Mint is a hardy perennial, which means you don’t have to plant it every season. After lying dormant each winter, it starts to revive and sprout again in the spring. Its hardy nature is due to strong roots that rapidly spread underground and grow new shoots. While the leaves and stems ...
Spearmint,Peppermint, and Chocolate Mint) are fast-growing, spreading plants, so you must give them a place to spread without getting in the way or plant them in a pot. Mint sends out runners that spread above and just below the ground, quickly forming...
Peppermint and spearmint both often grow to about 12 to 18 inches once mature. So choose an area in your home that can accommodate your plant. Somewhere near a window will be great but keep it away from sources of heat like fires or radiators. Like most other plants, the most common met...
Mint plant comes in an amazing number of flavors. From more than 600 members of the mint family --and many more hybrids -- among the most common are peppermint, spearmint, apple mint and pineapple mint. Its many uses makes mint a popular herb to grow year-round. Discover how to grow m...
Before You Plant Mint Choose the Right Type of Mint: Spearmint and peppermint are the most popular types of mint. If you like chocolate, then mint chocolate may be the plant for you. There around 3,500 varieties of mint, so there truly is a taste for every palette. ...
Purchase a mint plant at a garden center or nursery. Peppermint (Mentha piperita) and spearmint (Mentha spicata) will both do well in either moist or dry climates. _Mentha spicata_ More inPlants→ Choose a spot to plant the mint. Mint will grow in sunlight or partial shade but requires ...
The different types of corn should not be allowed to cross-pollinate, so plant them in such a way that pollen from one type does not reach another type. If you or a nearby neighbor grow multiple types, be sure that they are isolated by at least 250 feet or that their timing is such...
Dropped leaves are a sign of stress. Crown of thorns is an easy plant to grow. Typically started from cuttings, it can be grown indoors or out in warmer climates but needs to come indoors in the winter if you live above Zone 7. Give it plenty of sun and not too much water. ...
How To Grow Growing Fennel Fennel is a beautiful herb to have in the garden. Feathery and fern-like, it adds both color and texture to your plantings. It also boasts a strong, licorice-like flavor. Fennel is a tender perennial, which means the plant may make it through the winter in ...
We’ve put together our best tips on how to plant and grow chrysanthemums so you can have a beautiful garden full of blooms this autumn! Looking for a fall flower that is beautiful and doesn’t need much care? Chrysanthemums are the perfect plant. In fact they are so perfect, that ...