100+ Organic Spearmint Herb Seeds- MENTHA SPICATA- With Hot, Rich, Mint Sweet Aroma-Greatly Medicinal-G020-Open Pollinated Seeds/Easy to grow.
Description:
Spearmint is a wonderful addition for the garden that can easily be started with Spearmint herb seeds. It is Sweetly aromatic and it can be used in both cooking and in potpourri and as a fragrant. Spearmint herb is used to make mint jellies, sauces and tea!
Spearmint is also highly medicinal with great benefits. This perennial grows to 3 feet tall and spreads rapidly to indefinite widths. The 2 - 3 1/2 inch lance-shaped leaves are a unique wrinkled texture. Oblong terminal spikes of lavender-pink flowers appear all summer. Like other mints, Spearmint plants are extremely easy to grow. In fact, they grow so well, it is best to confine them to containers. When compared to Peppermint, Spearmint has a less aggressive flavour that has fruity undertones and it is easier to grow, and it's fast, too. This mint can be easily grown in containers. Ninety days later, expect white to lilac flowers that are both edible and highly attractive to bees.
This mint is perennial Easy to grow Edible flowers Suited to containers Open pollinated seeds
Growing Spearmint from Seeds: Start Spearmint seeds indoors 8 - 10 weeks prior to last spring frost or sow herb seeds directly outdoors in partially shaded, moist, soil. Sow the herb seeds only 1/8 inch deep in loose soil. Transplant the Spearmint seedlings when they reach 2 inches tall. Harvest leaves when the Spearmint herb plant reaches 12 inches tall. Pick the larger outside leaves as the plant grows to encourage more leaf growth. Young leaves and stems have best flavor. Dry mint leaves on trays or by hanging bunched branches upside down in a warm, dark, well-ventilated area. Fresh leaves are easy to freeze too.
Latin Name: Mentha Spicata
Temperature: 60 - 70F (15-21 C)
Average Germ Time: 14 - 21 days
Light Required: Yes
Depth: 1/8 inch
Sowing Rate: 3 - 5 seeds per plant
Moisture: Keep moist until germination
Plant Spacing: 18 inches
Season: Perennial
Hardiness Zones: 4 - 9
Height: 12 - 36 inches
Bloom Season: Early summer
Bloom Color: Lavender
Environment: Full sun to partial shade
Soil Type: Moist, well-drained, pH 6.1 - 7.5
Deer Resistant: Yes
