Mint practically grows itself! Not only does mint add flavor to foods and tea, but also it’s useful for health remedies such as aiding digestion. All you need to do is confine this herb to keep it from spreading. See tips on planting, growing, and controlling mint.
Mint is a perennial herb with very fragrant, toothed leaves and tiny purple, pink, or white flowers. There are many varieties of mint—all fragrant, whether shiny or fuzzy, smooth or crinkled, bright green or variegated. However, you can always tell a member of the mint family by its square stem. Rolling it between your fingers, you’ll notice a pungent scent and think of candy, sweet teas, or maybe even mint juleps.
As well as kitchen companions, mints are used as garden accents, ground covers, air fresheners, and herbal medicines. They’re as beautiful as they are functional, and they’re foolproof to grow, thriving in sun and shade all over North America. Since mint can be vigorous spreaders, you simply have to be careful where you plant it.
For more information on how to grow mint click the following hyperlink to Farmers Almanac Mint.
For other resources please click on Gardening Know How's Mint link.
Description: Most of the mints we use today, including spearmint, came to North America with the Colonists. They used mint teas medicinally for headaches, indigestion and to help them sleep. Mint is also an excellent culinary addition and makes a great tea for the pure pleasure of it. As a general rule, mint family plants root vigorously when allowed to grow freely and can be invasive. Grow them in containers to keep them in check.
Description: Peppermint iced tea, hot tea, on lamb-just to name a few common uses of peppermint. Lesser known ones include calming the digestion or relieving minor sinus discomfort with a strong concentration of peppermint oils. As a general rule, mint family plants root vigorously when allowed to grow freely and can be invasive. Grow them in containers to keep them in check. Perennial in zones 4-9.
Description: Cook's Garden Favorite. Deliciously sweet and tropical, pineapple mint also has a tropical effect in the garden with its bright green, white, and yellow variegated foliage. A tasty topping for fruit, ice cream, cold and hot tea, and juice drinks. As a general rule the mentha family is best grown in containers as it's known to root vigorously when allowed to grow freely.
Description: Cook's Garden Favorite. This variety is a sultry and refreshingly pungent as the name suggests. A delectably sweet topping for fruit and ice cream alike, also great for hot tea. As a general rule the mentha family is best grown in containers as it's known to root vigorously when allowed to grow freely.
Description: Mentha x villosa, compact perennial plants hardy to zones 5-9, This variety was discovered in Cuba. Leaves are used not just in beverages, but Mojito Mint also makes jelly, herbal teas and iced drinks.
Description: The combination of orange and mint calls you to refreshment and arouses the thought of bright, clean flavors on the pallet. Best used fresh, try as a substitute in any favorite recipe calling for mint. As a general rule, mint family plants root vigorously when allowed to grow freely and can be invasive. Grow them in containers to keep them in check.
