Spearmint Chews Chewy Mint Sweets 200g Bag

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Another way to plant spearmint if you want it in the garden is to plant it in a 5-gallon (18.9 L.) pot with the bottom cut out. This will help keep the runners of growing spearmint plants from invading other spots of your garden. Care of Spearmint Nosrati, S., Alireza, S., Hosseini, E., Sarpeleh, A., SoflaeiShahrbabak, M., & SoflaeiShahrbabak, Y. (2011). Antifungal activity of spearmint (Mentha Spicata L.) essential oil on Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis-cucumerinum the causal agent of stem and crown rot of greenhouse cucumber in Yazd, Iran. Presented at 2011 International Conference on Environmental and Agriculture Engineering. IPCBEE vol.15(2011) The next four types of mint have a long tradition in countries where tea drinking plays an important role. No wonder, then, that these mints are all particularly good for making tea. Moroccan mint (Mentha spicata var. crispa Morocco)

Hussain, Abdullah I.; Anwar, Farooq; Nigam, Poonam S.; Ashraf, Muhammad; Gilani, Anwarul H. (2010). "Seasonal variation in content, chemical composition and antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities of essential oils from four Mentha species". Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 90 (11): 1827–1836. Bibcode: 2010JSFA...90.1827H. doi: 10.1002/jsfa.4021. PMID 20602517. S2CID 22702699. A report published in the journal Food Chemistry indicates that spearmint extract has “good total phenolic and flavonoid contents” and “excellent antioxidant activity.” The name nana mint can actually refer to three types of mint: the species Mentha spicata var. crispa‘Nane’ or Mentha x piperita var . piperita‘Nana’– and also the Moroccan mint described above is sometimes called nana mint. However, the actual nana mint is Mentha spicata var. crispa‘Nane’. When diffused, spearmint oil produces a fresh and delicate aroma, which is said to help the mind focus and help with respiratory conditions, such as the common cold.

Care of Spearmint

Now that we’ve discussed the typical taste descriptors used to differentiate peppermint from spearmint, why don’t we take it a step further? Spearmint leaves can be used fresh, dried, or frozen. [31] The leaves lose their aromatic appeal after the plant flowers. It can be dried by cutting just before, or right (at peak) as the flowers open, about one-half to three-quarters the way down the stalk (leaving smaller shoots room to grow). [32] Some dispute exists as to what drying method works best; some prefer different materials (such as plastic or cloth) and different lighting conditions (such as darkness or sunlight). The leaves can also be preserved in salt, sugar, sugar syrup, alcohol, or oil.

a b c " Mentha spicata L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Archived from the original on 2019-07-08 . Retrieved 2019-07-14. a b "Spearmint | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Archived from the original on 2018-12-11 . Retrieved 2018-12-10. Fun Fact: There are two national holidays in the United States that are specifically for celebrating mint! You can share your love for mint as early as the 18th of January every year for National Chocolate Mint Day. Then, there’s the National Peppermint Latte day that’s celebrated on the 3rd of December annually. Peppermint has purple boxy stems, whereas spearmint is greener. In cooking, peppermint is suited for baking while spearmint is for teas and savory dishes. Spearmint is a perennial herbaceous plant. It is 30–100cm (12–39in) tall, with variably hairless to hairy stems and foliage, and a wide-spreading fleshy underground rhizome from which it grows. The leaves are 3 + 1⁄ 2in) long and 1.5–3cm ( 1⁄ 2– 1 + 1⁄ 4in) broad, with a serrated margin. The stem is square-shaped, a defining characteristic of the mint family of herbs. Spearmint produces flowers in slender spikes, each flower pink or white in colour, 2.5–3mm (0.098–0.118in) long and broad. [12] [13] Spearmint flowers in the summer (from July to September in the northern hemisphere), [14] and has relatively large seeds, which measure 0.62–0.90mm (0.024–0.035in). [14] The name ''spear'' mint derives from the pointed leaf tips. [15]

How to Grow Spearmint

Usually mint does not need fertilizer. It is a strong herb that evolved to withstand a large variety of soil conditions. However, if you still want the best out of it, some minerals will be always welcome to your favorite herb The Mentha genus, as discussed in this document from the University of Nis, includes hundreds of different types of herbs (called species)! Hence, the mint you have a home is one species of the hundreds of the Mentha genus. Vázquez-Fresno R, Rosana ARR, Sajed T, Onookome-Okome T, Wishart NA, Wishart DS. Herbs and spices- biomarkers of intake based on human intervention studies - a systematic review. Genes Nutr. 2019;14:18. doi:10.1186/s12263-019-0636-8 Peppermint contains way more “valuable” essential oils than spearmint. This is because, as discussed in this study from the University of Bucharest, peppermint essential oil is way richer in menthol (46.8%). Other studies show that spearmint essential oils only contain up to 11.4% of menthol. The estimation above is according to the University of California. However, the growing conditions they require are generally the same. Methods for propagation and preservation for these different mints are also highly similar.