Mint plants are the perfect starting point to start creating an herb garden. Usually they are grown in a pot, since this species...
Mint plants are the perfect starting point to start creating an herb garden. Usually they are grown in a pot, since this species is extremely invasive and roots grow constantly seizing all the land around. Choose one of the 600 varieties of mint, and please give them enough water and sun exposure to keep thriving.
Things You'll Need To Plant Mint Pot
- Saplings mint
- Sharp scissors
- Long and mature plant mint
- Flowerpot 30.5 centimeters (12 inches) with drainage holes
- Pot dish
- Potting soil
- Compost
- Ledge
- Water
- Glass
- Wooden dowels
Choose from a variety of mints
1. Choose the mint or peppermint if you want a strong and great for tea or to give a general use flavor.
2. Choose the spearmint or crespa if your garden, patio or window has lots of light and heat during the year. This variety is most commonly grown in the southern United States.
3.Pineapple mint plant type if you want to grow it close to other plants. This is one of the least invasive species of mint.
4. Opt for the lemon mint if you like citric and refreshing flavor lemonade or iced tea.
5. Try the apple mint for a more subtle flavor with some signs of fresh apple flavor. This variety is widely used in fresh salads and drinks.
Start having a mint plant
1. Go to the specialized gardening of your choice to buy a seedling shop mint.Mint not easily germinates from seed, so only the most experienced gardeners should start from this plant is a seed. Plant it directly on the potting soil or compost after it ispurchased and taken home.
A specialized gardening store has more variety of mints; however, you could find mint seedlings and plants at the local farmers market and supermarkets.
2. Take a cutting from a mature plant mint. Ask a friend if you can extract a scion of a mint plant you have in your pot or find one at a local garden. Cut about one centimeter above the stem with a sharp scissors
3. Choose to use a mint selling in the section of fresh food from the supermarket.There is no guarantee that you achieve cultivate a mint plant from each cutting, but itis a good way to use a surplus mint if you are willing to experiment.
4. Fill a clean glass of water. Place florets him to grow new roots. Keep the glass in a warm place and access to the sun, and wait for the white roots grow stem.
Add water as needed to keep the full glass.
5. Wait for white roots grow and achieve great length before planting mint in a pot.They could even extend to the bottom of the pot.
Choose a pot
1. Buy a pot of at least 30.5 centimeters (12 inches) in diameter. This is the right size for a pot, as the mint plant needs a lot of room to grow.
2. Choose a pot that has drainage holes in the base. Note that a mint plant can grow well if the soil is well drained. Buy a saucer for pot and place it under the pot to avoid staining your windowsill or patio.
3. Buy an extra pot that is much larger if you want to cultivate mint with other herbs. In this way, you can completely submerge the pot with mint in a larger, alongside other herbs. Note that many species of mint still find a way to take full of pot holes through having in the background.
If you want to plant mint with other herbs, you should separate the herbs at the end of the season.
Plant mint in a pot
1. Buy sandy compost at a local shop specializing in gardening. You can also combine potting soil with compost rich in nutrients. Mint plants need a rich, well -drained soil to grow well.
2. Fill the bottom third of the pot with compost and potting soil.
3. Place the cutting of mint or mint seedling in the pot. Roll up the roots if they are too long for the pot.
4
Fill the space around the mint with potting soil. Place the right amount of potting soil so that peppermint can stand alone.
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Line a part of the outside garden with plastic if you want to plant the pot on the ground, but should prevent plant roots from spreading. If that is the case, then plant the whole pot in the garden soil, allowing this protrudes 12 centimeters (5 inches) above the surface of the earth. [2]
- As far as possible, avoid planting in garden pot and place it in the yard or on the windowsill to prevent plant roots extend mint.
Caring pots where you plant mint
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Water the soil with water so that it reaches the roots. Water it when dry during the first year of cultivation. This plant should always be moistened soil.
- If the weather turns hot, you'll need to water it several times a day.
2
Keep the pot in a location to the east. It is highly recommended that the mint plant receives six or more hours of sunlight but will also be protected from the hot afternoon sun. Also, if the mint plant receives little sunlight in the winter, you could die.
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Wait until the plant is lush and mint leaves are long before cutting and use.Once you have grown, frequent cuts keep the abundance of the plant and the leaves have a rich flavor.
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Cut the top half of the plant with sharp scissors. Cut a stem centimeter above and below the bud. No cuts over a third of the sheets at a time. [3]
- Never let the mint plant flourish. This will make the nutrients lost in flower production and slow the growth of leaves.
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Divide the plant every few years. Divide the land into four parts and each part then plant in a new pot of 30.5 centimeters (12 inches), it is better to give them space. If you do not, the plant will suffer and not constantly grow leaves.
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