That's great, that means I can nick some from the local park. I love mint, so being able to grow some for free will be wonderful! How quickly do you have to get them in the soil, once cut?
I am hoping to grow a lot of herbs this year so any tips are useful, I have made a large box out of wood and I have put a plastic trough into it so that I can grow herbs in it.
I love mint and already have mine growing, though I do put mine in a large pot or tub as it can be a real thug in a herb bed, spreading like mad. Next project will be to build a raised bed just for mint...many varieties and let them grow away as they will without having to contain them. The latest edition to my collection is a pineapple mint and I can sit for ages just smelling them.... ) Human mint, has the same effect on me as catmint does for cats
Mint is so easy to propogate you don't really need to follow the above. Just cut as many sprigs & put them in water. They root so easily then just pot them on.
I agree with Paul, mint cuttings put in a jam jar full of water on the windowsill indoors soon root and can be potted on. Sam, you can grow on the mint in pots bought from the supermarket and take cuttings. I pot on most of the supermarket bought herbs I buy as soon as I can after getting them home and when it warms up outside they either go in my raised herb planter or in big pots on the patio.
Hello sam,I buy my mint in a pot from asda every year,I have already taken cuttings and put the remaining mint in a pot,its going away quite nicely in the greenhouse
hello Angelstar958,I agree pineapple mint has a lovely smell,I try to grow lots of different ones,when I am going to have a lamb dinner I make the mint sauce 2 days before and cut as many different ones as I have then chop them all up together,makes an awesome mint sauce especially over new Jersey Mids
Dont know why but I always have problems getting parsley to germinate so I buy the pots of it at asda and pot them on,I have 3 large pots on the go at the moment and its going great,I have the curled and the flat leaves,I know its cheating but at least I have a lot to go at,the ones I did last year are going very well too
I just bought some cuttings from the grocery store and took one and placed it in a glass jar with water and it formed roots within 3-5 days I transplanted it to a soil mixture and it's doing fine
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I have made a large box out of wood and I have put a plastic trough into it so that I can grow herbs in it.
Next project will be to build a raised bed just for mint...many varieties and let them grow away as they will without having to contain them.
The latest edition to my collection is a pineapple mint and I can sit for ages just smelling them....
Wouldn't mind that recipe, Mike!
I agree with Paul, mint cuttings put in a jam jar full of water on the windowsill indoors soon root and can be potted on. Sam, you can grow on the mint in pots bought from the supermarket and take cuttings. I pot on most of the supermarket bought herbs I buy as soon as I can after getting them home and when it warms up outside they either go in my raised herb planter or in big pots on the patio.
Roger
hello Angelstar958,I agree pineapple mint has a lovely smell,I try to grow lots of different ones,when I am going to have a lamb dinner I make the mint sauce 2 days before and cut as many different ones as I have then chop them all up together,makes an awesome mint sauce especially over new Jersey Mids
Dont know why but I always have problems getting parsley to germinate so I buy the pots of it at asda and pot them on,I have 3 large pots on the go at the moment and its going great,I have the curled and the flat leaves,I know its cheating but at least I have a lot to go at,the ones I did last year are going very well too
Roger