Growing lemon balm is a great way to always have a lemon-flavored and scented herb on hand for recipes, teas, bouquets, and more.
Growing lemon balm is a great way to always have a lemon-flavored and scented herb on hand for recipes, teas, bouquets, and more.
The green leaves of lemon balm have the scent of lemon with a hint of mint, with leaves that look like oversized mint — no surprise, since lemon balm is part of the mint family.
The green leaves of lemon balm have the scent of lemon with a hint of mint, with leaves that look like oversized mint — no surprise, since lemon balm is part of the mint family.
– Plant lemon balm during the warm weather of late spring, once all chances of frost have passed.
– Plant lemon balm during the warm weather of late spring, once all chances of frost have passed.
– Space lemon balm 20 to 24 inches apart in an area with partial shade and fertile, well-drained soil with a pH of 6.5 to 7.0.
– Space lemon balm 20 to 24 inches apart in an area with partial shade and fertile, well-drained soil with a pH of 6.5 to 7.0.
– Start the growing season off right by mixing several inches of aged compost or other rich organic matter into your native soil.
– Start the growing season off right by mixing several inches of aged compost or other rich organic matter into your native soil.
– Check soil moisture every few days and water when the top inch becomes dry.
– Check soil moisture every few days and water when the top inch becomes dry.
– Maximize leaf production by regularly feeding with water-soluble plant food.
– Maximize leaf production by regularly feeding with water-soluble plant food.
– Harvest lemon balm leaves anytime once your plant reaches 6 to 8 inches tall; avoid harvesting more than one-third of the plant at a time.
– Harvest lemon balm leaves anytime once your plant reaches 6 to 8 inches tall; avoid harvesting more than one-third of the plant at a time.