Join The Minty Fun!In fact I am now overrun with yummy mint. I just put all of my plants outside and they are flourishing. - Everything in the garden is rosy ~ or minty! So what to do with all this fresh mint? 5 Things To Do With Mint... (soon to be 10!)1. Use Mint In Pretty Planter Displays Or Flower Arrangements
Mint sprigs make for great foliage in a boquet or flower arrangement, they are a bit different as a choice of greenery but have the added benefit of smelling heavenly, I often use spearmint in my displays, the bright, fresh green contrasts so well with brightly colored flowers. 2. Make A Delicious Mint SyrupIt is easy to make a yummy mint syrup, this can be added to cocktails, lemonade, and other beverages. All you need is some fresh mint, sugar, and water. How to make mint syrup...3. Make Fresh Mint TeaMint teas are really refreshing and good for the digestion. They can be made from any mint (except pennyroyal, which can be toxic) I drink a lot of mint tea, peppermint makes me feel calm and cool, and also helps me sleep. I drink spearmint tea if I am having a bad stomach or trapped wind, (though all mints help with digestion). I find spearmint sweeter in taste than peppermint, but enjoy both in teas. Hell, sometimes I even mix them! You can add sugar, agave nectar, or honey, to your personal taste. I take mine straight but my partner takes his with honey. Find out about the medicinal properties of mint here4. Put It In The Bath!I love taking herbal baths, mint has to be one of my favorites. The mint aromas are quite invigorating, whilst also being sweet and calming, hmmm, mint is such an enigma! To make a mint herbal bath you simply throw a bunch of fresh mint leaves into the bath while it's running. Rip or bruise the mint leaves before you toss them in, to release the oils. Mint stems and flowers can be included in the bath. Make sure to rinse them first though, as an earwig or aphids floating around in the bath with you sure ruins the ambience. Speaking of insects, I use the mint leaves that have been nibbled at in my baths. I save the perfect ones for eating or preparing drinks etc. 5. Make Crystallized / Candied Mint LeavesCrystallized mint leaves are easy to make and look amazing. They can be used to garnish deserts, ice cream, cakes, and also dipped or drizzled with chocolate! You will need egg whites and sugar to make these little treats. How to make candied mint leaves...Some Of My Different Mint PlantsThere are literally hundreds of types of mint plant, with a cacophony of beautiful smells. Here are some of the mint plants that I grow.
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At the moment I have 5 different types of mint growing in my medic garden. Mint is useful for all kinds of things and a few leaves eaten raw can really help with indigestion.
Mint seems to do really well indoors, at least where I have it, in a north facing window, that gets reflected sun. I have the plants in wall hanging planters, in the kitchen, and in a stacking planter with other herbs, the mint plants like to trail when planted like this, and look pretty dangling down. I like to use mint on cooking too, and enjoy a glass of mint tea on a hot summers day. Check out my peppermint remedy page for more info on the benefits of mint. and a recipe for a simple mint tea. I have; Wild mint, which I think is apple-mint Garden mint Eau de Cologne Mint (a very strong peppermint) Peppermint (a beautiful perfect peppermint) Mild peppermint (this one is like a cross between a garden mint and a peppermint) Some of these mints are probably sub species, or crosses, like the mild peppermint one, and maybe the wild mint. I know that mints like to cross-pollinate, so I remove the mint flowers before they get a chance. It might be interesting to try and breed a new mint though...I wonder if mint will cross pollinate with other members of the mint family, like ground ivy, or dead nettle - I doubt it., but it would be cool to have minty deadnettle plants. The next mint plant I want is a spearmint, these like a lot of root space so that one will probably be going outside. |
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