Three hours of sunshine a day are a must
At home in the pleasant Mediterranean climate, lemon balm has a sunny disposition. Light therefore plays an essential role in successful care. Melissa gives its best where the following conditions prevail in the garden:
- sunny to partially shaded location
- ideally protected from the pounding rain
- nutrient-rich, humus-rich soil
- well drained and fresh
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Commercially available herbal soil can be used as a substrate in the large bucket. If you want to mix yourself, use loamy garden soil with a proportion of compost, leaf soil, sand and Perlite.(€ 39.50 at Amazon *) The addition of styrofoam balls contributes to the loose consistency.
In the open air only after the ice saints
No matter how carefully the location is chosen; if you plant lemon balm too early in the bed, this impatience has fatal consequences. Regardless of the hardy
Constitution, the tender young plants cannot stand up to belated frosts. If necessary, cover the lemon balm with a thick layer at night Garden fleece away.From April onwards, the herbal plants are allowed to get out into the fresh air in the tub, at least during the day, in order to spend the nights in the protected ambience of the room or greenhouse.
Tips & Tricks
Since lemon balm turns out to be Houseplant has earned a good reputation, it is more and more common on window sills. A place on the south side of the house meets the needs of the Mediterranean plant perfectly. Watered regularly, the pretty plant provides an aromatic harvest of rich leaves throughout the winter.
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