Growing Mint, also Garden mint

Mentha spicata : Lamiaceae / the mint family

Feb	Apr	May
S
	T
	P	P

(Best months for growing Mint in USA - Zone 5a regions)

S = Plant undercover in seed trays
T = Plant out (transplant) seedlings
P = Sow seed

Easy to grow. Grow in trays and plant out or start from cuttings. Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed. Best planted at soil temperatures between 70°F and 75°F. (Show °C/cm)
Space plants: 12 inches apart
Harvest in 8-12 weeks. Cut leaves from top with scissors.
Compatible with (can grow beside): Cabbages, Tomatoes

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18 Jan 16, Jennifer (Australia - sub-tropical climate): What's the best form of fertiliser if any, for mint and other root running herbs? Thanks
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12 Nov 15, MANJU (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I PLANTED MINT AND CUCUMBER IN THE SAME TRAY. THE MINT IS NOT GROWING AS IT WAS BEFORE . IT IS MORE THAN 6 WEEKS BUT THERE ARE NO FLOWERS IN CUCUMBER PLANT. HOW MUCH TIME DOES IT TAKE TO PRODUCE THE CUCUMBERS
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23 Dec 15, Mark (Australia - tropical climate): Do you fertilise with pot ash?
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29 Jul 15, Apples (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I grow you're everyday mint and chocolate mint.Smells great but no flavour,any ideas?
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03 Nov 14, (Australia - arid climate): How do I stop the caterpillar from eating my mint?
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27 Oct 14, (Australia - arid climate): Adelaide- I know the green grubs well....I've found that a gentle shake will dislodge the grubs making them easier to find. My question is......does anyone know the moth- butterfly responsible
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26 Jun 14, louisa (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): something is eating my mint. any organic bug killer available? thank you
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21 Jul 14, Steve (Australia - temperate climate): Dipel or catapiller killer, is certified organic, it works by rotting the gut of the catapiller. They stop eating the plant straight away and die within 3-4 days, also non toxic when the birds eat them after
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16 May 14, Andryan (Australia - temperate climate): Hi, I have a few pots of mint plants, and I notice since around Feb or March that my mint leaves have been very tiny and some of them even have a bare stalk closer to the ground. I water them almost everynight and they have access to plenty of sunlight. I didn't put any ferteliser on it because the last time I put ferteliser on it, they all flower and I have to pick and discard all the flowers (can I do something about the flower?). I was wondering what have I been doing wrong and what can I do to make remedy this situations? Thank you guys
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22 Feb 14, Rhonda (Australia - temperate climate): I have been growing mint in a Grow Bag and it's flourishing but there are strange little silver-white streaks on most of the older leaves. I pick the good, young leaves but would love to know what is causing this. It doesn't look like a fungus. My local nurseryman says he thinks it's some sort of insect. Any organic solutions?
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