The well-known mint, friends who like flowers should have raised it. It is one of the most common perennial herbs around us, and is loved by many flower friends because of its young and tender leaves. The vitality of peppermint is very tenacious, and it is known as "immortal". There was once a flower friend planted mint in the yard, and then the yard decoration removed the mint, all paved with floor tiles, 20 years have passed, now dig a few floor tiles, plant a tree, and the mint next to the tree grows again. Do you say mint can feed you to death?
However, it is such a pleasing aromatic plant, and there are "4 fears" in the maintenance process. But as long as it is circumvented, it will really keep bursting.
1. Afraid: I'm afraid that your light is too dark
Some people raise mint and like to keep it at home, and it doesn't take long to find that it grows thin and long, staggering, and ugly to death. If left untreated, it can look even uglier, especially in the summer. This is because the mint is placed in a position where the light is too dark and the ventilation is not good, which causes the mint to grow. Peppermint, it is actually a sun-loving plant, it must be kept in a sunny environment, it can be maintained outdoors in the open air, or it can be potted on the balcony or in front of the window, but the light must be good, otherwise the head will not discuss with you.
2 Afraid: Afraid that you will not prune
A while ago, a flower friend asked me what to do if her domestic mint grew too fast and tall, and it didn't look as good as when I bought it before? Anyone who has raised mint knows that mint grows the craziest during the high temperature in summer, and it is really the same every day, and it can grow to more than 1 meter tall in half a month. If you encounter this kind of crazy mint, you should prune it in time, shave its head, and it will be pulled out again. Therefore, it is best to pick more mint leaves and eat them daily. In this way, continuous picking and topping can control its growth. Peppermint is a very pruning resistant plant.
A small mint plant planted in my hometown last year is now crazy
3. Afraid: I'm afraid that your flower pot is too small
Peppermint, it is the most potted plant, and the root system is more developed, the longer it is raised, the thicker its root system becomes. If it is a potted mint, if you don't change the pot for one year, the root system will "run out" the next year. Therefore, when we pot mint, try to change the pot to a large pot, the pot is too small and not conducive to its growth. Another advantage of a large pot is that it is conducive to mint bursting. If you plant a pot of mint in the yard or on the ground, the whole piece will be mint. The mint on the top was only planted next to a small plant last year, and now you can look at it.
4 Afraid: Afraid that you will not fertilize
Plants like mint, which are prone to wild growth and like frequent pruning, must be fattening plants. Some friends, raising mint either never prune, or pruning never fertilized. If it is a potted plant, after pruning a few stubbles, if you do not apply fertilizer, it will grow and become thinner. In the end, if you don't get it right, you will become a lone seedling. Therefore, if you want mint to grow normally and burst the pot, it is necessary to fertilize the mint. Fertilizer can be applied in time after pruning, mainly nitrogen fertilizer, and combined with compound fertilizer, or general-purpose organic fertilizer can also be used. In this way, after the fertilizer and water are in place, the stems and leaves of the mint will grow vigorously.
There are many varieties of mint, but the most common varieties in the flower market are generally dominated by soil mint and spearmint, which are the mint varieties above. However, I'm going to share with you a few photos of mint varieties that you may have heard of, but don't know very well. If you have raised 3 kinds, you are considered a nymphomaniac. For everyone to learn and communicate.
Chocolate mint
American Mint
Roman mint
Lemon mint
Cat Thin Cargo
American Mint