Mint isn't hard to grow at all, but do it from cuttings not from seed. You can get all types: ginger mint, apple mint, chocolate mint, peppermint ... my plants are from garden centres, only about £1.20 each.

Do keep it in pots though, even on the allotment, because it spreads so happily.

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