Recommended | A single branch of this flower will burst with water or a small medicine box on the balcony.

For many flowers in the family, summer is like a robbery. If you are not careful, the flowers in the family will have to die, but there is such a kind of flower that the hotter the weather is, the more prosperous it grows, and the pot can burst in minutes! Moreover, this kind of flower can also reduce fire and moisturize the lungs, it is simply a balcony small medicine box! Have you guessed what the flower is? Mint, of course!

If you raise peppermint like this in summer, the pot will be full in 10 days!

1. Plenty of light

Only by giving peppermint enough light can it burst as soon as possible. If you have a south balcony or south windowsill at home, you can put mint on the illuminated south balcony or balcony. If you have a yard at home, just throw it into the yard.

2. Plenty of water

If you give mint enough sunshine every day, the moisture must keep up. The summer weather is hot, basically watering once a day, or once a day in the morning and evening is enough. Usually, when you have nothing to do, you can also take a small spray can and spray water directly on the mint leaves to ensure that the mint grows better!

3. Add some fertilizer occasionally

Many people think that the mint at home is not too long, so why not add some fertilizer to it, such as the compound fertilizer and slow-release fertilizer particles at home, irrigate the mint directly in the water, or bury it on the edge of the flowerpot, away from the root system? so that peppermint can grow as soon as possible!

4. Pick the heart and pick the tip

Poor lighting at home or other factors can easily lead to the growth of mint. After finding that the mint at home is overgrown, you should pick your heart and tip quickly, so that the height does not exceed 15cm as far as possible, and you will soon be able to grow side branches and burst the basin in minutes!

Pinch a mint branch casually, and the big white root will emerge in 5 days!

Don't throw away the mint branches that are usually pruned, just take them for cutting, and a month later, you will be able to harvest a large pot of mint!

1. Find a bottle of water, trim the mint branches, dry the wound and throw it into the bottle. Note that the lower end of the branch should touch the water slightly.

2, the summer weather is hot, basically only needs 3-5 days, the cutting mint can appear the white root.

3. Wait until the root system of mint becomes longer, and then prepare to transplant into potted soil.

4. Transfer the mint branches after rooting to the soil. For the first 3-5 days, it is best to put it in a place where the scattered light is good for a while, then you can let it shine directly into the sun, and then maintain it according to the flood and big sun, and soon it will burst again!

What should I do with mint yellow leaves and scorched leaves?

In the process of raising mint, the most common problem is the scorched leaves of yellow leaves.

1. The edge of mint leaves is yellowing: lack of potassium fertilizer.

If the peppermint at home, the leaves appear spots, and the edges of the leaves are yellow and dry, it is basically potassium deficiency.

Solution:

If this happens to the leaves, we have to spray the leaves with 0.2% potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution, which will basically recover soon.

2. There are black spots on the back of peppermint leaves: red spider

If there are large black spots on the back of mint leaves, it is basically infected with red spiders.

Solution:

Prepare 2 tablespoons of detergent and 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil mixed with water, spray directly at the front and back of the mint leaves several times, you can kill the red spider!

How to save the dying mint?

It's hot in summer, and with a little carelessness, the mint at home looks like it's going to die.

1. If the mint at home is sunburned, or because of lack of water, the leaves wither in a large area, then you can only be cruel and shave the mint's head!

2. Cut off all the yellow and withered leaves and branches with scissors, start pruning at about 2-3cm above the basin soil, and cut the whole pot of mint bald.

3. As long as the root system of mint is intact, it only takes about 10 days for the bald mint to sprout and grow new leaves!

4. If the mint has rotted roots, then it can only be re-trimmed to change pots and soil.

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5. Remove the mint from the basin, then cut off all the rotten parts of the root system, leaving only the healthy root system, soaking in carbendazim solution for 20 minutes to achieve the purpose of sterilization and disinfection.

6. Put the dried healthy roots back into the pot. First put the root in a cool and ventilated place for 1-2 weeks, wait for the mint to grow new leaves, and then transfer to the sun.

If you eat mint like this, it tastes good to clear away heat and relieve summer heat!

Hot summer, if the family raised mint flower friends, that is really a blessing! Let's take a look at those fancy ways to eat peppermint.

1. Peppermint tea

The most common function of mint is to make tea! Pick a few leaves, throw them into hot water, soak for 10 minutes and drink!

2. Scrambled eggs with mint

If you pick more mint leaves, you might as well make a scrambled egg. Peppermint is refreshing, eggs are soft and waxy, and I feel drooling!

3. Crispy fried mint leaves

Wash the mint leaves, add some noodles and fry them in a frying pan, and then match them with a glass of beer. It is simply delicious in the world.

What kinds of mint do you have?

There are many varieties of peppermint, and many flower friends are not easy to distinguish. Today, Huahua will show you what kind of mint you raise.

1. Soil mint

This kind of mint is usually found in the wild or by the side of the road. The taste of earthy mint is a breath of mint green, which tastes cooler.

2. Magnolia mint

Generally speaking, what is sold in the flower market is magnolia mint. Magnolia incense is a frequently used ingredient in toothpaste and tastes like chewing gum.

3. Peppermint

Pepper mint has a faint taste of pepper, cool, many flower friends also like this taste!

4. Apple mint

Apple mint has the sweetness of an apple. It looks like a touch fragrance, but it is different from the touch smell.

5. Candy mint

The most beautiful mint in the peppermint family is usually used as mint candy.

That's all for Huahua today!

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