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🌱Lemon Balm (Organic)
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Lemon Balm is a gentle, fragrant herb beloved for its refreshing lemon scent, calming properties, and easy-going nature. Perfect for teas, baking, and even homemade herbal remedies, Lemon Balm invites peace and pollinators into your home garden, school space, or community plot.
Seed Information
- Plant Type Herb
- Organic Yes
- Growing Difficulty Easy
- Germination Time 7-21 Days
- Harvest Time 60-80 Days
- Best Season To Grow Spring, Early Sumner
- SunLight Needs Full Sun To Partial Shade
- Water Requirements Medium
- Height Of Maturity 45-90 CM
- None GMO Yes
- UK Native No - Mediterranean / European
Lemon Balm (Organic)
Lemon Balm is a gentle, fragrant herb beloved for its refreshing lemon scent, calming properties, and easy-going nature. Perfect for teas, baking, and even homemade herbal remedies, Lemon Balm invites peace and pollinators into your home garden, school space, or community plot.
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🌿 Growing & Care Guide
Lemon Balm is a soothing, fragrant herb loved for its zesty lemon scent, calming tea-making potential, and easy-going nature. It’s a brilliant choice for home gardeners, school wellbeing gardens, and pollinator-friendly community plots.
🌿 Quick Facts
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Botanical Name: Melissa officinalis
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Type: Perennial herb
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Sunlight: Full sun to partial shade
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Height: 18–24 inches (45–60 cm)
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Spacing: 12–18 inches apart
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Germination Time: 7–14 days
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Harvest Time: 70–90 days from sowing
🌞 How to Grow
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Start Indoors 6–8 weeks before the last frost.
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Surface Sow: Gently press onto moist compost — don’t cover, seeds need light.
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Keep Warm: Maintain 18–22°C and provide plenty of natural or artificial light.
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Transplant Outdoors after frost into fertile, well-drained soil.
💧 Care Tips
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Watering: Keep evenly moist during establishment. Mature plants tolerate some dryness.
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Feeding: Add compost at planting — avoid overfeeding to preserve aroma.
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Pruning: Trim back regularly to prevent legginess and promote bushy growth.
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Pot Friendly: Grows well in containers and raised beds.
🌼 Growing Sustainably
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Pollinator Magnet: Its small white flowers attract bees and beneficial insects.
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Low Maintenance: Thrives with minimal inputs — ideal for natural growing.
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Multi-Purpose: Leaves are great for tea, skincare, and stress relief.
✂️ Harvesting
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Harvest when plants are 8–10 inches tall.
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Pick leaves in the morning when oil content is highest.
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Trim regularly to encourage lush, new growth.
Tip: Harvest before flowering for the strongest lemon flavour.
❄️ Overwintering
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Hardy and returns year after year.
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Cut back in late autumn and mulch lightly to protect roots.
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In containers, move to a sheltered spot over winter if needed.
🌿 Gentle Power, Natural Calm
At Urban Harvests Co, Lemon Balm reminds us that peace and purpose can grow from even the smallest seed. Soothing, supportive, and deeply sustainable. 🍋💚
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