Spearmint

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Mint
Spearmint
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Scientific Classification
Species: Mentha spicata
Synonyms

Common mint
English mint
Garden mint
Green mint
Mint

Plant Data
Germination time: 15 days
Time to transplanting: +28 days
Time to harvesting: +173 days
Mature height: 45cm (18in)
Ideal pH range: 6.5 - 7.0
Sow depth: 5cm (2in)
Growing plant spacing: 45cm (18in)
Growing row spacing: 45cm (18in)
References: [1][2]
Hardiness Zones
Ideal Hardiness Zones
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Spearmint (Menta spicata) is a species of mint native to much of Europe and southwest Asia.

Planner[edit | edit source]

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Plant outdoors
Harvest

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Growing[edit | edit source]

Location[edit | edit source]

Mint will thrive in most garden soils in most location. Keep it from overrunning the site by growing in a container or sinking metal or plastic sheets into the soil around the plant or by lifting and replanting each year.[2]

Planting[edit | edit source]

Plant peppermint roots 5cm (2in) deep and 25cm (9in) apart in autumn or spring.

Aftercare[edit | edit source]

If you are not uprooting and replanting between seasons; apply a top dressing of compost in autumn.[2]

Harvesting[edit | edit source]

Harvest all summer as required by removing individual leaves.

Troubles[edit | edit source]

Full troubles list: Mint troubles

References[edit | edit source]

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  1. Spearmint. myfolia. Retrieved: 2010-08-27.
  2. a b c Hessayon, D.G. (2009). The Vegetable & Herb Expert. Transworld Publishers, London. p. 136. ISBN 9780903505468