01:002018-06-26T04:52:45.422+01:00citronella is a different species of plant. They a...citronella is a different species of plant. They are not lemongrass.Jenny Hohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09279392828091523682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-8064449833484105502016-09-30T17:57:04.186+01:002016-09-30T17:57:04.186+01:00According to my research, citronella is the oil ex...According to my research, citronella is the oil extracted from "various types of Lemon Grass", but I stand to be corrected!Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-21194453901387708662016-09-30T11:53:41.537+01:002016-09-30T11:53:41.537+01:00I recently found out that the red one is actually ...I recently found out that the red one is actually citronella.<br />My two stalks that I bought in the supermarket way back in April (I think) are now six !<br />I wonder if I can clip the long strands of green grass just a bit shorter. They're nearly reaching the ceiling, from the kitchen counter top.<br />Patricia (La Chatte Gitane)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03188119208339437700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-39903849399526284312016-09-30T09:33:33.716+01:002016-09-30T09:33:33.716+01:00Good luck. It looks like you will be on the look o...Good luck. It looks like you will be on the look out for a white variety.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-80502554702113570422016-09-29T15:24:43.881+01:002016-09-29T15:24:43.881+01:00Oh, that's interesting. I didn't know that...Oh, that's interesting. I didn't know that there were different types of Lemongrass - I thought it was all the same.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-63354044356935369392016-09-29T15:14:04.451+01:002016-09-29T15:14:04.451+01:00Hi Mark,
So exited to know that you also growing l...Hi Mark,<br />So exited to know that you also growing lemon grass. If not mistaken the red color stalks known as aromatic lemongrass. Often used to produce essential oil. For cooking dishes we used the white stalk lemongrass.Normala Saadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02625976050611300336noreply@blogger.com