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Yeah, I live in the tropics, so lemongrass will grow into huge perennial clumps here that can be cut almost to ground level frequently. I also use it to mulch garden beds. It has few or no nodes, like cane grasses or buffalo grass, just the long thin leaves and stalks, so it doesn't root when I lay it down, which is obviously a plus as a mulch. Any similar grass would work just as well, but by a twist of fate lemongrass just happens to be what I have a lot of...
Yeah, I live in the tropics, so lemongrass will grow into huge perennial clumps here that can be cut almost to ground level frequently. I also use it to mulch garden beds. It has few or no nodes, like cane grasses or buffalo grass, just the long thin leaves and stalks, so it doesn't root when I lay it down, which is obviously a plus as a mulch. Any similar grass would work just as well, but by a twist of fate lemongrass just happens to be what I have a lot of...