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Dry lemon balm for a tea, infusion or decoction - PEP BB medicine.sand.drylemonbalm

BB natural medicine - sand badge
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This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum.  Completing this BB is part of getting the sand badge in Natural Medicine.

In this badge bit, you will harvest, dry and store lemon balm



You need to dry enough to make a tea, infusion or decoction.

To show you've completed this Badge Bit, you must post:
- a picture of your fresh herbs being harvested
- a picture of your herbs drying (hanging, in a dehydrator, or in a bag, etc)
- a picture of your herbs in a sealed and labelled container.
    - label shows where the herbs came from, the date and method of drying.
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I am using Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis) for my dried Herb>
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growing in my garden
growing in my garden
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air drying in a box
air drying in a box
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container of finished herb and journal
container of finished herb and journal
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use as a tea
use as a tea
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Here is my submission for the Dry Lemon Balm BB - Natural Medicine Aspect - sand.

To document the completion of the BB, I have provided the following:
- a picture of my drying rack
- a picture of my fresh herbs being harvested
- a picture of my herbs drying (hanging, in a dehydrator, or in a bag, etc)
- a picture of my herbs in a sealed and labeled container.
   - label shows where the herbs came from, the date and method of drying.
- my journal page listing the attributes and uses of the herb
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Here is my screen stack - using as a herb drying rack
Here is my screen stack - using as a herb drying rack
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Harvesting Lemon Balm
Harvesting Lemon Balm
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Shelf 3 on drying rack (counted from the top)
Shelf 3 on drying rack (counted from the top)
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Dry Lemon Balm
Dry Lemon Balm
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Putting it Away
Putting it Away
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Storage
Storage
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BB for certification
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Harvesting Lemon balm
Harvesting Lemon balm
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air drying on racks
air drying on racks
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Labeled and in a jar
Labeled and in a jar
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Where it was air dried
Where it was air dried
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Journal entry on lemon balm
Journal entry on lemon balm
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This is my submission for PEP BB medicine.sand.drylemonbalm.
I'm lucky enough to have Lemon Balm growing in my backyard and self-seeding every year.
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Air Drying on a rack and cloth
Air Drying on a rack and cloth
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Dried Lemon balm
Dried Lemon balm
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Harvesting
Harvesting
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Packaged and Labeled
Packaged and Labeled
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This is my BB for harvesting and drying Lemon Balm.
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Picking off the fully grown leaves.
Picking off the fully grown leaves.
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Drying on one side of the tray.
Drying on one side of the tray.
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Bagged up
Bagged up
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Ready for storing
Ready for storing
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Lemon balm harvest from my garden. Dried in the hanging rack in the garage. Mostly saved for tea but a little added to a nerve tincture.
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Garden harvest
Garden harvest
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Dried in rack
Dried in rack
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Container
Container
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I love lemon balm! I love it, my dad loves it, the bees love it, it is great! It is great in my teas, I stick it in with most of them because that light citrus flavor is really nice! So, let's set some aside for the cold months.
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If it grows much bigger next spring I will have to cut it back
If it grows much bigger next spring I will have to cut it back
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It smells so good!
It smells so good!
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Now I am wanting some tea XD
Now I am wanting some tea XD
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All done!
All done!

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Here's my submission for this BB. I harvested the lemon balm from my backyard hügelbed. Given that I drink lemon balm infusion nightly, this harvest was disappointingly small, but most of my lemon balm grows next to old railroad ties, so I dare not use it. This plant is in a different part of the garden.

Anyway, here are my pictures showing:
- the fresh herbs I'm about to harvest
- my herbs drying on a rack on the table. (Actually a rack for cooling stuff that's come out of the oven, but it works fine for this too.)
- my herbs now dry on the rack
-  two pictures of my herbs in a sealed and labelled container--one to show the amount of dried herbs, one turned so you can read the label.
   - label shows where the herbs came from, the date and method of drying.

Thanks!
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lemon balm plants growing in straw
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Mike Haasl wrote:This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum.  Completing this BB is part of getting the sand badge in Natural Medicine.

In this badge bit, you will harvest, dry and store lemon balm



You need to dry enough to make a tea, infusion or decoction.

To show you've completed this Badge Bit, you must post:
- a picture of your fresh herbs being harvested
- a picture of your herbs drying (hanging, in a dehydrator, or in a bag, etc)
- a picture of your herbs in a sealed and labelled container.
    - label shows where the herbs came from, the date and method of drying.

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Harvesting lemon balm from the garden
Harvesting lemon balm from the garden
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I let the lemon balm air dry for awhile
I let the lemon balm air dry for awhile
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Dried lemon balm in a glass jar
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It was time for the lemon balm to get a haircut. So I used some and dried the rest
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Haircut
Haircut
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Drying in my dehydrator
Drying in my dehydrator
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Gathered into this labeled, sealed jar
Gathered into this labeled, sealed jar

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Here is my dried lemon balm! I tried to plant this from seed last year without any luck. Then I read that it should be stratified, so this year we put the seeds in sand in a baggie for 2 weeks in the frig, then planted. Success! This variety has a pretty purple tinge on the back of some of the leaves. I see a lemon balm tea in my near future!
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harvesting from the Greenstalk
harvesting from the Greenstalk
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basket of harvest
basket of harvest
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Air dried in trays under a ceiling fan in spare bedroom
Air dried in trays under a ceiling fan in spare bedroom
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Jarred & labeled
Jarred & labeled

"Despise not the day of small things."

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I harvested this Lemon balm at Wheaton Labs

You need to dry enough to make a tea, infusion or decoction.

To show you've completed this Badge Bit, you must post:
- a picture of your fresh herbs being harvested
- a picture of your herbs drying (hanging, in a dehydrator, or in a bag, etc)
- a picture of your herbs in a sealed and labelled container.
    - label shows where the herbs came from, the date and method of drying.
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Lemon balm is yet another volunteer in my back yard! Very appreciative it decided to show up
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Harvested!
Harvested!
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Sun drying on rack!
Sun drying on rack!
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Stored!
Stored!
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Here’s harvesting and storing Lemon Balm.
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Harvesting from my garden
Harvesting from my garden
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Air drying in a mesh rack
Air drying in a mesh rack
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Labeled and stored
Labeled and stored

J Lane

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Part of my lemon balm harvest.
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Being harvested
Being harvested
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On the herbs rack
On the herbs rack
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Dried and labelled
Dried and labelled
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Better label
Better label
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Sorry for the missing info - will know better next time. Added improved label to original post.
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Now my hands smell like lemon.
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Harvesting the healthiest leaves on the lemon balm
Harvesting the healthiest leaves on the lemon balm
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Air dried
Air dried
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Sealed labeled container of lemon balm
Sealed labeled container of lemon balm
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