The leaves are small, rounded, and light green bronzey at the tips. Most mints in the culinary category, such as most of those listed above, grow and spread rapidly. Before you plant mint, think about how you want to use it.
If you are looking for a nice bit of herb to use in the kitchen, you will do well to plant your mint in a pot. These easy care plants do very well as potted plants and a potted plant won't grow out of control.
If you are looking for a ground cover, try one of the slower growing varieties such as Pennyroyal or Corsican mint. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Use precise geolocation data. Select personalised content.
Create a personalised content profile. Measure ad performance. Select basic ads. Create a personalised ads profile. Select personalised ads. Apply market research to generate audience insights. Measure content performance. Develop and improve products. List of Partners vendors. Spearmint Mentha spicata. Pennyroyal Mentha pulegium. Continue to 5 of 11 below. Corsican Mint Mentha requienii. Watermint Mentha aquatica. Apple Mint Mentha suaveolens. Continue to 9 of 11 below.
American Wild Mint Mentha canadensis. Cuban, or "Mojito" Mint Mentha x villosa. Margarita Mint Mentha 'Margarita' If you like the idea of growing your own mint to flavor or garnish a cocktail, but mojito isn't your thing, you might want to grow Mentha 'Margarita.
Featured Video. Read More. Your Privacy Rights. To change or withdraw your consent choices for TheSpruce. Shear your mint to the ground in the fall and it will emerge shining and ready for gourmand use in the spring. Mint grown in pots needs to be divided every year and repotted with fresh soil. It will fill its pot quickly and crowd itself out to the point of extinction. Beat two of the eggs. Put the onion, meat, rice, oil, parsley, mint, salt and pepper to taste in a bowl.
Mix well and bind with the two eggs. Form into 12 balls. Place in a shallow pan with a lid and pour water over the balls.
Cover and simmer on low heat for about forty minutes or until the water has evaporated. Allow the balls to cool so you can handle them. Beat the remaining egg with the milk. Melt the butter in a frying pan. Dip the meat balls in the egg and milk batter and then fry until golden. Serve with plain boiled rice or saffron rice. My query is that the leaves never get that large.
Would I be better to move them to larger pots to achieve this? Please add spider mites to your list of peppermint pests. They all but destroyed my once-bushy plants. I had to clip and root some healthy tops just to save them.
I also must spray a rosemary oil-detergent-water mixture on the reviving stems still outside. Years ago a golf ball sized hole popped up overnight in my parking area.
I kicked some gravel into the hole and tamped it down. That worked for a day or two and then it reappeared. Since it was right near where I got out when I parked, I didn't want to turn my ankle or provide an open invitation for additional holes so I decided to pour some used kitty litter no poops included down the hole and covered it over again.
It seemed to work but a similar hole appeared about six feet away. More litter and the critters got the idea until this year. This time instead of litter I crushed a few stalks of mint and shoved them down their doorway.
It was never removed and I haven't seen any more holes anywhere. This wasn't a scientific survey by any means, but if you're having problems with diggers in your lawn or garden and have a supply of mint it's worth a try before using chemicals or nasty traps. This might make them move to a different area on your property, but if you have a supply of mint like I do it shouldn't be a problem driving the little monsters out of the back forty.
I love my mints. I have them everywhere. Don't forget to add some Catmint to your variety. Pollinators are highly attracted to it as well as the fact that it provides an attractive flower most of the summer. I have a couple of areas where I have not been able to grow anything so mint will be the last resort.
The mint not only takes care of not having to mow close to the rock, but I always save that section to do when I'm half done with the lawn, so when I mow that circle around the rock the smell of the cut mint is so refreshing. Just the regular lawn mowing seems to keep the mint contained in a 2 to 3 foot circle around the rock. When they were still small enough, the granddaughters used to spend a lot of time sitting on that rock surrounded by the smell of mint.
I have spearmint growing in my garden and I would like to add summer and winter savory. I have heard that they are members of the mint family. Will they cross pollinate with my spearmint? Thank you for your help. What type of mint is typically used in iced tea, and found in the grocery store? If I grow it in a pot, is it better to move pot outdoors in summer, or leave inside year-round? Peppermint and spearmint are the most commonly available, and one source suggests that spearmint is the one most often found in grocery stores.
One way to check: peppermint is 40 percent menthol, while spearmint is less than 1 percent menthol. This means that peppermint will have a more intense flavor and possibly an aftertaste, while spearmint will be milder tasting.
If you are growing mint in a container, it will do better outdoors in summer. See above for more specific info. For some reason my mint plants do not bloom. Seeds will germinate in 10 to 20 days. Mints are slow to develop during the first year, but be ready to fight them back the second year. Lovely article, thank you! I was wondering if there was any more information regarding companion planting?
I see that you stated to plant mint next to tomatoes and cabbage, but will mint do well alongside other plants? Why only tomatoes and cabbage? Generally, mint can be planted in pots alongside any veggies that are affected by these pests, like peppers, broccoli and cauliflower, and other leafy greens. Over a year ago, myself an my wife planted a fruit tree and guild. The guild has many perennials from lavender to hibiscus, thyme, yarrow, sorrel and others, but also mint, spearmint, mountain mint.
I can find plenty of information online about planting a guild with perennials but nothing about what to do when fall and winter arrive Do I just leave the mint and others to die, fall and rot, or cut away the stalks for regrowth in Spring? I would love if you could help or even point me in the direction of something online or some books for caring for a fruit tree guild through winter.
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