I love using mint in a lot of my Greek recipes and especially salads but have a hard time finding it fresh at the market and besides it's too expensive. I'm in the Houston area and wondered if anyone has had luck growing it in Texas. I have a nice shady location in the back of my house and plenty of room for it to spread as it wants. Has anybody had any luck growing mint??
Mint
OH YEAH! Every mint I have has grown well except the banana mint (although I haven't given up on it yet). I have them all in pots, some hanging baskets and some sunk into the ground in my herb bed. They definitely will take over wherever you plant them! I just bought a spearmint, which is my absolute favorite mint to consume. But chocolate mint smells divine too! I'm not sure about how they'll react in a shady spot--mine are in full sun. Good luck and you should get tons of mint for your cooking! Janet
Thank you Janet. I am surprised yours is in full sun. I was thinking that Texas summer sun would burn it.
I am growing MINT in full sun ... but I think it will grow anywhere ...
It might not bloom in the shade ...
I have three kinds of mint growing in partial shade. My old mint which my grandmother called sweet mint, apple mint, and the mint for mojitos are all in an old water tank in the back yard with dappled and full shade depending on the time of day and year. All three are doing well this winter. I love the chocolate mint smell as well, although it hasn't done well for me. The old mint is positively invasive. My grandmother had it around her mailbox and everytime anyone got the mail it smelled wonderful.
Joy
What a wonderful story about your grandmothers mint. I love the idea of having it around the mail box. I'm going to plant some there too.