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    1. The document provides instructions for planting lemongrass, including choosing a sunny, well-draining location and enriching the soil with compost. 2. It describes how to propagate lemongrass by trimming stalks, rooting them in water, and transplanting them into the prepared soil once roots are established. 3. Additional details are given on propagating lemongrass from seeds by collecting seeds after drying stalks, raising seedlings in a nursery for 60 days before transplanting, and propagating from rooted slips obtained by dividing clumps.

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    1. The document provides instructions for planting lemongrass, including choosing a sunny, well-draining location and enriching the soil with compost. 2. It describes how to propagate lemongrass by trimming stalks, rooting them in water, and transplanting them into the prepared soil once roots are established. 3. Additional details are given on propagating lemongrass from seeds by collecting seeds after drying stalks, raising seedlings in a nursery for 60 days before transplanting, and propagating from rooted slips obtained by dividing clumps.

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    1. The document provides instructions for planting lemongrass, including choosing a sunny, well-draining location and enriching the soil with compost. 2. It describes how to propagate lemongrass by trimming stalks, rooting them in water, and transplanting them into the prepared soil once roots are established. 3. Additional details are given on propagating lemongrass from seeds by collecting seeds after drying stalks, raising seedlings in a nursery for 60 days before transplanting, and propagating from rooted slips obtained by dividing clumps.

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    1. The document provides instructions for planting lemongrass, including choosing a sunny, well-draining location and enriching the soil with compost. 2. It describes how to propagate lemongrass by trimming stalks, rooting them in water, and transplanting them into the prepared soil once roots are established. 3. Additional details are given on propagating lemongrass from seeds by collecting seeds after drying stalks, raising seedlings in a nursery for 60 days before transplanting, and propagating from rooted slips obtained by dividing clumps.

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    Planting method for lemongrass

    1. Select a Location: Choose a sunny spot with well-draining soil.


    2. Prepare Soil: Loosen the soil and enrich it with compost.
    3. Get Lemongrass: Buy lemongrass stalks from a nursery or grocery store. Ensure
    they are fresh and have intact roots.
    4. Trim and Propagate: Cut the stalks about 2 inches from the bulbous end.
    Remove any dry leaves and retain the bottom 6 inches of the stalk.
    5. Rooting: Place the trimmed stalks in a glass of water, ensuring the bulbous end
    is submerged. Change the water every few days. After a few weeks, you should
    see roots forming.
    6. Planting: Once roots are established, transplant the lemongrass into the
    prepared soil. Plant them about 2 to 3 feet apart, as they can grow quite large.
    7. Watering: Water the newly planted lemongrass regularly to keep the soil
    consistently moist, but not waterlogged.

    Propagation
    By seeds
    For collection of seeds, the plants are left
    without harvest as the yield of seeds from plants subjected to regular harvest is less. At
    the time of seed collection, the whole inflorescence is cut and spread in the sun for
    drying for 2-3 days. These are then thrashed and seeds are again dried in the sin. These
    are finally stored in gunny bags. The seeds lose their viability if stored for a longer
    period.
    Raising of Seedlings in Nursery
    It is advantageous to raise the plantation through transplanting of seedlings whenever
    there is assured source of water. The transplanting of nursery raised seedlings is found
    to be superior to direct sowing of seeds.
    The seeds are sown by hand on well prepared raised beds of 1m to 1.5m width at the
    onset of monsoon and are covered with thin layer of soil. The bed should be watered
    immediately after sowing and care should be taken to maintain adequate moisture in
    the soil. Seed germinates in 5-6 days and the seedlings are ready for transplanting at
    the age of 60 days.
    By Rooted Slips
    For better quality and yield of oil it is recommended to grow lemon grass by slips
    obtained by dividing well-grown clumps. Tops of clumps are cut off within 20-25 cm of
    the root. The latter is divided into slips and the lower brown sheath is removed to
    expose young roots.

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