Comments on: Mint

By: David

David — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 10:37:00 +0000

I struggled with mint, shop bought and from seed. I then went for a walk along the canal and found wild water mint. I took one small rooted plant, wrapped in a wet napkin.

This mint now thrives in an old bread crock, it is 40cm wide, 80cm deep and glazed on the inside. The bottom two thirds are filled with soil and the root is deep into this, the crock was then filled about an onch over the soil with water.

Now I have to pick it regularly so it doesn’t turn woody. This gives me fresh mint tea for about 10 mugs worth every other weekend.

By: Danette

Danette — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 14:05:35 +0000

hahaha this made me laugh,I cant grow it either,I have killed every mint plant I have gone near. I hear it grows fast,spreads etc etc yet for me I pick it for Pimms yipppe! potatos,sauce,tea everything I can,next thing I am hovering around the plant seeing if theres even ONE leaf I can swipe,then next thing its dead………………
I outminted another one I howl to the skies!
GTM x x

By: fn

fn — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:26:03 +0000

Hi Tamar

I’m trying growing Brandy Wine tomatoes this year as you did well with them last summer!