Here are just a sample of great leafy grasses that can be grown with a little love and care.
Most of them will do the rest!
Its a good idea to check planting seasons, as they may like to start growing at different times of the year.
Lemon grass is an exotic herb used in many Far Eastern dishes. The long, linear leaves
smell strongly of lemon and contain essential oils that have medicinal, culinary
and cosmetic uses. It is a tender perennial and is best grown in a greenhouse or
conservatory. Plant in loam-
Common Name: Lemon grass
Genus: Cymbopogon
Species: citratus
Skill Level: Experienced
Exposure: Full sun
Hardiness: Half Hardy
Soil type: Well-
Height: 150cm
Spread: 90cm
Time to divide plants: April to May
As much a salad vegetable as a herb, rocket is a pungent annual, not quite hardy
but available as a winter crop if protected with cloches or grown in a frame. The
young leaves have a warm nutty flavour, becoming quite peppery as they age. Harvest
the leaves regularly to prevent them from rushing into flower, especially in mid-
Common Name: Salad rocket
Genus: Eruca
Species: vesicaria subsp. Sativa
Skill Level: Beginner
Exposure: Partial shade
Hardiness: Hardy
Soil type: Well-
Height: 75cm
Spread: 30cm
Time to plant seeds: March to August
Garlic chives or Chinese chives, as these plants are sometimes called, are a close relative of ordinary chives, and are just as easily grown by the same cultivation methods. But the normal mild onion flavour is replaced by a pleasantly sweet garlic flavour, especially when the leaves are young, and regular harvest will ensure this. They are especially useful when garlic bulbs are out of season or unavailable, and may be kept going in pots over winter indoors to prolong supplies.
Common Name: Garlic chives
Genus: Allium
Species: tuberosum
Skill Level: Beginner
Exposure: Full sun
Soil type: Well-
Height: 40cm
Spread: 15cm
Time to plant seeds: April to May
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