Lemongrass · Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, Mexico
When to plant lemongrass in Tlaquepaque
Main outdoor window
not outdoors here
The window this page is built around.
Timed from last spring frost
no spring frost
In Tlaquepaque, on your chosen risk.
Ready to pick
1 Jun - 30 Nov
If you plant at the start of the window.
The average last frost. Half of all years are later than this.
Step by step in Tlaquepaque
Each window is a range, not a single day. Earlier in the range buys you a longer season; later in it buys you a safer one.
Harvest
1 Jun - 30 Nov
Lemongrass through the year
Against the frost risk in Tlaquepaque
Why these dates
Plant divisions or rooted stems two weeks after the last frost. Harvest whole stems from the outside of the clump from midsummer, cutting at ground level.
Damaged at about 2C and killed by any real frost. Below zone 9 it will not overwinter outdoors, but a pot cut back to 15cm keeps easily in a cool bright room.
Lemongrass are planted once and then left in place, so there is no sowing offset to resolve. Nor is there a dormant season to plant into: this crop keeps its leaves and keeps growing through the winter, which is exactly why cold damages it. The window on this page therefore waits until the last frost in Tlaquepaque has passed and the soil has begun to warm, giving the roots the longest possible run before the cold returns.
Hardiness is not the obstacle here. Tlaquepaque is zone 10b, comfortably inside the range this crop is rated for, so an established plant should come through an average winter without protection.
Nearby
Lemongrass in places close by
Growing lemongrass in Tlaquepaque
When will lemongrass be ready to harvest in Tlaquepaque?
Expect to start picking around 1 Jun - 30 Nov, based on 100 to 150 days to maturity from the planting date calculated for this location.
How much frost will lemongrass tolerate?
Damaged at about 2C and killed by any real frost. Below zone 9 it will not overwinter outdoors, but a pot cut back to 15cm keeps easily in a cool bright room.