Herbs

Lemongrass

Full sun and moist, well-drained soil; it is frost tender, so pot it in cold districts.

Cymbopogon citratus · Herbs · Perennial

When to plant Lemongrass in Australia

Sourced timing by broad climate zone. Zones with no sourced timing for an action are left out rather than estimated.

Sow seed: Cool — Oct, Nov; Temperate — Sep, Oct, Nov; Subtropical — Jan, Feb, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec; Tropical — Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec; Arid — Jan, Feb, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
Plant out seedlings: Cool — Oct, Nov, Dec; Temperate, Arid — Jan, Oct, Nov, Dec; Subtropical — Jan, Feb, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec; Tropical — Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
Harvest: Cool, Temperate, Subtropical, Tropical, Arid — 10 weeks after sowing

Australian planting guide by climate zone

Sourced guidance by broad climate zone, shown as fixed months, timing relative to sowing or planting, or written growing advice. Your GrowCal calendar applies your regional growing profile, so its dates may sit earlier or later than the months below.

Lemongrass planting timing by Australian climate zone
Action	Cool	Temperate	Subtropical	Tropical	Arid
Sow	Oct, Nov Details Sow seed in October-November.	Sep, Oct, Nov Details Sow seed in September-November.	Jan, Feb, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec Details Sow seed in August-February.	Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec Details Sow seed in January-December.	Jan, Feb, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec Details Sow seed in September-February.
Plant out	Oct, Nov, Dec Details Plant seedlings in October-December.	Jan, Oct, Nov, Dec Details Plant seedlings in October-January.	Jan, Feb, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec Details Plant seedlings in August-February.	Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec Details Plant seedlings in January-December.	Jan, Oct, Nov, Dec Details Plant seedlings in October-January.
Feed	No sourced timing currently shown	No sourced timing currently shown	No sourced timing currently shown	No sourced timing currently shown	No sourced timing currently shown
Prune	No sourced timing currently shown	No sourced timing currently shown	No sourced timing currently shown	No sourced timing currently shown	No sourced timing currently shown
Pest check	No sourced timing currently shown	No sourced timing currently shown	No sourced timing currently shown	No sourced timing currently shown	No sourced timing currently shown
Harvest	10 wks after sowingRelative Details Start cutting outer stems from about 10 weeks.	10 wks after sowingRelative Details Start cutting outer stems from about 10 weeks.	10 wks after sowingRelative Details Start cutting outer stems from about 10 weeks.	10 wks after sowingRelative Details Start cutting outer stems from about 10 weeks.	10 wks after sowingRelative Details Start cutting outer stems from about 10 weeks.

Only sourced growing and timing guidance is shown.

Care guidance

Sourced advice for Lemongrass that isn't tied to a month.

Sow 3mm deep; germinates in 7-14 days.
Cut outer stems off rather than pulling, so the clump stays in the ground.
Frost tender: in cold districts grow it in a pot and shelter it over winter.
Do not confuse culinary Cymbopogon citratus with Australian native lemongrass, a different and hardier plant.

About this data

This schedule is part of GrowCal's preview horticultural dataset — useful as general guidance, and still being validated. Conditions vary with your soil, aspect, frost and variety. Read more on the data & methodology page, or send us a correction.

Other plants in the GrowCal dataset, mostly from the same category.

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