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   How do you care for peppermint?

   • Caring for peppermint is easy. Whether you decide to plant it in your garden directly or in a container, it will grow with very little effort on your part. Because peppermint aggressively spreads, most gardeners plant it in containers. No matter the planting method, peppermint is a marvelous herb that has many uses.

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   Is peppermint invasive?

   • No matter the planting method, peppermint is a marvelous herb that has many uses. Before planting peppermint, be aware of its invasive nature. It is a vigorous grower, and its roots need to be contained or the plant will send out runners and spread all over your garden. If planted in the ground, consider installing soil barriers.

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   What does a peppermint plant look like?

   • The leaves are broad and oval with toothed margins, and may be hairy. In the summer, the plant produces pretty pink or purple flowers on spikes. Like most mint varieties, the history of peppermint is a little unclear because it can be found growing wild in many parts of the world.

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   Is peppermint a good plant to grow?

   • Peppermint, or Mentha × piperita, is super easy to grow. It’s an incredibly useful plant in the kitchen, with the aromatic leaves giving a refreshing flavour to food and drinks. The flowers attract beneficial wildlife to the garden, and peppermint plants are rumoured to deter mice, rats and mosquitos!

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   Where does Peppermint come from?

   • Peppermint is a natural mint hybrid that grows wild throughout Europe, North America, and Australia. The name comes from the Latin word Mintha, the Greek name of a nymph who was transformed into a mint plant (it’s a whole story) and piper, meaning pepper.

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   Can Peppermint grow anywhere?

   • The adaptability of peppermint is one of its best features; it is also one of its worst features, allowing it to grow almost anywhere, making it a nuisance. Peppermint’s ideal soil is rich, loamy, and moist, though it's known to grow along trailside ditches and craggy outcrops—it can and will grow anywhere.

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   Learn how to grow and care for peppermint plants, a versatile and aromatic herb for the kitchen and garden. Find out about different types, cultivars, propagation, harvesting, and common pests and diseases of peppermint.

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   Jun 17, 2024 · Mint is the general name for all types of plant belonging to the genus Mentha, while peppermint is just one type, along with spearmint, orange mint, and about two dozen others. As a hybrid of spearmint and water mint, peppermint is a blend of two of these varieties.

   • Botanical Name: Mentha × piperita
   • Mature Size: 1-2 ft. wide, 1-2 ft. tall

   • Common Name: Peppermint
   • Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial

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   • What Is Peppermint?
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   Peppermint is a natural mint hybrid that grows wild throughout Europe, North America, and Australia. The name comes from the Latin word Mintha, the Greek name of a nymph who was transformed into a mint plant (it’s a whole story) and piper, meaning pepper. The “pepper” part of its name is particularly apt since it has a spicy, pungent flavor derived...

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   Like most mint varieties, the history of peppermint is a little unclear because it can be found growing wild in many parts of the world. Peppermint is a an important commercial cropin the US, and is primarily grown in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Wisconsin, and Indiana. About 90 percent of the peppermint grown in the US is in the Pacific Northwest, w...

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   You can propagate peppermint from stem cuttings, runners, by division, or layering. You can’t, however, grow it from seed. You can sometimes find “peppermint” seeds for sale, so what’s up with that? Don’t buy them. M. x piperitais a sterile hybrid that does not produce viable seed. Any seeds claiming to be peppermint will likely be a type of spearm...

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   Peppermint is an incredibly adaptable plant, but ideally it prefers a cool, moist climate with well-draining, loose, organically-rich soil. You can conduct a soil testthrough your local extension office to determine the nutrient balance and pH of your soil. The soil pH should be between 5.5 and 6.0. It will tolerate sandy or clay soil, provided it’...

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   Keep soil moist but not waterlogged

   Plant in full sun to part shade

   Keep plants in check through pruning and dividing

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   One of the things I love about mint besides its flavor and scent is that it’s less bothered by pests and disease than some other plants. That doesn’t mean you’re off the hook entirely, however. There are a few pests and diseases to keep an eye out for.

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   The ideal time to harvest is just as the plants start to bloom. That’s when the oil concentration – and the flavor – are at their peak. You should also harvest early in the day for the strongest flavor. You can either cut stems down to about an inch above the soil, or snip off a few inches from the top. The stems will grow back and you’ll have more...

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   If you plan to use your leaves within the week, you can wrap them in a damp paper towel and store them in a plastic bag in the refrigerator. You can also stand the stems upright in water as you would a bouquet of flowers, and place in the fridge. Peppermint leaves dry well. You can bundle them up and hang them in a cool, dry, protected space for se...

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   Two words: peppermint chocolate. If you’re looking for a way to team your peppermint up with something sweet, you can’t go wrong with chocolate brownies, cake, cookies, candy, hot chocolate, or ice cream. Fresh leaves give fresh fruit salads a peppery punch. Okay, I’ve talked a lot about how great it is in desserts. I can’t even imagine the winter ...

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   Learn how to grow peppermint, a hybrid of watermint and spearmint, from cuttings, runners, or division. Find out about its history, cultivars, pests, harvesting, and uses.

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   Learn how to grow different varieties of mint, including peppermint, in pots or containers. Find out how to harvest, water, divide and propagate mint plants.

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   Jul 4, 2021 · You can keep a peppermint planting simply for its delightful saw-toothed leaves and delicate flowers or for the spicy fragrance released when the leaves are crushed between your fingers. However, once you learn to use the peppermint plant for medicinal purposes, you may become an even greater fan.

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   Mar 25, 2024 · Learn how to cultivate peppermint, a perennial herb with fragrant leaves and multiple uses, in your garden or indoors. Find out the best location, soil, watering, fertilizing, pruning, and harvesting methods for peppermint plants.

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    Mint is a hardy perennial that’s not really worth growing from seed, as it’s so easy to grow from root cuttings or young plants planted in the spring or autumn. It does best in well-drained, fertile soil in light shade, where the roots will stay moist but never become waterlogged.