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Lemon Balm Growing Tips and Advice

Lemon balm loses its aroma quickly after it dries, but adds great flavor to teas and vegetable dishes. This herb likes just about anything: full sun or lots of shade and this plant can be grown from seeds, cuttings or divisions. Lemon balm does prefer frequent waterings and fertile soil.

Here's a kit with everything you need to get started with organic herb gardening from Clean Air Gardening.

Planting Lemon Balm

If you begin with seeds, use a plastic bottom and press the seeds down very lightly. Avoid drying out the seeds, which take a fairly long time to germinate. You should place transplanted plants about it 1½ ft. apart. You can also grow this herb by layering. Shear plants back frequently to contain growth.

Days to Harvest: Any time
Days to Germinate: 14-21

Learn more about the medicinal uses of lemon balm from Gardens Ablaze.

Tips for growing other vegetables:

Pumpkins
Lettuce
Peas
Black Eyed Peas
Spinach
Peppers
Parsnips
Turnips
Okra
Melons
Broccoli

Tips for growing other herbs:

Sage
Rosemary
Parsley
Garlic
Chives
Dill
Basil
Cilantro
Saw Palmetto
Thyme
Oregano
Lemon Balm
Calendula
Lavender
Catnip
Chamomile
Mint