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    Does anyone know of a good herb supplier, i'd really like to grow different types of mint this year and all i can get hold of is just plain mint, i really like the idea of chocolate mint, banana mint etc.... any recommendations guys?
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    Try Nickys seeds, they have loads of stuff
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    • #3
      And do try apple mint. Great as a mint sauce or jelly and general culinary use.
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      • #4
        jekkssherbfarm, is the only place i can find banana mint, and you have to make an order of over £15 for them to post out to you,
        i have
        chocolate,
        grapefruit,
        orange
        pineapple
        ginger

        all mints,
        and i have taken cuttings from them, if you want i can post you the ones that have taken well,
        i have also been after the banana mint, but not quite willing to pay over 15quid

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        • #5
          oops spelt that wrong its
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          • #6
            Thompson and Morgan do a variety pack of mint plants for about £6-7, I've ordered them and they will arrive in the spring for outdoor planting. I can't remember exactly what they have, but it's something like pineapple mint, apple mint, purple mint, etc. I'm looking forward to trying them all.

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            • #7
              I have a few mints also, not the banana one though, will have to get that one! Have apple, pineapple, standard garden, chocolate, spearmint, don't mind swapping a few cuttings in Spring if anyone is interested?

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              • #8
                I regularly send people tearings [rather than cuttings] of my mints...chocolate mint seems to be the favourite. Remind me in the spring if anyone wants any - we usually chop it back around April time.
                Last edited by zazen999; 05-01-2009, 09:38 PM.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by zazen999 View Post
                  I regularly send people tearings [rather than cuttings] of my mints...chocolate mint seems to be the favourite. Remind me in the spring if anyone wants any - we usually chop it back around April time.
                  Hi, what do you mean by tearings?

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by mrsc2b View Post
                    Hi, what do you mean by tearings?
                    We just pull them off the plant and bag them up.

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                    • #11
                      i tend to walk past a mint plant i fancy, steal a bit, pop into water, let it root and hey presto! interesting mint plants for free

                      but that is very wrong and illegal and i am bad.

                      Make sure you keep them in pots or they will take over the planet.
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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Lavenderblue View Post
                        i tend to walk past a mint plant i fancy, steal a bit, pop into water, let it root and hey presto! interesting mint plants for free

                        but that is very wrong and illegal and i am bad.

                        Make sure you keep them in pots or they will take over the planet.
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                        • #13
                          If you keep a couple of plastic bags in your pocket(just in case and by accident),you could hypothetically place a cutting in the bag,blow in the bag then seal it,the moisture from your breath prolongs the life of the cutting..........allegedly!!!

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                          • #14
                            Are mint really that easy to grow from cutting? Was going to take a cutting of my mums mint plant in spring, can you just cut off any part of the plant?

                            I like the sound of the different varieties!
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                            • #15
                              Try ripping a bit up from the soil- it's bound to have a few roots on- and if not, it soon will if you stand it in a glass of water on the windowsill for a week or so
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