Yup I agree much easier from cuttings. To drink it you really need the spearmint variety. I would just put the pot with the mint in outside and forget it who knows it could take and that would be apleasent surprise. Chives and parsley are very easy from seed and the motto of treat em mean and keep em keen applies. Don't feed don't fuss. In the wild they grow in places with hardly any soil. Welcome and good luck.