Bee Balm - How to Grow Monarda for Pollinators (and no mildew!)
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- čas přidán 29. 06. 2024
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Bee balm! This wonderful herbaceous perennial deserves a spot in every garden. In this video I delve into some of the history behind this plant, how to site this plant in the garden, and how to correctly grow and cultivate it to diminish the chance the opportunity for mildew. #beebalm #pollinators #monarda
It's so nice to see a young guy being so enthusiastic about nature, specifically pollinators in this case, and sharing his knowledge without being the least bit pompous! Thank you sir.
Blessings and peace from UK
Thank you for your kind words 🙂 blessings to you
I really like Bee Balm. I use it as a Tea drink. It’s from the mint family . I use it for digestion and gas and intestinal pain. Thanks for ur info.😊
Thanks for sharing!!
Great informative video as always.Thank you. Take care and God Bless
Thanks for watching!!
Love my Bee Balm and didn’t know you could divide it. Thanks for this great info! Keep up the good video work, so informative🌱🪴💚
Yes dividing is very important!
Thanks Devin, very informative.
Thanks for watching Myra!
I looked in my back yard and these have popped up in my garden bed!
Oooo lucky!!
I’ve planted bee balm before and loved it. This reminds me I need to get some and plant it.
Such a great one for the pollinators too
Loving the Plant Vybz!
Yesssss
Great advice! I didn't know it needed water like you said! I'll be busy tonight
Yes! Not as drought tolerant as you might think
love this and thank you
You are so welcome!
Thank you for this. I meant to get some Bee Balm planted this Spring, but it didn't happen. I'll be ordering some for Fall planting, and hopefully get some enjoyment starting next Summer. I'm in Iowa.
Yesss definitely great to plant in fall
Thanks for that 🙂
No problem 😊
Far from perfect but I love your videos. I love when people make mistakes. It make you human. At your age you are so informant and I really love how you are so knowledgeable on so many plants. It is quite evident you do your research and explain so much that other people leave out. I truly think you would make a great horticulturist if you got a degree. Thank you very much. Stay Safe
Thanks for your kind words. Hopefully one day I’ll have a chance to finish my horticulture studies, paying the darn bills has kept me from pursuing a second degree!
What mistakes? Can you point it out please?
@@plantvibrationsOne degree is enough for anyone! You don't have to be educated to be dedicated, and clearly you are both, so you can't fail!
Blessings and peace
Thanks 😊 HOWEVER l find a lot of fungus tends to take over. Jacob Cline l love for the hummers but hard to find. Love your videos 😊
I do as well. I’m considering eliminating from my garden :(
🌻👍🏻
“Bergamot” in tea ingredient lists is a different plant altogether.
Perhaps you are thinking of bergamot Orange, which produces a similar tasting leaf. However Monarda species are the original ‘bergamot’
Do you have any tips on how to stop bee balm from getting powdery mildew? Thanks
They tend to get mildew from remaining overly dry. Best to keep them well hydrated
Thank you Devin. Do you have any winter prep for monarda grown in zone 6 please? Or perhaps none is needed, either way a response would be appreciated. Thank you. Joe
Hey Joe, just let it hang out all winter and then in early March cut it down to let it regrow
@@plantvibrations thanks Devin. Cut to ground level in March?
Yes
Are youd evon larratt?. will it grow in a sunny well draining soil maybe not moist but i live in bergen and it bacicly just rains the whole summer bergen is know for beign rainy will it thrive there we can ofcourse have drought for a few weeks but we have mild and wet winters and mild a wet summers
May be worth trying!
@@plantvibrations Will it thrive?
Do you know if I could divide my Bee Balms if they have flowers/buds already? I just planted one from the store the other day, but now I'm reading that they should be less clumped together and I'm so worried that they'll die on me 😭
Keep them well hydrated, they won’t die! They can definitely be divided - after they’ve flowered, cut them back to 2” and simply cut them in half with your shovel, dig and replant. Very easy
@@plantvibrations thank you so much!!
Can you move it in the fall?
Yeah definitely
planted 4 of these this year and they got eaten by something unfortunately, put out beer traps i suspect earwigs or slugs
Hmm cut the back and let the start over
Is your T Shirt available? I want one😁
Not yet but hopefully soon!
beautiful plant and nice information
How invasive is it?
Not invasive!
@@plantvibrations thanks you becaue I have on lemon balm and it’s awful
Suggesting a correction in your language used. Bee balm already existed and was used extensively by the indigenous peoples. As such, it wasn’t “discovered” by N. Monardes. He merely introduced it to the European people.
I suggest you go back and give it another listen
@@plantvibrations yeah I picked up on your air quote 😊
I picked up 2 plants 2 weeks ago, didn’t know what it was but I was dazzled by the flowers. I keep them in a mostly shady area hoping they’ll survive since I’m in zone 8/9. Appreciate the broad range of ground you covered for Bee Balm!
I love how something doesn’t exist until a white person discovers it, just like Columbus discovered America, Leif Erikson discovered America,and he’s white too. Pons de Leon discover America shocker another white boy
I don’t like your language or use of the word discovered! I don’t even like that you are calling monarda for that matter. This was an existing plant in North America. The US school system failed you here.
Ok
@@plantvibrations Sensible response!