Mint

[Jason Cartwright]

Hi,

I have a mint plant currently growing in a cut down morrisons bucket.
I'd like to grow more.
I understand that putting it in a bigger pot would help but should i feed it? as it seems to have grown back quite quickly since last time i cutit down. If so What should i be feeding it with?
Will it still grow over winter period?

Thank you

Jason

[zazen999]

Mint is one of those things that if you do manage to kill it, people will want to know how. It doesn't need feeding, it will grow back after the winter. As long as the pot doesn't dry out. If you want more, take it out, split it in half and put it into two pots. Or three. Or four. The mint will be fine. Or if not big enough to split, take cuttings by chopping some of it back, making sure you have 2-3 leaf nodes included, and sit the choppings in a glass of water like a bunch of flowers and soon it will grow its own roots. Then you can pot that up.

[Jason Cartwright]

Mint is one of those things that if you do manage to kill it, people will want to know how.

Errrr......I managed to kill a mint plant (i think).
I had 1 off my Mum in it's pot and it dried up and died with in a couple of days of me having it. It wasn't at it's best when i got it anyway.

Thanks

[Two_Sheds]

it seems to have grown back quite quickly since last time i cutit down...so What should i be feeding it with?

So, just how quickly do you want it to grow? Quicker than "quite quickly"?



It doesn't need feeding. If you want more plants, then snip some bits off and root them in a glass of water.

It will lose all its leaves over winter, then come back to life in spring.

btw, it's a fantastic heartburn cure, faster than ranitidine

[Potstubsdustbins]

I to grow mint in a container. Only a couple of problems spring to mind after about 3 years it gets very woody, also it gets so over crowded it can bust a earthenware container. Therefore every third year I cut out some of the root and re-pot it in fresh compost, this cures both problems.

Poty

[daviddevantnhisspiritwife]

I started mine off from a supermarket plant earlier this year - just cuttings in a glass of water until I saw roots and then into pots. I now have a few plants and despite neglecting them over the summer and leaving them too it, they are ok. I have resurrected some poorly sage the same way. I spotted some wild mint the other day and will grab a bit of that the next time I walk past and have some for myself in a container.

[Bill HH]

I agree with all the above, I would not advise putting it in your open garden because it will take over.

As for feeding they are right it doesnt really need it but I fed mine with some tomorite liquid feed and it made a big difference, larger fresher leaves and a more powerful scent. I break a chunk off mine every couple of years and start a fresh pot. It has a tight tangled root ball and its quite ok to saw or cut a chunk off.

[Greenfingerpaula]

I have several varieties of mint, all growing in their own pots (which I have converted from tin cans, just gotta paint them!) , grapefruit, apple, lime, orange, chocolate and strawberry...... Any ideas on what I can use them for?!?!?