HERB: LEMON BALM

(MELISSA OFFICINALIS)

A culinary herb used for its lemony fragrance and flavour.

Also used as a medicinal herb in teas to aid digestion and sleep.

Grows 70-100cm with white flowers.

attractive to bees. (Melissa is the Greek word for bees).

WHEN TO PLANT

Cool Climate: SEP, OCT, NOV, DEC

Temperate: MAR, APR, SEP, OCT, NOV, DEC

Sub – Tropical: MAR – NOV

Tropical: APR – NOV

Arid: APR – NOV

 

SOIL PREFERENCES

6 – 7.5

But will tolerate most soils.

GROWING TIPS

Best transplanted in spring.

Grow by sprinkling the tiny seed onto seed raising mix and gently tamping down to make good soil & seed contact. Keep moist until they germinate n 8-16 days’ time.

Transplant 30cm apart. Prefers partial sun/shade can be dead headed in spring early summer to encourage growth and flowers.

DAYS TO HARVEST

60 Days to flowering.

APPROX 2000 SEEDS

OPEN POLLINATED SEED 100% TASMANIAN GROWN

GROWN ORGANICALLY