Comments on: How To Grow Bee Balm

By: Bev Regs

Bev Regs — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 21:05:53 +0000

How much or how often do they need to be watered? I'm in hot Arizona, would they have a chance of surviving the heat?

By: cindy hattersley

cindy hattersley — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 23:08:11 +0000

I have not planted bee balm in my herb garden but you have inspired me to do so! I am going to give it a try! Thanks for sharing!

By: Deana Landers

Deana Landers — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 19:03:13 +0000

I love Bee Balm. Had some and lost it. Thanks for the recipe for the powdery problem.

By: Kim Purvis

Kim Purvis — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 17:39:57 +0000

Beautiful pics! I have tons of hummingbirds in my yard. I will have to look for Bee Balm when I go plant shopping! Thanks for the info!

By: Cat Michaels

Cat Michaels — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 14:23:43 +0000

Love bee balm but it is an aggressive spread in my small garden. I'd like to try it in a pot some day. Thanks for the tips!

By: Michelle Leslie

Michelle Leslie — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 13:19:25 +0000

They're such pretty, happy flowers and anything that encourages bees in our garden is a winner in my books. Thanks for all the tips Pam

By: Pam Kessler

Pam Kessler — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 12:52:43 +0000

In reply to Tammie. I had a lot of success with getting rid of powdery mildew on my zinnia last year with a homemade mixture. In a gallon of water you mix 1 Tablespoon Baking Soda, 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil and 1/2 teaspoon liquid dish soap. It worked amazingly well. I'll add it to my article in case anyone else wants to try it.

By: Maria

Maria — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 12:51:21 +0000

Wow this is amazing how’s it’s done! Would love to try it.

By: Sara

Sara — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 12:24:48 +0000

Beautiful plant. Never really knew much about it so thanks for enlightening me!

By: Pam Kessler

Pam Kessler — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 12:12:24 +0000

In reply to Frani. If you pinch the tops when they are still smaller plants in the spring it should force them to bush out a little more and be less leggy. I have not tried it with mine yet, but will next spring (and basically didn't want to write it in the post if I didn't have personal experience with it). Just Saturday night when we had a big rain storm it toppled a few of my purple ones you see in the photos (I took those photos Saturday morning). I definitely don't want to be staking them or anything like that, so I'll try the pinching method next spring.