"kate" posted:
Tennessee chiming in. My lemon balm is 3 years old.
Hasn't bloomed yet and looks pretty straggly in the
summer. I usually harvest in the spring and dry it for
year round use. I've read that it spreads, but mine has
yet to do that.

Yes, mine started to spread but it ended up stuck to
about a 9" diameter circle (though right now it looks
alot smaller). When I bought it last year it was in a
small cup-sized plastic pot.

I use fresh leaves for tea, haven't tried the drying out
thing. When I want some tea I go outside and cut some
fresh leaves off. How do you dry your leaves? Maybe
I'll try drying them if the plant comes back.

I tried getting some more to grow with a packet of seed
but I guess I should have waited for the summer to pass. :-/

Welp, just took care of that... just planted some into some
styrofoam cups. I'll see how that works out.

Thanks for your comments, Kate. Looking forward to
reading about your dry style. g

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Jim Carlock
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