How to grow... Mint

Rocket Growing Guides

You can’t really go wrong growing mint – it is almost impossible not to grow successfully. In fact, it can be a little too successful and will happily take over if given enough space, so it’s best to keep it confined to a pot!

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Mint enjoys moisture and a little bit of shade.

Can be grown in....

It is rather invasive and so should be controlled so that it doesn’t take over any other plants in the vicinity. Putting in containers or planting mint in a bucket in the ground is a good way of avoiding this.

How far apart?

45cm apart or one plant to a large pot.

When your herb plants arrive....

Your baby plants will arrive carefully packed in straw. They may look a little tired from their travels. This is quite normal but, as soon as possible, carefully unpack them all.

Then, stand them upright. The roots may be dry, so give them all a good drink of water by submerging the roots for a few minutes in a container of clean water. Now they are ready to plant.

Looking after your plants....

Mint is really easy to grow and a very useful herb to have in the garden. If you cut it back to the ground each year it will keep going for a long time.