The Fabled Alchemist

Herbs You Can Grow to Make Your Own Tea Blends at Home

Start your tea garden this spring. Grow mint, lemon balm, chamomile, and more for fresh herbal blends. Get the complete guide.

17 minutes
Recipe

What You Need

Peppermint (Mentha × piperita): 1-2 plants, full sun to part shade, USDA zones 3-9
Spearmint (Mentha spicata): 1-2 plants, full sun to part shade, zones 4-9
Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis): 2-3 plants, full sun to part shade, zones 4-9
Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla): German variety, seeds or starts, full sun, zones 2-8
Holy basil/Tulsi (Ocimum tenuiflorum): 2-3 plants, full sun, zones 10-11 (annual elsewhere)
Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia): 1-2 plants, full sun, zones 5-9
The Result

Start your tea garden this spring. Grow mint, lemon balm, chamomile, and more for fresh herbal blends. Get the complete guide.

The Fabled Alchemist

Herbs You Can Grow to Make Your Own Tea Blends at Home

Full recipe with herbalist notes

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