Lemon Balm for SPRING PLANTING is now ready to ship!
You can also plant perennial herbs in the fall and have beautiful well-established, rapidly growing plants come up in the spring!
Plant in the ground in early spring or in late summer after high temperatures have subsided, up until a week before first frost. Keep moist and make sure it has plenty of sunshine. Make sure to mulch to protect from the winter weather.
Lemon Balm (Melissa) is used as a flavoring in ice cream, but its most common use is to make herbal teas. It makes a refreshing iced tea, especially when mixed with other herbs like applemint or spearmint. Bruise a couple of leaves into your sweetened or unsweetened black or orange pekoe tea for a lemony flavor. Lemon Balm tea and extract are also used in fruit dishes and to make candy. The fresh crushed leaves, when rubbed on the skin, will repel mosquitoes and gnats. Readily spreads by shooting up new grow from the root and by overseeding.
WE ARE GREEN! Our herbs are naturally grown from division or cuttings from our gardens. No chemical pesticides, herbicides or fertilizers are ever used.
We sell live herbs as plants or rootstock with developed, healthy root systems. Plants have tops cut back to 2"-3" of topgrowth prior to shipping to avoid damage in transit.
ALL ITEMS ARE SHIPPED USING USPS - Priority Mail for regular delivery or Express Mail for overnight items.
The statements regarding the use and/or historical use of our naturally grown herbs have not been evaluated by the Food & Drug Administration. Our products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Check with your physician, naturopath, homeopath or herbalist for answers to questions about your health & the use of herbs.
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