pinching back mint
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by tkhooper on May 26, 2005 01:13 PM
Hi Hinda,
I pinch it back when I want to use some. Otherwise I just let it grow because it has so many uses. I love it in my tea, and for a garnish, and in my pot when I need to humidify my tropical plants, in pork and lamb recipes and someday I want to learn how to boil it down for the juice. I like mint jelly and I want to try to make it.
I pinch it back when I want to use some. Otherwise I just let it grow because it has so many uses. I love it in my tea, and for a garnish, and in my pot when I need to humidify my tropical plants, in pork and lamb recipes and someday I want to learn how to boil it down for the juice. I like mint jelly and I want to try to make it.
by hinda on May 26, 2005 03:32 PM
and i thought i would use it for tea only - but it seems like the sky is the limit. and now for a silly question ![[Roll Eyes]](im/rolleyes.gif)
do i take from the top or the bottomof the stalk???
do i take from the top or the bottomof the stalk???
by tkhooper on May 26, 2005 04:13 PM
I take from the top stem and all.
by 4Ruddy on June 03, 2005 01:12 AM
Hinda...the more you pinch from the top of the plant...the bushier and prettier it will be. So, pinch away. Sometimes I go through and cut all the tops off just so it will bush out...it just makes a healthier looking plant. If you dont have a need for the mint at the time, dry it...set a bowl in your bathroom and when you shower the humidity from the shower will make the dried mint smell so good...instant air freshener!
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by plants 'n pots on June 03, 2005 05:38 AM
ooooooh - I really like that idea, Vanessa! I cut my mints back yesterday because they were getting too tall and leggy, but I stuck the cuttings back in the pots. They wilted for about 1/2 a day, but today they are all going strong. I didn't occur to me to dry them for other uses - thanks for that hint!
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by 4Ruddy on June 03, 2005 07:00 AM
I learn by trial & error...mostly error! Last year when the white flies were so bad I had to brak down and spray the herbs...so couldn't dry them for eating purposes...I did EVERYTHING else I could think of. Simmered them on the stove (great house fragrance...stuck them in drawers...you name it...I did it! I also have a rosemary soap recipe that I was going to try but never got around to it...ewe...wouldn't that make a great Christmas gift!
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by Elfinone on June 03, 2005 03:50 PM
I never thought to use mint in the bathroom, what a great idea!!!!!
I am not really liking buyin scents wow, thanks now I will begin to use mint in the bath room, that is like the brightness button coming on in my head!.
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I am not really liking buyin scents wow, thanks now I will begin to use mint in the bath room, that is like the brightness button coming on in my head!.
by Ceilteach on July 16, 2005 10:07 AM
I like the idea of dried mint used as an air freshener....thanks for sharing that one
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by poetprose on July 17, 2005 06:47 PM
Hello, I've got mint growing by my strawberry patch , first time for growing mint...and I don't know what kind of mint it is ,
Question? How do you know when the leaf is big enough to pinch and use it in your recipies, or granishes
, how big can this herb get?
Question? How do you know when the leaf is big enough to pinch and use it in your recipies, or granishes
, how big can this herb get?
by Ohio Greenie on August 04, 2005 02:39 AM
Is mint annual or perrenial?
by wilderness1989 on August 07, 2005 06:24 AM
quote:Mint is an invasive perennial. Pinch the flowers off or the seed will spread everywhere...had some come up in the lawn this year and through 6" of straw mulch.......thought I had it all gone!
Originally posted by Ohio Greenie:
Is mint annual or perennial?
John
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