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Seed Needs has been providing gardeners with quality seed products since 2010 and has shipped millions of packets to customers all over the US. We offer flowers, herbs, vegetables, vines, wildflower blends, seed packet collections and seed packet favors.
With the success of our brand, we have kept our promise to continually donate to different organizations and personally sponsor children all over the globe each and every month. We grew our sponsorships from just 1 child to over 100 children worldwide in only a few years. We would like to sincerely thank all who support us because it wouldn't be possible without you!
About Our Packets
Front Side
Seed packets by Seed Needs are beautifully illustrated and provide a colorful depiction of the variety inside. We provide the common name, as well as the scientific name, seed quantity and a few specs about the variety to be grown.
Back Side
Each packet contains full growing instructions on the reverse side. Specifications on sowing the seed, growing conditions such as sunlight and moisture preferences and germination and growth information can be found as well.
We also provide a QR code to scan for easy reordering.
About Our Seeds
- Always Non-GMO / Untreated.
- Stored in a temperature controlled facility that's free of moisture.
- Always packaged for the current and the following growing seasons.
- True to the variety advertised.
- 99% pure seed with no added fillers.
Grow a garden filled with the aromatic Lemon Balm herb, from freshly harvested Melissa officinalis seeds. Lemon Balm is a highly sought after herb, used mainly for its leaves. The leaves can be consumed in salads or crushed up and added to many teas as well. The plants grow to a mature height of roughly 12 to 24 inches tall, and spread 12 to 18 inches wide. Lemon Balm plants will produce small white flowers, during the summer months. These flowers can Attract all sorts of beneficial insects to the garden, such as butterflies, bumblebees, honeybees and even hummingbirds as well.
Lemon Balm is categorized as a perennial flowering herb, which produces year after year. The plants grow quickly in the first season, establishing a deep root system to later return after the frost has passed. Flowers for the Lemon Balm herb may not appear until the second successful growing season.
- Type: Herb
- Season: Perennial
- Heirloom: Yes
- Color: Green Leaves
- Height: 12" to 24" Tall
- Width: 12" to 18" Spread
- Harvest: 70 Days
- Uses: Culinary / Medicinal
- Environment: Full Sunlight
Sowing The Seed
Lemon Balm can be grown indoors or directly outdoors. If started indoors, sow in peat pots, 6 to 8 weeks prior to the last frost. Sow the seeds at a depth of 1/16” under topsoil so that direct light can reach them. Transplant or direct sow outdoors when the weather is warm & all danger of frost passes. Check below for spacing and growth habits.
Growing Conditions
Lemon Balm will enjoy an area that receives full sunlight for the majority of the day, with temperatures of at least 65F or more. The soil should be rich in organic matter, but also well drained. To improve drainage, we recommend adding a light compost to any areas that consist of hard, compact soil. Water the seeds daily with a mist setting or other light water setting to avoid overwatering the seeds.
Germination & Growth
Your Lemon Balm will typically take 7 to 14 days to germinate. The plants will grow to a mature height of about 12 to 24 inches tall and spread anywhere between 12 to 18 inches wide. Space each plant roughly 6 to 12 inches apart from one another. Harvest fresh leaves for many culinary uses. Their lemony flavored leaves can be added to stews, soups & salads, and are also popularly used in many teas as well.
Seed Needs never knowingly purchases treated seeds products. We also do not treat any of our seed products with substances such as neonicotinoid or thyram.
Always fresh and intended for the current and following growing seasons. Seeds are packaged in water resistant / tear resistant packaging.
Heirlooms are varieties that have been purposely bred, selected and passed down from generation to generation. They are wholesome picks that will breed true to the parent seed every time.
Seed Needs promises to never knowingly purchase or supply genetically modified seed products.
Frank Ruscingno
2025-07-31 13:30:53
Not easy to grow, took awhile, but two plant pots plated, bot sprouted plants.haven't eaten any so no rating on flavor and not giving as gifts, currently out in my yard in much larger pot.
Beverly
2025-07-12 21:36:48
Sprinkled a dozen of these ground pepper sized seeds into a 6 inch pot 8 days ago. Three sprouting. In a south facing Mid- Michigan heated sun room night temps mid 50s, day mid 70s. Transplanted outside early June and they all croaked. New story: Replanted new seeds outside late in June. Kept moist while sprouting outside gentle soaking every few days. See the pic taken late October after several frosts (27°) that have killed off everything else in the garden.The verdict: Seeds are good from this company. Lemon Balm is just better grown outside when danger of frost is gone.
Clarence
2025-06-30 13:32:34
None of the seeds germinated
Chad in AK
2025-06-09 10:38:12
It will take a year or two to know how the plants are, but I give it a good rating for good germination. These seeds DO germinate very well. I am not familiar with this plant, so I can't compare to other Lemon Balm plants. but they do smell lemony if you rub them with your fingers. I got them to mix with Spearmint tea.
Laurie S
2025-05-31 12:00:53
I ordered these and anise hyssop seeds- all of which seem highly viable. Starts came up in my mini greenhouse indoors in a sunny window within two weeks, and look very healthy though slow-growers. At 1" tall they are lemony when pinched. you can't go wrong with lemon balm as an ornamental, for tisanes, for sugar syrups, or to keep your honeybees happy. I'm growing mine for my bee yard.
Greenwoman
2025-05-25 17:59:36
these all sprouted
Eric Howell
2025-05-02 14:41:59
I've planned two packets of these (1000 seeds) and I've only got a handful of tiny plants... The germination rate on these was really low. I finally got them to get going under a grow light and on top of a heat mat. Growing in seed trays under a sunny window won't cut it with these. Of the 1000 seeds planted, I've ended up with around 40 starts. Fingers crossed they'll stay healthy and grow into large plants!
Rhonda Masters
2024-11-14 13:29:42
every seed sown turn into a plant.but ones kept in a container didn't do very well not until planted directly into the ground did they just bush and regain health and vivid green color. lemon balm is really a very finicky kind of a plant to grow you'd think not because of the underground rhizome like grass but it was for me anyways!! the big healthy leaves taste and smell great. thankyou.
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