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By Grammazoo
7 May, 2008
Time to weed some of this out of the garden...
Comments on this photo
7 May, 2008
That is best, as it is in the mint family and runs wild. I put in a tiny 2" herb about seven years ago - now I just weed it out and keep a few clumps for filler in the empty areas.
8 May, 2008
It is an absolure menace - especially when it is growing on a 45 degree stream bank... I balance myself to dig it up but so often end up on my btm to avoid falling in the stream! I suppose it must look very funny to any onlookers.
21 May, 2008
Only thing worse is feverfew... If lemon balm ever gets established in a bed be prepared to do battle...it is tenaciously rooted and almost shovel resistant. I've used it to fill in too. I'm sorry to admit. It smells wonderfully lemony and is a terrific air freshener ...just boil a few leaves.
it self seeds like mad... beware!
What else?
See who else is growing Melissa officinalis (Lemon balm).
See who else has plants in genus Melissa.
This photo is of "Lemon Balm" in Grammazoo's garden
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7 May, 2008
im growing lemon balm this yr but in pots as i had heard it can take over