How can potted mint grow well? What are the points for attention?

Potted mint is a popular indoor greening plant. Potted mint has a fragrant smell. In addition to watching, it can also pick a few leaves to soak water and decorate food. So how can potted mint grow well? What are the points for attention in raising potted mint?

First, the basic introduction of mint

Peppermint is a Labiatae plant, also known as wild mint, night incense and so on.

Wild mint mostly grows in mountains, wetlands and riversides, the whole plant is green, with fragrant smell, the flowers are relatively small, the color is lavender. The fruit is a small purple-brown fruit.

Peppermint is born at 2100 meters above sea level, but it can also grow at 3500 meters above sea level. The main areas of growing peppermint in China are Anhui and Jiangsu.

Second, how to grow well with potted mint?

If you want to cultivate potted mint, you need to start from the aspects of light, soil, watering and ambient temperature.

1. Lighting

Mint is a kind of light-loving plant, so we should pay attention to give enough light to the potted mint. It is best to place it in a room with enough scattered sunlight to avoid direct sunlight.

Sufficient light is conducive to the accumulation of peppermint oil, menthol, but also promote the flowering of mint, peppermint will grow better.

2. Soil

Peppermint does not have too many requirements for planting soil, ordinary planting soil, garden soil, forest soil can grow mint. But the soil which is too sticky and easy to accumulate water is not suitable for planting. Choosing the sandy gravel soil with good drainage is more conducive to the growth of peppermint.

Therefore, we should also choose containers with drainage holes on the planting containers, which can prevent the accumulation of water in the soil and prevent the roots of mint from being retted.

3. Watering

Peppermint growth needs more water, need to keep the soil moist, so usually need more watering, but also do not need too much watering, summer 1-2 times a day, winter can appropriately reduce the number of watering.

4. Ambient temperature

The most suitable growth temperature of mint is 25-30 ℃. Potted mint can be planted indoors when the outdoor temperature is too high or low.

Third, what are the matters needing attention in raising potted mint?

1. when it is hot in summer, do not water at noon when the temperature is relatively high, as it is easy to damage the plant.

2. Peppermint is easy to get black shank at the seedling stage, which makes the stem soft and black, which can be treated with 70% chlorothalonil or 40% carbendazim spray vaccine.

Raise potted mint is relatively simple, usually pay attention to light and watering, generally can be raised very well.