Plants for sale-Peppermint plants in a 10 cm pot
I have this pot of peppermint plants for sale. I am in North London. My postcode is N11 3PQ. I am near to New Southgate Station and Tesco Extra in Colney Hatch lane. If you want to see my location click the map and maximise it. If you are interested email or phone me. Please also check your spam folder if you have emailed me. Peppermint (Mentha piperita), is often found growing wild in wet, shaded spots but it will also thrive in your own garden or window box. It is a perennial plant. Peppermint will grow almost anywhere that's out of the hot sun, but it prefers a moderately rich soil and at least partial shade. Because it spreads vigorously by underground runners, you might want to cultivate yours in containers (at least four inches in depth) or — in the garden — in beds surrounded by boards buried about six to eight inches in the earth (they'll help keep the mint from taking over your growing plot). When planted as a companion to cabbage — or strewn between any vegetables of the genus Brassica — peppermint helps deter the white cabbage butterfly. Make sure the herb receives at least an inch of water a week, and to promote bushier growth, snip off the tender budding tips. If you want to assure a lengthy harvest, you should also keep the flowers pinched back but don't pick any leaves before the herb is 10 to 12 inches high, or you'll weaken the plant. To dry peppermint, gather the foliage in the early morning before the dew has evaporated. The leaves will be at their best just prior to flowering when the level of essential oils is at its peak. Hang the bunches upside down in warm shade, or dry them in the oven at 150 degrees Fahrenheit then strip the leaves from the stems and store them in opaque jars with airtight lids. Clean, undried sprigs can also be frozen in plastic bags, or to prepare a decorative, flavorful addition to punch and iced tea just add leaves to the water when you refill an ice cube tray. Ad ID: Delivery Service Consumer Credit