|
|||||||
| Grow Your Own Sponsor | |
| The Herb Bed Help, Tips & Advice about Growing your own Herbs. |
|
Welcome to the The Grapevine forums. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our FREE community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, create your own online journal with our blogs, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact contact us. |
 |
|
|
LinkBack | Thread Tools | Display Modes |
21-01-2008, 12:41 PM
|
|||
|
|||
Mint
I know we've had a mild winter so far and now my mint is growing - about 2 inches tall already. I know this is far from normal as it's usually at least late April before it reaches this stage. Will it just continue until Autumn as usual or will a frost kill it? Should I protect it with fleece or would it recover?
    
|
|
21-01-2008, 12:55 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
It may get caught by frost but will come again afterwards and no harm will be done to the plant in the long run as it's hardy. Depends if you can be bothered rushing out with fleece every time it looks like it'll be cold enough. Personally I can't be bothered but it's up to you.
__________________
Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now. Which one are you and is it how you want to be?
|
|
21-01-2008, 01:10 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
My mint is growing too, what a lovely treat I,ve been having mint tea, yum!
__________________
Imagination is everything, it is a preview of what is to become.
|
|
21-01-2008, 01:20 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Mine hasn't stopped all winter. First time I have ever managed to keep the stuff alive!
|
|
21-01-2008, 09:36 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
I left some in pots two years ago all through the winter. It completely died off and looked as if there was nothing left in the pot. By late spring I had pots full of mint again. It's VERY hardy stuff. In my herb patch, I've got herbs in pots and I just let the mint ramble about in the ground around the pots as ground cover.
|
|
22-01-2008, 01:21 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
It's bombproof, I think if/when the nuclear winter sets in, the only things left alive will be cockroaches, ants and mint!!
__________________
Dwell simply ~ love richly
|
|
22-01-2008, 02:00 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
I thought my pot of mint had given up over the winter, lots of dead twigs, but having read this post I had a good look last night and, huurrrayyyyy, it is growing again!! Only tiny shoots so far, not enough to pick any, but it's on its way.
__________________
Life may not be the party we hoped for but since we're here we might as well dance 
|
|
«
Previous Thread
|
Next Thread
»
| Thread Tools | |
| Display Modes | |
Linear Mode
|
|
All times are GMT +1. The time now is 09:25 PM.
