Many summer residents and gardeners, besides vegetables and fruit, try to grow up also herbs. Having dried up and having prepared them for the winter, it is possible not to be afraid of harmful infections and various diseases. More and more people address traditional medicine, and the eco-friendly product is valuable now, more than ever.
Mint is not only the herb having the antiseptic, calming properties. It is still the fragrant aroma filling the house during a cold winter time. This special pleasure indulge itself and the relatives with a cup of fragrant tea.
But how to grow up mint?
Mint isn't whimsical at all, doesn't demand special conditions for cultivation or additional leaving. For mint there will be ideal a shaded place under trees or at a fence, a protection, about a flower bed. The easiest way landing of the shank bought in the market will be to grow up mint. It is also possible to find out at neighbors in giving whether they have mint. Having put a shank, having provided periodic watering, in a month it is already possible to be content with the first harvest. Having taken root, mint expands with very high speed, submitting all new and new grounds. Therefore it is necessary to observe occasionally whether leaves a plant of the limits intended to it.
What to do if reproduction by shanks is impossible?
If it wasn't succeeded to find mint shanks, it is possible to try to multiply a plant seeds. Seeds can be bought in any specialized shop. Most more rational from seeds to grow up seedling, and then accurately to replace in soil to the constant place. For this purpose seeds screen out in the paved way, having slightly strewn lightly with a small amount of the soil over seeds. It is deeply not necessary to dig in them to the earth. At emergence of the first shoots not to forget to watch a condition of the soil. Landing of seeds in the protected site will protect sprouts from various weeds. In few months if sprouts became stronger, their change is possible.
Harvesting can be made as necessary, for this purpose it is necessary to use secateurs or a sharp knife. The expanding plant is decrowned, having receded 4-5 cm from a sheet bosom. Soon on the place of a cut new escapes appear. Collected small stalks are formed in bunches and dried up at the room temperature in hover.
The unpretentious plant can be planted near a gazebo, then the fragrant aroma will dress vacationers, will create effect of an aromatherapy.