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Lemon Balm
Melissa officinalis
With its unmistakable lemon scent and taste, the lemon balm deserves a place in your herbal garden. Use its fresh leaves and edible flowers in salads and desserts, or dry them for use in delicious infusions. Bees love it, too!
Growing instructions
Sow in april in trays. Plant outside from June on. Perennial plant.
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Sowing quantity 20 g/Are |
Height
80
cm
Planting distance
30
x
30
cm
Sowing depth
0
cm
Light need
Germination duration
14
days
Fertilization need
Water need
Soil Type
All soil types
Suited for balcony gardening
Frost resistant