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RockyRoad wrote:

When I buy "mint" seeds from the local nursery or Big W, what exactly
is it? is it Peppermint? Spearmint?

It's Curly-Leafed Spearmint (Mentha spicata), but most of us just call it
Common Mint. Spearmint has a slightly sweeter flavour and the leaves don't
curl. The leaves are, of course, shaped like the head of a spear. Peppermint
is Mentha piperita.

Can you get Peppermint or Spearmint seeds?

Probably, but it's a lot easier and faster to propagate by cutting/root
division.

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Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
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