Fresh mint - grown from seed

Mint has long been known for its medicinal properties. It is often used in the treatment of colds, as well as as a remedy for headaches and prevention of cardiovascular diseases. Peppermint has an excellent calming effect, so it is recommended to use it for stress and various sleep disorders. This plant is used both fresh as a seasoning and component of cocktails, desserts or salads, and in dry form for brewing tea or, for example, creating special fragrant pillows, which are widely used in aromatherapy and interior design.

Thus, it is very beneficial to have fresh or dry stocks of mint at home. It is easy enough to grow it both in the garden and simply on the windowsill or balcony when it comes to apartment conditions. A great way to keep fresh mint in your home is to grow it from the seeds of this plant.

Mint is best sown in the fall or spring. This plant is quite unpretentious, but best of all, of course, takes root on soft and fertile soil. Peppermint (grown from seed) works great at home. In an apartment, it can be grown all year round, and to plant it, you just need to sow it at a shallow depth in good soft soil and put it in a well-lit place. From leaving, she will only need watering and loosening the soil. True, in the cold season, complementary foods will not interfere with the plant.

Thus, growing peppermint from seed is easy enough and provides tremendous benefits.

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For mint to grow in your apartment on the windowsill, you don't have to look for seeds and waste time until it grows. It is enough to buy fresh sprigs of mint in the store, cut off part of the stem and put it in water. As soon as roots appear, plant in a pot of soil.