My own lemon balm is self seeding everywhere and growing big as we speak. I hate drying it as it never retains that fresh taste and smell but yes... Quick is better. I use it in a sleepy tea.
It is also good for herpes!!! Jamie gets it on his hands when he is stressed and it HURTS. So I made him a salve and it does work! It soothes and it doesn't last as long. Also works with coldsores!
A lovely post. Enjoyed muchly and am excited about the herbal hive being revived!
Herbal Hive is mighty happy to be breathing again.... phew!! 😆
There is NOTHING quite like the fresh fragrance of a herb still growing - no matter how good our technique, it never quite catches or preserves that.
I really hope so! It's such a cozy place and the knowledge is endless :))
Exactly! No doubt about that! We try to keep some of its freshness but it is never going to be the same!
I'm excited by lemon balm all over again - rarely see it in Asia. Off to see if anyone in the local gardening group has a plant....
You quietly doing CPR behind the scenes is where the revival started... LOL... your dedication and perserverence to GROW something of meaning and value to others is arguably your greatest gardening triumph. Happy to do my bit...
Soo nice! Ours hasn't grown as much as I expected and hoped but it is doing rather ok. Hopefully it will get bigger and bigger and will cover the whole area by springtime :)
I definitely prefer it fresh, but since I wanted to give it to friends and family, I had to dry it. Plus, the idea of this herb garden is maybe sometime to sell the herbs, so drying is inevitable. I have dried so many different plants, but have never seen something as delicate as this one!
Good for herpes, yes, I remember your post about Jamie (and how well prepared you were, haha!). It is a powerful herb for skin issues.
Glad you enjoyed it! While it was not fun at all when it was happening, now that the time has passed I find it funny as I remember my panic :) Fails are also welcome :)
Excited about the revival too!
Haha things are always funny in retrospect! And I always dry fresh lemon balm for teas, especially when I mix it. I forgot that I wrote about it!