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- Hardy melissa still demands protection here
- Melissa in the pot threatens cold death - this prophylaxis helps
- Do not cover lemon balm in the bed
- Seedbed needs winter protection
- Tips & Tricks
Hardy melissa still demands protection here
Hardy lemon balm stretches back into its roots and waits deep into the ground for spring. However, the herbal plant does not get along completely without protection. Find out here, when and how a winter protection is recommended.
Melissa in the pot threatens cold death - this prophylaxis helps
If the frost enters the garden, the above-ground parts of lemon balm die off in the bed. Even the lowest temperatures of -20 degrees Celsius can not affect the roots in the soil. However, this does not apply to herb plants in the pot. Due to the exposed root ball, it threatens to freeze. To prevent this from happening, prudent amateur gardeners take the following precautions:
All protective measures go nowhere when the melissa dries up due to frost. If the snow precipitates as a source of moisture, hardy lemon balm is threatened by drought stress. On frost-free days, both the plants in the bed and in the pot are poured.
Do not cover lemon balm in the bed
Well-established lemon balm in the bed is cut off just above the earth's surface at the beginning of winter. Alternatively, leave the withered shoots until early spring before cutting them back. A cover is not required.
Seedbed needs winter protection
Since the lemon balm produces winter hardy seeds in the fall, nothing speaks against a direct sowing in the sun-warm bed. This has the advantage that next year very resistant young plants emerge from it. So that the sowing is well through the cold season, the soil is covered with coconut mats or brushwood. It is important to note that this winter protection will be removed in good time next year.
Tips & Tricks
Does the sprawling root growth of a lemon balm threaten to burst the bucket? Then in autumn remove the root ball from the jar and cut it with the spade or knife. The most beautiful segments with at least two shoots topple up again. This uncomplicated form of propagation also succeeds in the spring very well, just before the new budding.
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