When to plant lemon balm in Sunbury
- Plant seedlings: early Feb to early MaySunbury area, temperate oceanic
- Plant seedlings: mid Aug to mid NovSunbury area, temperate oceanic
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Sunbury. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
A hardy, lemon-scented herb in the mint family, used fresh or dried for tea. In Adelaide it grows best with afternoon shade and regular water, and can scorch in full summer sun. It self-seeds and spreads, so a pot keeps it tidy.