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Lemon balm oil and honey…

| July 31, 2010

Recently I harvested a big bunch of lemon balm from the garden and shared how I dry herbs in a post here.  I thought I’d show you how to make a fresh herb infused oil and also how to make lemon balm honey.  Lemon balm oil When making an oil with fresh herb it’s important [...]

Harvesting and drying lemon balm…

| July 30, 2010

Today I harvested some of the lemon balm growing in our garden.  We have two patches of lemon balm that started from a tiny, half-dead seedling I started last summer and nursed all through winter.  It was getting way too big for it’s tiny pot when I put it in the ground this spring.  Honestly, [...]