Peppermint planting technology: how to harvest mint?

How do you harvest mint? Please introduce peppermint in detail to harvest twice a year. The first time is from late June to early July, but no later than mid-July, otherwise the second yield will be affected. The second time was at the flowering stage in early October. When harvesting, it is best from 10:00 to 4 p.m. on a sunny day, and from 12:00 to 2 p.m., when the mint leaves harvested contain the highest contents of peppermint oil and menthol. Because the content of peppermint oil and brain in the plant often changes with the growth period and different weather conditions, therefore, timely harvest when the oil content is high is the key to achieve high yield and high yield of oil and brain. First, look at seedlings: peppermint leaves have high oil content in the bud stage and high brain content in the flowering stage, so the first stubble mint begins to be harvested in the bud stage and a small amount of flowering. When the second crop mint blossoms at 30-40%, the top leaf is harvested when it curls and shrinks. If you hold the tip of the mint leaf in your hand, gently poking the wind will have a strong fragrance, that is, it is appropriate to harvest. Second, look at the sky: in the weather of high temperature, continuous sunny day, strong sunshine and low wind, the leaf oil content is high, so it is appropriate to harvest in the 4th-5th day after continuous sunny day and high temperature, when there is no wind or breeze. In the morning, evening, cloudy day, rainy day, low temperature and strong wind, it is not suitable for harvest. Third, look at the ground: harvest after the ground is dry and white, so as to prevent stepping on the underground rhizome. When harvesting, the stems should be cut off on the ground as far as possible, and spread out on the ground until they are dried, preferably cut on the same day, and the leaves that can not be distilled should be spread out in time, not stacked, so as to prevent fever, moldy stems and leaves, and oil volatilization. The leftover leaves in the field after harvest can also be collected. Click to get more mint planting technology click to get more medicine planting technology