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Mint growing
The Southern Grow Guide Herb

How to grow Mint

Mentha spp.

Zones 7a to 10bPerennialBeginner
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The quick facts, free

Zones7a to 10b
SunPart shade
WaterHigh
Days to harvest60
Harvest windowYear-round in Florida
DifficultyBeginner
TypePerennial, plant once

From Jermaine's notes: Plant in a pot or it will take over the bed. Loves wet feet. Sells well in big bunches at markets, especially Cuban mojito mint.

The Mint file is inside the Plan.

Here is exactly what is in it. No mystery, no teaser.

  • Where it comes fromThe history, the trade route, who carried it here
  • How to grow it herePlanting window, spacing, sun, water, feeding
  • What kills it down hereThe Southern failure mode, the part nobody writes down
  • Taking the harvestWhen to cut, where to cut, how to keep it producing
  • Keeping what you pickedDrying, freezing, curing, how long it holds
  • In the kitchenHow to cook it, how to dry it, how to brew it
  • Its job in a food forestLayer, nitrogen, chop and drop, shade, pollinators
  • What hunts itPests, diseases, and who to plant it beside
  • Where to get itSeed, nursery, or a cutting from somebody who has one
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Growing information is written for zones 8 to 11 and checked against UF/IFAS Extension guidance where it applies. Your yard is its own place, so read it as a starting point, not a promise. Nothing in the Grow Guide is medical advice.