What do you do with Lemon Balm?

jenn_sc · May 4, 2007

I purchased a lemon balm plant recently. It is happy in it's new larger pot and is starting to produce lots of big lemony leaves. So now what the heck do I do with them?

Some websites suggest tea. I'm not sure that I'd like that. The lemon scent is very strong and sort of reminds me of furniture polish. I'm not a big fan of hot herbal teas anyway. (I do like Celestial Seasonings Raspberry Zinger, but over ice, not hot)

So have any of you grown lemon balm? Does anyone have suggestions for using it besides tea? I hate to have it go to waste, although I do enjoy simply picking a leaf to sniff now and again.

Jennifer

May 4, 2007	#1
jenn_sc SPLATT™ Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Florence, SC Posts: 502	What do you do with Lemon Balm? I purchased a lemon balm plant recently. It is happy in it's new larger pot and is starting to produce lots of big lemony leaves. So now what the heck do I do with them? Some websites suggest tea. I'm not sure that I'd like that. The lemon scent is very strong and sort of reminds me of furniture polish. I'm not a big fan of hot herbal teas anyway. (I do like Celestial Seasonings Raspberry Zinger, but over ice, not hot) So have any of you grown lemon balm? Does anyone have suggestions for using it besides tea? I hate to have it go to waste, although I do enjoy simply picking a leaf to sniff now and again. Jennifer