Caring for Your Mint Plant

Mint (Mentha) is a lively resident in the garden or kitchen, eager and unrestrained, its bright-green leaves releasing cool fragrance with the faintest touch. Treat your mint with gentle encouragement and it will return in abundance—leaf, shade, and scent.

Mint’s Growing Secrets

• Light: Thrives in morning sun and afternoon dappled shade—think under the shelter of a young tree.

• Water: Keep soil moist but not soggy. Water when the top inch feels dry, like dew evaporating from moss.

• Soil: Well-draining, rich soil gives mint space to stretch its roots and spread wild joy.

Encouraging a Bushy Herb

• Pinch off the growing tips regularly to prevent flowering and spur new sprigs.

• Harvest often, using a sharp scissors, inviting a fresh flush of tender green.

Mint brings the promise of cool tea, summer scents, and gentle abundance. Let it ramble at home—in a pot, or trailing by your doorstep—ever generous beneath the sun.