Up until this year, we were in drought conditions for quite a while. That's probably why they didn't grow so tall until this year. Talk about an about-face! Now I wish the rain would let up for a while so I could enjoy some sunshine! A red bee balm seeded itself just outside the perimeter of my garden, so I dug it up and planted it in a different area. It took it in stride. I've never attempted cuttings before but may give it a try.

One herb that I bought a seed packet of many eons ago from a now defunct seed company is Russian comfrey. Is that stuff ever ginormous! Some leaves are the size of dinner platters. They get so tall that a really hard rain will knock them over like trees so I have to get the clippers to clear the path. They just laugh at me and send out sideshoots from the stems. The bumblebees absolutely adore the flowers. It spreads itself slowly through seeds (contradicting what I've read online about it not seeding itself). I haven't tried using the roots for medicinal purposes yet, but I am reading up on herbs and hope to bring myself up to speed on herbalism. So far the only thing I've really used is lemon balm which I sometimes make a tea from when I'm having trouble sleeping.

JLfromNH