If you want to know how to grow mint seedlings, I’m going to give you the must-know details!
The best part about growing mint is that it’s not difficult and can produce lots of bushy leaves.
Peppermint and Spearmint are just a couple of examples of fast-growing mint varieties.
How To Grow Mint
Before planting your mint seeds, you’ll want to have the right soil.
We recommend using soil that contains organic compost.
Keep in mind that mint prefers fertile soil with a pH of 6-7.
The Best Time To Grow Mint
Mint is optimally grown in Spring after the last frost.
You can also grow mint in the fall, just check that weather to steer clear of frost!
Planting Mint Seeds
Be sure that seeds are planted 18-24 inches apart.
Growing mint in pots may be ideal for when you want to contain it’s fast growing roots better.
Mint’s roots grow so wild that they can interfere with nearby plants.
Because of this, you may want to experiment with growing mint in a large pot before transplanting to the ground(or raised garden bed).
Maintaining Mint
In order to maintain mint, you’ll want to trim the flowers that bloom on the plant.
The flowers bloom from June to September, you’ll want to trim the buds to contain leaves.
Besides trimming, and regular watering, maintaining mint is rather easy.
If you want to harvest more mint, using plant food will help the plant produce more.
Harvesting
Once your mint is ready to harvest, you’ll know this based on the plant’s smell and fullness of leaves, you can start plucking!
You can pull the mint leaves one at a time, or cut the whole plant up to the first or second set of leaves(assuming you have a larger harvest).
How To Use Mint
Mint can be used in teas, water-infusions, and even herbal remedies(like sinus relief).
Check out this awesome fourteen things to make with fresh mint list!
