Apple mint, as a herb, has long been familiar to people. It not only has high ornamental value, but its mosquito-repelling and air-purifying effects are also highly praised by plant lovers. Apple mint is easy to grow and easy to propagate. The main propagation method for apple mint is cuttings. Do you friends want to have more apple mint? The cutting method is very simple, you will get it at a glance!

How to take cuttings of apple mint

1. Cutting season

Friends need to pay attention to the timing of cuttings. Apple mint is not cold-tolerant, so be sure not to take cuttings in winter, as the survival rate will be very low. Cuttings can be taken in all three seasons: spring, summer and autumn.

2. Cutting method

Choose some well-growing, green and healthy shoots, cut them off from the bottom position, being careful not to damage the stems, and leave them in a ventilated and shady place for a week, and you will see the cut wounds healing. Then insert the cuttings into sand or sterilized soil with a high perlite content. Remember to moisten the soil surface before inserting the cuttings, as this makes rooting easier.

3. Care after cutting

After taking cuttings of apple mint, water thoroughly once and place in a ventilated and shady place. After that, stop watering. If the soil is too dry, you can spray water mist around it to increase air humidity. Only after two weeks can you water it. After more than ten days, roots will grow, and after about half a month, new leaves will grow. With careful care after that, it can grow into a very large plant!

How about it, isn't the cutting method very simple? Have you friends learned it? After learning the cutting method, let us introduce the pruning method for apple mint, to make your apple mint even more refined and beautiful, and more ornamental!

Pruning method for apple mint

A new seedling that has just been planted for one year does not need pruning. Wait until the second year when its base roots have grown a section, and after it becomes an old stock, it can be cut off. If it has been grown for a relatively long time, you can carry out "beheading" pruning, that is, cut off the upper part. There is no need to cut too much, and the cut-off parts can also be used for cuttings to cultivate new pots.

Care after pruning

After pruning, the apple mint should be placed quietly in the room for a few days. Wait until the cut wounds have healed and slightly dried, then it can be placed in the sunlight. Be careful to control the frequency of watering. Apple mint in the sunlight should be given an appropriate amount of potassium fertilizer, so that its leaves are not easily yellowed by the sun and continue to stay green and plump!

Well, that is all for today's introduction. Thank you all for reading!