Lemon Balm Seeds (Organic)

Lemon balm is an aromatic herb with bright, lemon-scented leaves and small flowers that are especially attractive to honeybees and other pollinators. Grow it for fragrance, tea, and lively texture in herb and cottage gardens. As you immerse yourself in the enchanting aroma of Lemon Balm, its rich history unfolds. The Melissas, priestesses of ancient Greece, cultivated this sacred plant around the Temple of Artemis, honoring the Greek goddess and caring for honey bees. Even today, Lemon Balm continues to thrive near hives, benefiting these essential pollinators.

Variety Details

• Plant type: Perennial
• Growth habit: Upright
• Crop category: Vegetable
• Kitchen profile: As you grow Lemon Balm in your garden, observe the beauty of its green foliage and delicate white flowers, adding charm to any landscape.
• Recorded feature: Container Compatible
• Product format: Seed packet

Sowing & Growing

• Light: Full Sun/Part Sun
• Planting season: Spring
• Starting location: Direct Sow or Start Indoors & Transplant
• Recorded soil pH: 6.1 - 6.5 or 6.6 - 7.0 or 7.1 - 7.5
• Recorded USDA zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Use the product-specific sowing figures for Lemon Balm as the starting point, then adjust timing to local soil temperature and frost conditions. Prepare the bed before planting, preserve the recorded spacing, and evaluate moisture at root depth instead of following a universal calendar. Watch development as the stated maturity window approaches and harvest at the size, texture, or color preferred for the crop. Label the row with the sowing date so actual performance can inform future plantings.

Before sowing Lemon Balm, review the packet alongside the current product details and note any range in temperature, germination, or maturity. Ranges reflect biological and seasonal variation rather than a fixed promise. Label each planting with its date and location, then compare emergence, growth, and harvest with local weather. This record is useful for succession plantings and for deciding whether the crop fits better into an earlier or later seasonal window.

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