Growing Mint Outdoors Winter

Growing mint likes well drained nutrient rich moist soil with a ph between 5 6 and 7 5.

Growing mint outdoors winter.

Space mint plants 18 to 24 inches apart. Mint is a vigorous plant that will spread all over the place if planted straight into the ground. Pot up a plant in the spring use a 4 inch 10cm pot of good compost. This fast growing herb can grow just about anywhere and makes an excellent addition to indoor and outdoor gardens.

Water the mint plant well after planting and place it in an area with indirect light preferably an east facing window during spring and summer or a west or south facing one in fall and winter. Where to plant mint. That said mint isn t picky. Hardiness will depend on the variety you are growing but mints are widely adaptable.

Mints will grow readily in sun or part shade and some types even survive in shade though they may become leggy. Temperature and humidity. If you have a friend with an existing outdoor mint plant you may be able to use one of their runners. Dig up the plant and bin it.

It is best to buy mint as young plants in spring. When growing in pots rejuvenate congested clumps by upturning the container removing the rootball and splitting it in half. Peppermint mentha piperita is very cold hardy able to withstand the cooler temperatures in usda hardiness zone 3 spearmint mentha spicata handles the heat best and can grow in zone 11 if you are growing your mint indoors you will need to provide humidity. 18 21 c during the day and 55 60 f.

For growing outdoors plant one or two purchased plants or one or two cuttings from a friend about 2 feet apart in moist soil. The colder your climate the more your plants run the risk of not surviving the winter. 13 15 c at night. Plants thrive in zones 3 11 depending on the variety.

Look for swollen stems with orange spots on the leaves. It s best to grow them in pots to keep them from taking over your garden even if you re planting in the ground. Runners set their own roots in the ground which means they can be carefully removed and transplanted into a new pot. Plant mint in spring after the last frost.

Repot a portion in the same container using fresh compost. Some cold hardy herbs mint thyme oregano sage and chives are very well adapted. Check plants regularly for mint rust. Quick guide to growing mint.

Use a runner from an existing outdoor mint plant. One or two plants will easily cover the ground. Mint rust remains in the soil for at least three years so don t plant other mints tarragon or chives in that spot after infection. In areas with frost they grow as perennials going dormant in the winter and coming back with new growth in the spring.

Mint should grow to be 1 or 2 feet tall.