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Savory smells as good as it looks! Learn how you can grow savory in your garden or pots.
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This plant is a very versatile plant used for teas, scented soap and as an accent plant in an herb garden. A very hardy plant in the garden, it has beautiful lemon scented foliage.
How to grow lemon verbena in a garden
- Choose a well drained sunny spot in the garden and enrich the soil with some Yates Thrive Natural Blood & Bone with Seaweed before planting.
- Sow seeds direct or in seedling trays. You can propagate by stem cuttings from new growth in the spring
- Water on a moderate basis. When seedlings germinate, use a liquid fertiliser at half strength like Yates Thrive Natural Fish Seaweed+ Plant Food Concentrate. Thin seedlings when young.
- Harvest in the spring when new foliage emerges. Tip prune to keep bushy.
How to grow lemon verbena in a pot
- Choose a pot at least 200 mm- 300 mm wide and deep and place in a sunny position. Apply a good potting mix like Yates Premium Potting Mix.
- Sow seeds direct or carefully place propagated plants into the soil. They will grow to about 1 m x 1 m wide.
- In the growing season feed with a liquid fertiliser like Yates Thrive Natural Fish Seaweed+ Plant Food Concentrate to keep healthy.
- Look to re-pot after two or three years to refresh the potting mix and help growing conditions.
Growing tips
- Tip prune to keep in shape
- Keep the soil well drained, this plant does not like wet feet
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Recommended products
Yates Thrive Natural Blood & Bone with Seaweed
A certified organic garden input boosted with NZ Seaweed to gently nourish plants, enrich the soil and encourage a strong healthy root system.
Yates Thrive Natural Fish & Seaweed+ Plant Food Concentrate
A complete plant food enriched with natural fish, seaweed, humates, molasses and more - boosted with NPK to improve plant and soil vitality.
Yates Premium Potting Mix
A premium potting mix, ideal for all potted plants and shrubs, including ornamentals, fruit trees, vegies and herbs.
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