Five Steps for Growing Mint Herbs and a Detailed Guide to Precautions
Busy with work and unable to relax properly? In fact, simply placing a pot of herb planting on your desk, with its unique fragrance and greenery, can relieve the stress of work. Beginners can start with growing mint, especially in the hot summer, where you can pick it fresh at any time and make your own
Busy with work and unable to relax properly? In fact, simply placing a pot of herb planting on your desk, with its unique fragrance and greenery, can relieve the stress of work. Beginners can start with growing mint, especially in the hot summer, where you can pick it fresh at any time and make your own cup of the most refreshing and reassuring mint iced tea! So how do you grow mint?
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Five simple steps for growing mint herbs:
Soak the seeds in water for about 15 minutes
Fill the pot with soil; recommended mixing ratio: 2 cups potting soil + 1 cup coarse sand
Place the seeds into the soil at a depth of about 3 seeds
Place the pot where it can receive sunlight
Touch the soil surface with your finger, and when the soil surface is dry, water again.
Generally speaking, growing from seed takes a longer time. Mint can be cut directly into short stems and grown by cuttings, which is even simpler! In particular, here is how to grow it by cuttings:
Cut off a mint branch about 7-10 cm long (choose a creeping stem close to the soil surface or inside the soil for a higher success rate!)
Insert 2/3 into the soil (you may first dip it in some rooting hormone. In addition, the soil should be clean soil, for example: buy potting soil from a gardening supply store)
Remember that for the branch to be used for cuttings, the large leaves must first be cut off to avoid excessive transpiration causing death, and right after the cutting is completed it should be placed in a cool, shaded place.
Warm little reminders for growing herbs:
Choosing the type of herb is very important, because you are starting from sowing seeds, so the suitable sowing temperature (season) is even more crucial, otherwise it is easy to fail at the beginning. Growing mint is relatively easy and is suitable for beginners trying it for the first time.
When choosing a pot, be careful that there must be drainage holes at the bottom. If combined with fertilizing and pruning, the width and height of the plant can reach more than 2 times the volume of the pot, so a suitable pot size must be chosen.
When watering, it is best to water directly onto the soil, not directly onto the leaves.
If mint is grown outdoors, a bamboo curtain or gauze can be used to help provide shade and avoid exposing the herbs to the blazing sun. Some straw or plastic sheeting can also be laid on the soil to avoid excessively high soil temperature and prevent accelerated water loss.
Besides mint, friends who are interested in growing herbs can also try other varieties. According to the recommendations of the Tainan Improvement Station technical bulletin, herbs suitable for growing in Taiwan, China also include thyme, lemongrass, lemon balm, rosemary, lavender, and basil. Come and give it a try!
