On Sat, 19 May 2012 11:08:53 +0100, "D. T. Green"
wrote:

Some mint i got from the supermarket i rooted and planted some in pots
outside. A little later and some of the leaves have turned a dark reddish
coloured brown.

Does this mean they are passed their best for picking and freezing? Also
how is it best to take the leaves off and still keep the plant alive for
next year please?

Over time I've tried all those faddy mints - apple, banana, pineapple,
green, blue, pink and whatever. They don't seem to survive but good
old cheap, common, basic, mint-tasting garden mint reliably returns
each year in its tub. Mint, though, is a hungry plant and you'll get
better results if you feed it through the growing season. And if it's
grown in a tub with drainage holes over several years, stand it in a
saucer! Chop off any roots that appear through the drainage holes.

Cheers, Jake
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Urgling from the asylum formerly known as the
dry end of Swansea Bay.