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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 362791" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>About mint (and other members of the mint family) - I chuckle when I see those lifestyle shows on TV where they plant out a tub of herbs, and include mint plants in there as well. Mint doesn't share well. You never put more than one type of mint in a pot, or mint with any other plant.</p><p></p><p>The best place for mint is in its own pot (or tub), preferably with a deep self-watering well. A book I read once had the great advice to put mint tubs under a dripping tap. </p><p></p><p>Plants that will behave tis way (ie members of the mint family) have square cross-section stems and always behave this way. So common mint; peppermint; apple-mint; pennyroyal; lemon balm (aka Melissa officinalis or bee balm) will all behave the same way, to a lesser or greater extent. So if you want all of those, give each one a separate pot with a generous saucer, and keep that saucer full of water.</p><p></p><p>Keep your eyes peeled for chocolate mint. Love it! I was told it's for perfume only, but I've cooked with it, I put a sprig in with shelled peas when steaming them. Fabulous flavour!</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 362791, member: 1991"] About mint (and other members of the mint family) - I chuckle when I see those lifestyle shows on TV where they plant out a tub of herbs, and include mint plants in there as well. Mint doesn't share well. You never put more than one type of mint in a pot, or mint with any other plant. The best place for mint is in its own pot (or tub), preferably with a deep self-watering well. A book I read once had the great advice to put mint tubs under a dripping tap. Plants that will behave tis way (ie members of the mint family) have square cross-section stems and always behave this way. So common mint; peppermint; apple-mint; pennyroyal; lemon balm (aka Melissa officinalis or bee balm) will all behave the same way, to a lesser or greater extent. So if you want all of those, give each one a separate pot with a generous saucer, and keep that saucer full of water. Keep your eyes peeled for chocolate mint. Love it! I was told it's for perfume only, but I've cooked with it, I put a sprig in with shelled peas when steaming them. Fabulous flavour! Marg [/QUOTE]
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