Mint needs to be raised well, and the choice of soil is very important. A pot of fertile soil can meet all kinds of nutrients needed for the growth of mint, otherwise it needs to be supplemented by artificial means. Attention should also be paid to the dosage of artificial nutrients. Too little dosage will not have a good effect, and too much dosage will cause fertilizer damage.

Therefore, a pot of fertile, loose, breathable and well-drained soil is very beneficial to the growth of mint. Huaergu suggests that you can use garden soil and humus soil to grow mint. These soils are rich in nutrients, breathable and drainage, and planting mint can promote the thick stems and wide leaves.

2, watering requirements

Peppermint needs watering to grow well. Mint likes to grow in a relatively humid environment. Long-term drought will lead to thin stems, dry leaves, and water accumulation in flowerpots will also lead to root rot.

Therefore, it is a very favorable growth condition to give mint a relatively humid environment without stagnant water. Generally, under the principle of watering when the soil is dry, watering can be started when the soil surface is slightly dry. You don't need to pay attention to anything when watering, just water it directly from the leaves. We can usually collect some rainwater to water mint, which is safer and more nutritious than tap water. Tap water must be aired for more than 24 hours before use.

3. Lighting environment

It is best to find a semi-shady environment for planting mint. If placed in the sun, it is easy to burn, resulting in leaves turning black and drying. Especially in summer, you need to pay attention to shading. In other seasons, you can bask in the sun when the sun is weak, but you should pay attention to the supply of water, otherwise the dry soil will lead to dry leaves.

4. Pinch the top

If the growth of mint is not properly topped, it will keep growing, so that its stem will continue to grow, and the leaves below will appear bare when it gets old. We can pinch off its terminal bud when it grows to a certain length, which will promote the growth of more lateral branches and the effect of frying will gradually become prominent.

Mint is a plant that likes picking. The more terminal buds are picked, the easier it is to explode. A pot of vigorous mint is formed by constantly picking buds and promoting the growth of lateral branches.

5. Turn over the pots and change the soil

After a year of mint cultivation, we need to loosen the soil for it every spring, because the roots of mint will grow quickly and the plants will have strong reproductive ability. After one year, the soil will basically be covered by its roots, and at this time, the soil nutrients will decrease and agglomerate.

Change some fertile soil regularly every year to loosen the pot soil, which is conducive to the better growth of its roots and whiskers, so that the mint in the pot will continue. Pruning is needed when changing pots and soil, and some dead branches, old leaves and old roots should be pruned. The branches and leaves that will grow in the future will grow well.

Mint tastes spicy and cool; Return to lung and liver meridian; The fragrance rises and falls;

It has the effects of dispelling wind and cooling, clearing the head, relieving sore throat, penetrating rash and relieving depression;

Indications: exterior-interior wind-heat syndrome, headache, dizziness, red eyes, sore throat, hoarseness, sinusitis, toothache, measles, itching, liver depression, hypochondriac pain, swelling, scrofula and tuberculosis.

A practical guide to the mint:

1. Use mint decoction instead of tea, which should not be cooked for a long time.

2. Exogenous wind-heat, pathogen in Wei-fen, fever, slight aversion to wind-cold, no sweat or less sweat, headache, can be combined with honeysuckle, forsythia, Schizonepeta or mulberry leaves, chrysanthemum and platycodon grandiflorum. , play the role of pungent and cool.

3. For wind-heat headache, dizziness and chest tightness, it can be used with Chrysanthemum, Angelica dahurica, Gypsum Fibrosum and Chuanxiong to dispel wind and clear heat and clear the head.

4. Wind-heat stagnation, both exterior and interior heat, measles can not penetrate, it can be combined with gypsum, cicada slough and forsythia to dispel wind and clear heat and penetrate rash.

5. Liver-qi stagnation, hypochondriac pain, epigastric discomfort, breast pain and irregular menstruation can be combined with Bupleurum, Angelica and Paeonia lactiflora.

6. Peppermint has a hair-penetrating effect, which can help measles to penetrate. It can be used with Schizonepeta, Burdock and Cicada.

Cooking purposes: used as cooking materials and seasonings. Traditionally used for preparing mutton, it can also be used for seasoning, such as mint soup and mint porridge. Mint is also used as a condiment for sweets, cakes and drinks.