lemon balm free to good home

[fidgetmonster.livejournal.com]

alright, any home :)

I have tons of lemon balm that has reseeded in my yard that I'll be pulling if no one wants it. if you want a clump, i'd be happy to dig some up for you. if you don't want a plant but have a use for some, i'll hack a bunch off the huge mother plant.

first come first served :)

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[kelkyag]

I'd be interested in lemon balm to plant, but I'm about to run off for the weekend. If you still have some left come Monday, I'd love to have some.

[fidgetmonster.livejournal.com]

I have plenty left, but may need to dig more. Can you come by monday night? If not, I can leave some on the porch for you to get whenever you want.

[kelkyag]

That would be perfect, thank you! I'll be by in a bit.

[seaweedgirle.livejournal.com]

Have you used it for tea?

[fidgetmonster.livejournal.com]

No, usually I make tinctures of it for the antiviral properties. It's supposed to be very relaxing as a tea though. Not sure how it tastes, but you could mix it in with other mints or chamomile.

[artemii.livejournal.com]

i'll take one to a few plants if you want. thanks! :)

[fidgetmonster.livejournal.com]

All dug and ready. I'm at 81 Willow if you want to stop by tonight or tomorrow night. After that my evenings are busy, so let me know if you need me to leave them on the porch.

[kochansky.livejournal.com]

I'll take two, please. Thanks!

[fidgetmonster.livejournal.com]

All dug and ready. I'm at 81 Willow if you want to stop by tonight or tomorrow night. After that my evenings are busy, so let me know if you need me to leave them on the porch.

[fanw.livejournal.com]

I'd take some off your hands!

[ert.livejournal.com]

OK, what is lemon balm? Apply it to bruised lemons? Does it work on limes? Star fruit?

[fidgetmonster.livejournal.com]

hehe.
it's an herb in the mint family. it smells like lemony mint. it's very easy to grow. you can use it in cooking, tea, for medicinal purposes, or just to make your garden smell nice. it flowers mid summer.

[fanw.livejournal.com]

Well, I remember it from when I was a kid. We had a big butcher block table and lots of lemon balm outside. In the summer, they'd send the kids out to collect lemon balm and rub it into the dinner table to make it smell nice. It was fun! I don't think I'd eat it though.

[fidgetmonster.livejournal.com]

All dug and ready. I'm at 81 Willow if you want to stop by tonight or tomorrow night. After that my evenings are busy, so let me know if you need me to leave them on the porch.

[fanw.livejournal.com]

Hmm. I'm actually pretty busy tonight. Could you leave one or two on the porch for me?

[komos.livejournal.com]

Once everyone else has gotten their fill, I'd be happy to take a fair amount from you... so long as you don't mind it being used in liqueur and/or beer.

[fidgetmonster.livejournal.com]

how interesting. sounds like medicinal liqueur! Any good? does this mean you'll just want the airy parts? No one's asked for those yet. At this rate I may be running out of seedlings, but I can give you quite a lot of plant stalks.

[komos.livejournal.com]

Honestly, I have no idea. I'm guessing that it'll be tasty, but anything's possible.

[fidgetmonster.livejournal.com]

I have some plants dug and will be home tonight and tomorrow night (81 Willow). If you want a plant bigger than a seedling, let me know and I think there are some that self-seeded last year so are bigger. I can take cuttings for you too when you come by. If you aren't available until later in the week, let me know what you want and I can leave plants and cuttings in water on the porch.

[komos.livejournal.com]

I won't be able to make it tonight. Is there any other time that works for you, or should I just give you a guess as to when I might be able to come by?

I'm actually embarrassed over the quantities I can use. For the liqueur, a ~2 cups of trimmings will do. If we're thinking about beer, I can easily use 2-3 lbs. (Beer is thirsty stuff.) Basically, anything you can spare can be put to use. I could even be convinced to give some of the final product to you once it's ready. ^_^

[fidgetmonster.livejournal.com]

I don't know if I can give you two or three pounds, cause it's really light... but at least a cubic foot--whatever that turns out to weigh! It will last awhile in water, so I can just leave it on the porch with your LJ name on it. Optionally, you could wait a few weeks until its about to flower. It has the most essential oils at that time. But that might complicate things. email me your address at rachel at pir dot net if you want to wait, so we can coordinate.

and yes, I wouldn't mind giving it a try afterward, out of curiosity :)