Mint Growing Tips: Learn These and You Can Easily Become a Veteran Gardener

As summer temperatures keep rising, mint, with its abundance of green foliage and cooling properties, has naturally become a focus for many growers. We have previously covered mint growing, but some specific small questions still leave many fellow enthusiasts scratching their heads. So today let us give systematic answers to these questions all at once. If you have encountered such situations or have these questions while growing mint, then don't miss today's article!

Which Is Better: Soil Culture or Water Culture?

Actually, if you just want to grow an ordinary mint plant to look at the leaves and make tea, then our advice is that either method works, and in some cases the clean, pretty water-cultured mint may even be more popular. But if your goal is to grow it for several years, or even to cultivate a whole sea of mint with your own hands, then soil culture is the only choice. The difference between the two growing methods is that water culture provides insufficient nutrients and cannot give full light. Although it will grow in a lush, trailing way, it is too thin and lacks vitality. Soil culture, on the other hand, is much stronger in terms of survival rate.

The All-Purpose Way to Grow Mint!

There are many kinds of mint, such as the best-looking "pineapple mint", the best-tasting "lemon mint", and the fastest-growing and cutest "chocolate mint". We may not even know which kind of mint we have in our hands after buying it from a gardener. So is there an all-purpose procedure? Actually, there really is. First, when we bring mint home, it is best to use cuttings or water culture to root it, and after soft fine roots have grown, transfer it into a flower pot. If you think the mint stems are too long, then cut off part of them without hesitation. After transferring to a pot, it is best to place it on a balcony (a well-ventilated place) for two days, then gradually let it see sunlight.

What to Do About Yellow Leaves

There are many reasons for yellow leaves on mint, such as poor air circulation, too much water accumulating in the pot, direct sun exposure, mistakes in controlling fertilizer amounts, and so on! Just deal with it promptly when it happens. Usually we promptly pick off the problematic leaves, and some mint grows too tall, so the lower leaves are gradually replaced and also wither. Note that mint does not need to grow too tall; pinch off the top, remove the growing tips, and pick it often for eating.