How do you grow potted mint, and is it expensive?

I believe many friends know about mint, and its fragrance is especially pleasant, but some friends know how to grow mint. So, how do you grow potted mint? Is mint expensive?

First of all, mint is a type of herb. There are dozens of mint varieties, because during its growth it can also mutate due to changes in the environment and soil. The methods for growing potted mint are as follows:

1. Mint needs plenty of sunlight. If you grow mint, you must place it in a spot with abundant sunlight. There is no need to worry even about the strong summer sun. If there is not enough sunlight, mint tends to grow leggy, its leaves do not grow large, and it also becomes especially thin and weak. A whole pot may end up looking smaller and smaller.

2. Growing mint requires plenty of water. Hydroponics is also possible, but soil cultivation will produce better growth. If you have not watered it for a few days and the inside of the flower pot becomes extremely dry, with even the leaves drying out and withering, do not worry. As long as the roots are still alive, water it again and it will quickly recover its former vitality.

3. Planting mint requires fertile, loose soil. If the flower pot is too small, or there is too little soil, the nutrients cannot keep up, and it will grow very slowly. So use soil with strong air permeability and water permeability, and very fertile soil. Ordinary garden soil, or leaf mold. Add a little chicken manure fertilizer, and that is quite good. It is not picky about soil.

4. If you want mint to fill the pot and grow very quickly and lushly, there is a little trick: repot it once a year, in spring or autumn. Change to a larger pot and make the soil a bit more fertile, and it will grow faster, because it is like spider plant, and its root system even develops faster than that of spider plant; it can quickly occupy the entire flower pot.

5. Mint is very tough. Prune it often and use its leaves to make tea or whatever, and there is no problem. The more you cut, the more lush it grows. Loosen the soil often, or add some soil, or apply fertilizer, and it will grow faster. Be sure to place it in a ventilated and breathable spot on the balcony.

6. Even when it snows in winter and the mint leaves in the flower pot have all withered, looking as if there is no vitality left, do not worry, because the next spring it will still sprout and grow out again. Its vitality is tenacious, and it will not die from freezing. It is best not to plant it in a flowerbed, because it will take over the entire flowerbed area. It will seize the nutrients of other plants.

Through the above introduction, I believe you have gained some understanding of how to grow potted mint. So, is mint expensive?

Actually, the price of potted mint is not expensive, and many households can afford it. If you also like the scent of mint, you might as well grow a pot too!

The above is the relevant introduction to how to grow potted mint and whether mint is expensive. I hope it is helpful to you.