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Latin name: Mentha Family: Lamb, or Lips Categories: Herbs, Medicinal plants |
Mint (lat. Mentha) - a perennial plant of the Lamiaceae family, or Lipocytes. The native land of mint is the Mediterranean and Central Asia.
Characteristics of culture
Mint is a herbaceous plant with a whitish, woody root with thin fibrous appendage roots, located horizontally. Stems are hollow or filled with parenchyma, strongly branched, leafy, red-brown in color. Leaves are sessile, opposite, oblong-ovoid, pointed at the ends, located on short petioles. The leaves are dark green on the outside, light green on the inside, covered with pinpoint yellow glands and small hairs.
The flowers are medium in size, collected in false whorls, which form spike-shaped inflorescences at the tips of the shoots. The calyx is five-toothed, regular in shape, covered with glands, can be pink or purple. Flowering begins in late June and lasts 50-60 days. The fruit is modular, consists of several nuts of red-brown or black-brown color. Seed germination is low, only 10-25%.
Growing conditions
Mint is a light-loving plant, prefers well-lit areas, although it develops well in shaded areas. Soils for growing crops are desirable loose, fertile, with a rich mineral composition, with deep groundwater. Low-lying areas without cold water stagnation are also not prohibited. The plant has a negative attitude towards clayey, heavy and structureless soils with a low organic content.
The optimum growing temperature is 18-22C. Prolonged drought delays plant growth to a significant extent, often causing leaves to fall. The best precursors for mint are legumes, corn, potatoes, winter grains, and most vegetables. Mint is a relatively winter-hardy plant, with a stable snow cover it can withstand frosts down to -20C.
Reproduction and planting
Mint is propagated by seeds, cuttings and rhizome division. Sowing seeds is carried out in seedling boxes or greenhouses in mid-March. Seedlings are transplanted into open ground in late April - early May (depending on weather conditions and winter hardiness of the variety). The distance between plants should be about 30-35 cm, and between rows - 60-70 cm.
The area for growing mint is dug to a depth of 25-27 cm, loosened with a rake, breaking earth lumps, and humus, nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizers are applied. Many gardeners advise to dip the roots of seedlings in a liquid mass consisting of clay and manure before planting.
Reproduction by rhizomes and cuttings is carried out either in early spring or in autumn, but a couple of months before the onset of stable frosts. The planting material is lowered into pre-prepared grooves with a depth of 10-12 cm, fall asleep, abundantly watered and mulched.
Care
Mint is a moisture-loving plant, it needs regular watering, especially during the period of germination and budding. Top dressing is carried out twice a season: the first - in early spring, the second - during the formation of buds. The soil in the aisles is systematically loosened, weeds are removed. For the winter, the plants are covered with a layer of dry straw, leaves, or any other covering material. Thinning bushes are transplanted every 3-4 years.
Application
Most often, gardeners and gardeners grow mint as an aromatic plant. All types of culture are used in cooking, it is introduced to improve the taste characteristics of various dishes, both fresh and dried. Add mint leaves to alcoholic drinks and tea. Peppermint is widely used in folk medicine. Mint is also used in group plantings, mixborders, flower beds, as well as in pots and containers.
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