"Pete C" wrote in message
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Martin Brown wrote:
David in Normandy wrote:
What a wonderful plant this is. Someone gave us a cutting last year
and it has already made a nice little shrub. Recently we've started
harvesting it for lemon balm tea. Quite nice. Today for the first
time we tried chilled lemon balm tea and it was a really pleasant
lemon tasting drink with the evening meal. Better chilled than hot.
Well worth growing.

For two cups/glasses I use around 6 sprigs, each with around 6 leaves
on, and chopped coarsely. Place in a tea pot, add boiling water and
leave to stand for a least ten minutes. Today's was left to stand
for at least half an hour before straining into two glasses and
popping into the fridge to chill. Well worth trying if you have some
lemon balm in the garden.

Don't let it set seed or you will regret it.
ISTR there is a variagated form that is less vigorous.

Regards,
Martin Brown
Mums lemon balm has been in place for 50+ years.......never spread. Smells
great
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I have a small plant of lemon balm, I've had it for years and it has never
spread. I wish it would.

Tina