Mint leaves, also known as mint, elderberry and so on. , is the leaves of the plant mint. The cool mint leaves mainly contain peppermint oil, menthol, menthone, rosmarinic acid and other ingredients. It mainly grows in wet places near water, with an altitude of 3500 meters.

Cultivation method of mint leaves:

1. Selecting soil is the first and most important step of planting. Mint leaves like loose, fertile, moist and breathable soil.

2. Potted mint has high survival rate and easy growth control. Plant mint seedlings or branches with roots in potted soil.

3. Peppermint likes light. Long-term light is beneficial to mint flowering and can help mint accumulate peppermint oil and menthol. Peppermint can be placed on the balcony or window to avoid light.

4. During the growing period, mint can be watered once every half month. When the mint leaves grow up, they don't need to be watered too much to avoid the crazy growth of stems and leaves.

5. Peppermint leaves like fertilizer, and you can apply fertilizer to mint once a month. The fertilizer is mainly nitrogen fertilizer, with appropriate addition of phosphorus fertilizer and potassium fertilizer.

6. In the later maintenance, the mint leaves can be pruned to promote the mint to grow more new leaves. It is beneficial for mint to grow new leaves from the side by removing the core and the top center of mint branches.

7. Changing pots and soil for mint every year can promote the growth of mint.

8. The growth of mint is extremely tenacious. In winter, mint leaves wither and seem to have no vitality, but new buds will grow in the next spring.