When to plant lemon balm in Tumbarumba
- Plant seedlings: mid Feb to late AprTumbarumba area, temperate oceanic
- Plant seedlings: mid Aug to mid NovTumbarumba area, temperate oceanic
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Tumbarumba. 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.