Herb Of The Week - Lemon Balm (Melissa)

[Guest guest]

Hi Chris

I love Lemon Balm and a couple of weeks ago clipped it right down before it

flowered. I stripped the leaves and froze them and can now take out a few at a

time to use!

hugs

Ann - Scotland

 

 

I had to trim my happily growing Lemon Balm this weekend, and I decided

to make it the herb of the week this week (July 19 - 25)

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Good Morning,

I will have a bumper crop of several herbs this year (lemon balm, lemon

verbena, etc) and I'm wondering what all of you do with your herbs. I infuse

oil with some of them but need some suggestions on how to use the rest. Thank

you for any advice that you might have.

Kat

 

 

 

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Hi Chris

I love Lemon Balm and a couple of weeks ago clipped it right down before it

flowered. I stripped the leaves and froze them and can now take out a few at a

time to use!

hugs

Ann - Scotland

 

 

I had to trim my happily growing Lemon Balm this weekend, and I decided

to make it the herb of the week this week (July 19 - 25)

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

> Hi Chris

> I love Lemon Balm and a couple of weeks ago clipped it right down

before it flowered. I

> stripped the leaves and froze them and can now take out a few at a

time to use!

> hugs Ann - Scotland

 

Hi Ann,

 

 

Did you just freeze them as is, or did you put them in water or

something? I've taken fresh leafy herbs like basil and chopped them up

and put them into ice cube trays and then filled them with water to have

" fresh " basil any time of the year ...

 

*Smile*

Chris (list mom - busy as a beaver preparing the last of the Monoi and

Coconut orders to ship out!)

 

http://www.alittleolfactory.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Chris

I just froze them as is. Put them in a ziploc bag, squeezed out all the air. I

was just playing around and it will be interesting to see how they work out when

I want them. I've done the basil in ice cubes too - great!

Ann

Did you just freeze them as is, or did you put them in water or

something? I've taken fresh leafy herbs like basil and chopped them up

and put them into ice cube trays and then filled them with water to have

" fresh " basil any time of the year ...

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I also freeze a little melissa in in water bottles. The I drink the

water .

 

Ann Thorpe wrote:

> Hi Chris

> I just froze them as is. Put them in a ziploc bag, squeezed out all the

> air. I was just playing around and it will be interesting to see how

> they work out whe