Organic Mentha spicata
Organic Mentha spicata
Mentha spicata Verte vraie
Spearmint, Garden Mint, Green Mint, Fish Mint, Our Lady's Mint, Spire Mint
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Description
The true green mint is a bushy evergreen variety. Highly aromatic, its scent is pronounced. Its wide and long leaves, up to 8cm (3in), can be used fresh or dried. Sow from March to June for a harvest from May to November.
The leaves and shoot tips are consumed as condiments with salads, sauces, meats... They are also used for infusions, alone or with other aromatic plants, or for tea. Try it in hot chocolate, it's delicious.
Harvest: Harvest as needed. Choose the most important leaves and cut the entire stem to promote regrowth. Preferably harvest in the morning to best preserve the aromatic qualities of the mint.
Storage: If you don't use the fresh leaves, you can dry them away from light and store them in a tightly closed jar.
Gardener's tip: Mint can quickly become invasive! If you want it in your garden, plant it in a buried pot. It doesn't like the proximity of chamomile. Mint repels black aphids, ants, mosquitoes, fleas, and some rodents, including mice.
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Botanical data
Mentha
spicata
Verte vraie
Lamiaceae
Spearmint, Garden Mint, Green Mint, Fish Mint, Our Lady's Mint, Spire Mint
Cultivar or hybrid
Perennial
Planting and care
Mint Sowing:
Sowing can be done in a greenhouse in March and April. In open ground, you will have to wait until May and June. Mix the seeds with sand. Spread the mixture on the soil designated for mint. Cover lightly with soil (1 or 2mm). Finally, moisten.
Mint likes rich, deep, and moist soil. It does not like chalky soil. Add compost to the soil before sowing.
For pot cultivation: choose a deep pot to allow mint to establish well.
Mint Cultivation:
Mint requires little care. Some recommendations: water regularly. In pot cultivation, immerse the pot in a bucket of water for a few minutes once a week (more during dry periods). After flowering, cut the stems. The accumulated reserves will make it usable the following year by dividing the clumps in spring and replanting them. It is advisable to renew the sowing every three years and not to replant in the same place for a period of 5 to 6 years.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a (East Coast and Midlands: Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny, Portlaoise). It will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the north-west (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal, Westport), delay planting by 1 to 2 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 1 to 2 weeks in autumn compared to the dates given, preferably choosing periods without strong winds.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (Wicklow Mountains, Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, Connemara, Killarney), it is best to plant in spring (April–May) or autumn (September–October), avoiding periods of waterlogged soil in winter and strong winds, which pose the main risk to newly planted trees in these areas.
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a, such as the East Coast and Midlands, including Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny and Portlaoise.
This will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the northwest (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal and Westport), it will be delayed by one to two weeks compared to the given dates, due to stronger Atlantic winds and less spring sunshine.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (the Wicklow Mountains, the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, Connemara and Killarney), flowering will be delayed by two to three weeks. Flowering mainly occurs between May and July, with the limiting factors being less frost and more of the excessive humidity, strong winds and lack of sunshine that are characteristic of these areas.