Oil is extracted either by water or steam distillation method. Cut the bush by leaving 10 - 15 cm above the ground level. Harvest the leaves first at 90 days after planting and thereafter 75 - 90 days interval. Now grown in Africa, Australia, and North and South America, lemongrass is widely used as a natural.
Buy started plants or divide old clumps and plant when the weather is safe. nardus is the source of citronella, a popular, oldfashioned insect repellent. Leaves have a fragrance resembling the scent of lemons. For caterpillars spray Phosalone 35 EC or Monocrotophos 36 EC 2 ml/lit. Lemongrass is a tropical plant native to Southeast Asia and a common ingredient in Thai cuisine. A native of India, Lemongrass grows in clumps 4 to 6 feet high. If there is any sucking pest spray Methyl demeton 25 EC or Dimethoate 30 EC 1 ml/lit. In general, pests and diseases may not affect the plant. Hand hoeing and weeding are done as and when required. Life irrigation on third day and further irrigation at 7 - 15 days interval. From the second year onwards, first dose of fertilizer should be applied after cutting and again one month after the first dose. Apply 50 kg N/ha annually, half at planting and half one month after planting. Seedlings are to be raised and transplanted during June – July or October – November.Īpply FYM or compost at 20 - 25 t/ha as basal. Cold brewed according to tradition and therefore particularly. It can also be propagated through seeds at 4 kg/ha. This is genuine mate iced tea from South America. Also 60 X 45 cm spacing can also be planted to adopt 37,000 slips/ha. About 55,600 slips can be planted in a at a spacing of 60 x 30 cm in ridges. It performs better upto 1500m above mean sea level.
All our products are sulphate and paraben free and have never been tested on animals (Just occasionally on the people we love). It comes up well under tropical and sub-tropical conditions with a high rainfall (200 - 250 cm) and humidity. Lemongrass House currently produces over 1,200 spa and body care products, all by hand, one kilo at a time, and products are made at our flagship store in Phuket, Thailand. Sandy loam with abundant organic matter with a pH of 6.0 is found suitable.