It's getting warmer. Have a mint. Feel the mint.

Come to pot mint to feel what is refreshing. When it comes to peppermint, it will give people a cool feeling, not ice but ice, but in fact, many people have not eaten peppermint in the real sense. We are only a kind of peppermint. Today Huahua tells you a little about mint.

The origin of peppermint is mainly in the southwest, and it is distributed all over our country. It is used as a family decoration plant, and in some areas as food. They are mainly used to extract peppermint, add it to candy, bath products, etc., it can be said that the whole body is full of treasure, but also can be used to drive insects, mosquitoes, mint itself has its own aroma, especially in summer, the aroma will be greater It greatly enhances the freshness of indoor air.

In the cultivation of peppermint, peppermint is a kind of fertilizer-loving plant, which should be based on nitrogen fertilizer and need pruning when necessary. moist soil can promote the growth of peppermint, and the waste water from daily life and rice washing water can be used for watering. Peppermint does not have great requirements for water, and it is necessary to keep it dry and thoroughly when watering. In the northern winter, it needs to be moved indoors. The amount of watering will be reduced.

Mint can also drive mosquitoes, the aroma of peppermint has a great effect on mosquitoes, peppermint leaves contain volatile substances such as peppermint oil, after the volatilization of peppermint leaves, the smell produced has a dispelling effect on Wenzi, some flower friends will ask, this fragrance is healthy for the human body, flowers should tell everyone that the aroma emitted by peppermint is harmless to the human body, while indoor planting peppermint can be used to repel mosquitoes. Although the effect is not as obvious as insecticides, it is quite OK.

Peppermint must be placed in a sunny place, mint long-term lack of sunlight, will cause small leaves, stem withering will become smaller and smaller, peppermint pruning, due to temperature, mint growth is very fast, if the phenomenon of a pot explosion needs to be cut off, otherwise it will hinder the growth of new leaves, cut leaves can be sun-dried, drying may be used to make tea.

Every spring, we need to loosen the soil of peppermint sparse soil, so that the roots of plants can be fully absorbed, so as to promote growth. It is appropriate to choose alkaline soil with good permeability. It is a good choice to keep a pot of peppermint at home in summer. Aroma can fill the whole family, and it is also good to cultivate peppermint with real water. It is more troublesome to raise, and the choice of hydroponic culture or soil culture depends on the love of flower friends.