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Lemon Balm Herb Seed — lemon balm living leaves

Lemon Balm Herb Seed — lemon balm cut harvest

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Melissa officinalis

70Days to maturity

A seed worth growing

Lemon Balm Herb Seed

Item #HSC-HRB-020-PKT

A lemony herb for tea.

Lemon balm has a clear lemon flavor. Use fresh leaves in hot or iced tea, cold drinks and salads.

Small white flowers rich in nectar open in summer and draw bees. Easy to grow; mulch helps it through winters below 0°F (-18°C).

Ready to harvest about 70 days from sowing. Open-pollinated.

Specs

Packet: 200 seeds
Average 45,700 seeds per oz.

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Quick Facts

Latin Name: Melissa officinalis
Days To Maturity: 70 days
Life Cycle: Perennial
Hybrid Status: Open Pollinated

Growing times vary with weather, soil and local conditions.

Growing guide

From seed to harvest

Do not cover seed

Light helps it germinate.

Plant 12" apart

Full sun, moist soil.

Cut before bloom

Two cuts in year one.

Use it fresh

Drying dulls the scent.

Growing Information

Days to germination

About 7–14 days at 18–21°C (65–70°F).

Starting indoors

Recommended. Sow in seed flats 6–8 weeks ahead of your last frost. Press seed lightly into the mix without covering, since it needs light, and mist. Pot seedlings up at four true leaves, and plant out once the last frost has passed, 12" apart.

Direct sowing

Sow in spring or early fall, about one seed per inch, pressed lightly into the soil, and keep moist until it sprouts. Thinning is optional; if you like, thin to 12" in rows 2' apart.

Plant spacing

12".

Soil

Moist, free-draining soil of moderate fertility.

Light

Full sun.

Winter

Mulch where winter drops below 0°F (-18°C).

Harvest

Pick leaves once plants are established. Cut whole stems before flowering, handling them gently so the leaves do not bruise; expect two cuts the first year. Use the leaves fresh: dried, they brown and lose much of their scent.

Hardiness

Zones 4–9.

Plant height

18–26".

Packet

200 seeds.

Seeds per oz.

About 45,700 on average.

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