McGee & Stuckey's Bountiful Container by Rose Marie Nichols McGee

Author:Rose Marie Nichols McGee
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Published: 2002-01-06T21:00:00+00:00

Herbs

Mint

GROW AS: short-lived perennial

PLANT SIZE: varies from ½ inch (Corsican mint) to 2 feet high (peppermint)

START WITH: plants

HARVEST SEASON: spring through fall

SUN REQUIREMENTS: full sun to partial shade

MINIMUM SOIL DEPTH: 6 to 8 inches

Of all the garden herbs, there are probably more varieties of mint than any other (except perhaps for the equally wonderful thyme). You’ll no doubt find more than one or two that you simply can’t live without and that you cannot buy in any market. They come in sizes from tiny little scented mats of Corsican mint—which makes pungent emerald trails between stepping-stones, but is not considered an edible—to the graceful, 2-foot stalks of spearmint and peppermint that most of us know. Maybe your favorite will be lavender mint, or chocolate mint, or maybe lemon balm. One of the great pleasures of having a garden is sharing its bounty with friends, and so far we haven’t found a single person who isn’t enchanted with a spur-of-the-moment snipping from a mint plant. If it’s one of the more unusual varieties, your gift is all the more special.

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