If you are the chief gardener (of either sex) who does all the hard work
while your partner admires the results, never, ever, ever let him/her
plant lemon balm unless it is in a tub or similar receptacle.

My dear one planted some willy-nilly a few years ago without my
knowledge and I am still having problems digging it out from all sorts
of places where it shouldn't be.

As I already have nettles, couch grass, ground elder and creeping
buttercup, I could well have done without the lemon balm.

Be warned!

Roy.
--
Roy Bailey
West Berkshire.

Roy Bailey wrote:
If you are the chief gardener (of either sex) who does all the hard
work while your partner admires the results, never, ever, ever let
him/her plant lemon balm unless it is in a tub or similar receptacle.

My dear one planted some willy-nilly a few years ago without my
knowledge and I am still having problems digging it out from all sorts
of places where it shouldn't be.

As I already have nettles, couch grass, ground elder and creeping
buttercup, I could well have done without the lemon balm.

Be warned!

Roy.
Aawww.......it smells nice
--
Pete C
London UK

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from Roy Bailey contains these words:

If you are the chief gardener (of either sex) who does all the hard work
while your partner admires the results, never, ever, ever let him/her
plant lemon balm unless it is in a tub or similar receptacle.

My dear one planted some willy-nilly a few years ago without my
knowledge and I am still having problems digging it out from all sorts
of places where it shouldn't be.

As I already have nettles, couch grass, ground elder and creeping
buttercup, I could well have done without the lemon balm.

Be warned!

And growing it in a tub won't help you - it's the seeds which are
getting around, not roots.

--
Rusty
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
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from "Pete C" contains these words:
Roy Bailey wrote:

If you are the chief gardener (of either sex) who does all the hard
work while your partner admires the results, never, ever, ever let
him/her plant lemon balm unless it is in a tub or similar receptacle.

My dear one planted some willy-nilly a few years ago without my
knowledge and I am still having problems digging it out from all sorts
of places where it shouldn't be.

As I already have nettles, couch grass, ground elder and creeping
buttercup, I could well have done without the lemon balm.

Be warned!

Aawww.......it smells nice

when you're wading through it?

--
Rusty
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
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Roy Bailey wrote:
If you are the chief gardener (of either sex) who does all the hard
work while your partner admires the results, never, ever, ever let
him/her plant lemon balm unless it is in a tub or similar receptacle.

My dear one planted some willy-nilly a few years ago without my
knowledge and I am still having problems digging it out from all sorts
of places where it shouldn't be.

As I already have nettles, couch grass, ground elder and creeping
buttercup, I could well have done without the lemon balm.

Be warned!

Roy.
Aawww.......it smells nice

The most intriguing scent I encountered was a shrub or herb which some
friends had in their garden - Southern Wood, or Southernwood.
--
Gordon H
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"Roy Bailey" wrote in message
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If you are the chief gardener (of either sex) who does all the hard work
while your partner admires the results, never, ever, ever let him/her
plant lemon balm unless it is in a tub or similar receptacle.

My dear one planted some willy-nilly a few years ago without my knowledge
and I am still having problems digging it out from all sorts of places
where it shouldn't be.

As I already have nettles, couch grass, ground elder and creeping
buttercup, I could well have done without the lemon balm.

Be warned!


I had a similar 'problem' a few years ago when one of the offspring planted
some and it spread. I found that a few entirely accidental doses of Roundup
got rid of it.

Mine has been on the edge of survival for several years, and hasn't spread at all. The trick seems to be to have it planted close up to plants that advance more quickly than it does in the spring, so it has to fight for its existence.