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Peppermint Seeds - Description
- Peppermint Seeds
- Official Name: Mentha Piperita
- Packet Size: 1000 Seeds
- Dark Green, Pointed Foliage With Lilac Flowers
- Tall, Erect Stems
- Fast Spreading Plant
- Height: 60cm
Peppermint Seeds - Sowing Instructions
- Sowing time: Spring
- Soil location: Prefers rich, moist and well drained soil
- See out how to grow tab for full sowing instructions
- Harvest from May on
Peppermint Seeds - Uses
- Bluish grey and fine textured foliage make it a useful ornamental plant
- Recommended to grow in containers as it can spread
- Has medicinal uses when used in a peppermint tea
- Can reduce headaches, upset stomachs, aid relaxation and restlessness
- Suitable for making mint sauces
- Used in cocktails
- Grown as a companion plant to brassicas to deter pests
Peppermint Seeds - Advantages
- Fragrant plant
- Can be frozen for Winter use
- Low in price
- Easy to grow
Index
- Sowing Instructions
- How to Transplant
- Crop Maintenance
- How to Harvest
Sowing Instructions
- Sowing time: Sow in Spring & Autumn
- Stagger sowing times
- Sowing location: Sow indoors in 9cm pots
- Use potting compost
- Soak well before sowing
- Sow three seeds per 9cm pot
- Cover lightly with compost
How to Transplant
- Transplant seedlings when large enough to handle
- Generally once seedlings are 10cm tall (8 weeks after germination)
- Transplant into large containers or direct into soil
- Harden off before transplanting to outdoors location
- Prefers partial shade
- Soil: Moist soil with moderate fertility
- Requires space to spread
Crop Maintenance
- Keep moist & weed free
- Cut back hard each year to prevent plant from getting leggy
- This is also keep plant heathly
- Plant can be invasive; grow in pots
- Or divide section of herb bed using galvanised sheeting or bricks
How to Harvest
- Mint can be harvested from May onwards
- To Harvest: Cut back hard each year
- Harvest twice - cutting half the plant back each time
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