Lemon balm

Up until now, herbs have grown basil and used it for pasta and pizza.
I want to do something else.
I chose lemon balm just because it can be used for name and herbal tea.

(^ ◇ ^)

Because it was the first time for herb information, I read a book from scratch and tried fishing again.

As a result of investigation, as long as the temperature of the area where herbs are living matches,
It was the impression that there weren't many types that were so difficult to grow.
Lemon balm seems to grow as long as it is extremely dry, so
I would like to grow it by hydroponics.

Let's try sowing seeds.

Daiiso (One Dollar shop) buys two 100 yen lemon balm seeds (/・ω・)/

I was surprised when I opened it, but
the seeds were very small, germination conditions were around 20 ℃, and the germination days were long ...
Lemon balm is the most difficult process to germinate and plant (´・ω・`)
So this time, I decided to germinate with tapper first,
and then plant it in a plastic bottle hydroponic plant.

Put kitchen paper in the tapper

Lemon balm seeds were placed on top of it and sprinkled with water in a spray bottle.
Lemon balm's germination days were written as 10-15 days, but
the germination was on the 4th day.
(The number of germination days has been significantly shortened compared to direct sowing. (^ ◇ ^))

Sprout seeds on a plastic bottle hydroponic plant. (^ ◇ ^)

Plastic bottle hydroponic plant (> > Learn more about how to make it )

Starting cultivation of lemon balm on May 18, 2016.

The average temperature in May was 20 ° C in Tokyo.
(Lemon balm grows at a suitable temperature of 15-20 ° C.)

5 days after germination

A small sprout has grown. (^ ◇ ^)
It seems that they have planted.

After 11 days,

Thinning, leaving two buds.
The soil moisture is also sufficiently moist for hydroponics.

* When growing at Otsuka House (OAT House), use 2000 times concentrated solution from germination to harvest.

17 days later

Growing steadily (^ ◇ ^)

24 days later

That? (´･ω･｀)

The tip of the leaf is black ...
Is the fertilizer concentration high, or the problem of sunshine?
For the time being, let's move to a place where the sun hits well.

& nbsp;

After 31 days,

The power of Nikko （｀・ω・´）
Growing up, the black phenomenon of the leaf tips disappeared.

39 days later

Is it good to have it in the sun?
The leaf color is growing well and well. (^ ◇ ^)
But ... after this, a rare customer ...