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title: "Hello I hope you are all well. My lemongrass has been growing strong…"
description: "Hello I hope you are all well. My lemongrass has been growing strong until a few days ago and I don’t know what to do or what is wrong with it. I have looked…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Mashimellowss"
published: "2023-09-15T16:40:46.172Z"
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# Hello I hope you are all well. My lemongrass has been growing strong…

_Opslået af Mashimellowss den 2023-09-15_

Hello I hope you are all well. My lemongrass has been growing strong until a few days ago and I don’t know what to do or what is wrong with it. I have looked into Rust on lemongrass but I’m unsure if that is what’s going on. I’m worried for my child please help 😭

![Vedhæftet fil 1 af 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/c6Js-jCCqZ4wbQfeQPmOom4SliuTzdobNcvgox82_F0/f468043303894519b1665debb6ef223e.webp?size=large)

## 4 kommentarer

### Mashimellowss kommenterede den 2023-09-15

being told it’s the drainage but idk what’s good for well draining soil 😭

### Sunny kommenterede den 2023-09-15

I would agree it’s probably too much water around the roots. I would recommend repotting to a much smaller and manageable size pot, one sized to fit the plant. A 4 inch or 6 inches max. Your current pot has a lot of wet soil. That small plant can’t absorb the water. Lemongrass can stay pot bound for a long time. They are a type of grass and grasses do well in less than ideal conditions.

The picture shows the lemongrass plant I bought in spring. It was originally about 2 feet tall. It’s about 5 feet, now, and sparse because of the 3 months heatwave. It’s struggling and still grew. I couldn’t plant it in the ground because of the heat. I water twice a day. It still grew even with overgrown roots. I use Osmocote timed release fertilizer.  
My point is the plant has a better chance in a smaller pot. Use a succulent potting mix with a regular potting soil mix to get good drainage. Good luck.

![Vedhæftet fil 1 af 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wefqOljjhEOiS9LRzOB1-QhxkVJiB4A5DGumXhnNrhs/3ff173a061454cba9c47a881637483ea.webp?size=large)

#### Mashimellowss svarede den 2023-09-15

thank you so much for this info, a few suggestions were to put it into a bigger pot but maybe I went too big lol

#### Sunny svarede den 2023-09-15

It can be confusing. People mean well.

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