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Contact Byron Bay Herb Nursery Off Bayshore Dr, Byron Arts
& Industry Estate Byron bay
NSW 2481
PO Box 230 Byron Bay NSW 2481
Phone : (02) 66855109
Fax     : (02) 66855109
Email   : info@byronherbs.com.au

Welcome to Byron Bay Herb Nursery

Byron Bay Herb Nursery provides employment and training opportunities in the Byron Shire for people with an intellectual disability who require on-going support to work. Our primary business is the environmentally best practice production of high quality herbs to the horticulture market.

Autumn Gardening

Plant basil, beetroot, broccoli, cabbage, capsicum, celeriac, chamomile, chervil, chives, chillies, comfrey, corn, cucumber, curry plant, cress, eggplant, fennel, hyssop, leek, lettuce, lemongrass, marigold, marjoram, mint, snakebeans, sweet potato, spring onions, oregano, parsley, rhubarb, rockmelon, silverbeet, thyme, tomatoes, zuchini. For a full list of other herbs and vegetables to plant and what goes well with each other, when to sow seed direct or in trays and seed planting depth, refer to the Sow When and Companion Plantings Charts.

For best best gardening results try to work with the moons cycle. For example planting and sowing during the waxing phase helps to promote a balanced root and leaf growth. The Moontime Diary  is an excellent resource for choosing the right moment to act, for better results with less effort.

 
Herb of the Month
NAME: Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis)
 
 
DESCRIPTION: Soft-leafed perennial growing to around 50cm tall. The leaves are obviously veined and have a pleasant lemon aroma. White flowers are borne in summer
 
ORIGIN: Southern Europe
 
CULTIVATION: Lemon balm prefers a rich, moist soil in semi-shade. It is a spreading plant that can become invasive and is best confined to a wide pot or a defined bed. This vigorous growth means it can be used as a scented lawn substitute in low traffic areas. It should be pruned or mown after flowering. The plants can be propagated by seed sown in spring or autumn, by cuttings taken in summer or by division. In cold climates it becomes dormant in winter.
 
USES: Lemon balm is used most often as a lemon-scented tea. The oil of lemon balm has a gently sedating effect, which helps to disperse tension and stress reactions, and lighten the load of depression. Also it has been used for latulence, colic, poor digestion, vomiting, headaches, migraines, ulcers, nervous upset, mood swings, gout, arthritis, fevers, diabetes, influenza, coughs, colds, menstrual irregularity and infertility, insomnia and senility. The leaves can also be used to add a lemon tang to salads and dressings, sauces, drinks and desserts. The flowers are filled with nectar and are highly attractive to bees, so the plant can be useful in attracting bees to assist with pollination of other plants eg vegetables.
 
This information on herbs is provided free from Isabell Shipard's book "How can I use HERBS in my daily life?" Available from our bookshop.
 
 
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