This spearmint is very aromatic and sweet. This plant also has a lovely fragrance. It blooms with attractive lilac-pink to white flowers. Which are also very popular with bees, butterflies and other beneficial insects. Like all mint varieties, this is a plant that will overgrow the entire garden if given the chance. Spearmint is therefore best grown in a pot or in a container sealed from underneath. The leaves have a unique crinkled texture.
Spearmint has several medicinal uses. It's cooling and can help with intestinal cramps, flatulence, motion sickness, nausea, gallbladder problems, headaches, insomnia due to restlessness, infections of the nose, throat and sinuses and bad breath. Spearmint can also help with digestive problems. This is another reason why spearmint tea is often drunk during or just after eating. Spearmint is also used in cooking in combination with beef, lamb, chocolate, chicken, lettuce and various fruits. Spearmint is also widely used in sauces, stews, stir-fries, oven dishes, soups, salads, drinks, Chutneys and in desserts. It's also a very popular spice in English, Greek, Indian, French, Moroccan and Dutch cuisine. Spearmint is a plant that is very popular with bees, butterflies and other beneficial insects. Spearmint loses its leaves in winter. Hardy perennial.
Indoor sowing: april - may
Outdoor sowing: may - july
Germination: 12 - 21 days
Germination temp.: 18 - 22 °C
Sowing depth: ½ - 1 cm
Plant distance: 30 - 45 cm
Plant position: sunny
Harvest period: june - september
Sow mint indoors from the beginning of april till the end of may. Sow in large pots or in trays filled with moist potting soil. Sow thinly and not to deep. Cover the seeds with a thin layer of soil. Keep the temperature as even as possible and don't let the temperatures drop during the night. Harden the seedlings of during the day in the sun for approx. 10 - 14 days in the beginning of may. Plant the seedlings outdoors on a sunny plot with free draining soil from the middle of may till the end of may, when there's no longer any risk of night frosts.
Sow mint outdoors from may till july. Sow thinly and not to deep. Keep the seeds moist during germination. Sow preferbly in closed containers or pots to prevent the plant from overgrowing weaker plants. It grows and thrives in all types of soil but good free draining soil is necessary. Can be planted in a sunny or half shaded spot. Don't let the plant become waterlogged. Can also be grown in pots indoors for easy harvesting while cooking.
