I'm thinking about starting a few mint plants in containers... as a starting point for
using plants for culinary purposes..

Before plunking down the money for whatever is being sold locally, are there
specific mint plants that you would recommend for their taste and use in cooking ??

Are there any mint plants used specifically for fragrance ??

Thanks in advance for your advice and recommendations !!

Peter

ps.... easter lillies have been planted and are still developing new pods
and blossoms... amazing plant...

wrote:
I'm thinking about starting a few mint plants in containers... as a
starting point for using plants for culinary purposes..

Before plunking down the money for whatever is being sold locally,
are there
specific mint plants that you would recommend for their taste and use
in cooking ??

Are there any mint plants used specifically for fragrance ??

Thanks in advance for your advice and recommendations !!

Peter

ps.... easter lillies have been planted and are still developing new
pods
and blossoms... amazing plant...

There are many cultivars of mint and naming is probably regional and they
hybridise readily. So identifying a specific mint according to some
description from anywhere in the world and then obtaining it is doubtfull.
They are all esteemed for fragrance but taste varies.

Having said that my favourite for cooking has broad dark green leaves with
reddish stems. It's called 'mint' (!)

They all like damp conditions and will do OK with only part sun.

David

"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message
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wrote:
I'm thinking about starting a few mint plants in containers... as a
starting point for using plants for culinary purposes..

Before plunking down the money for whatever is being sold locally,
are there
specific mint plants that you would recommend for their taste and use
in cooking ??

Are there any mint plants used specifically for fragrance ??

Thanks in advance for your advice and recommendations !!

Peter

ps.... easter lillies have been planted and are still developing new
pods
and blossoms... amazing plant...

There are many cultivars of mint and naming is probably regional and they
hybridise readily. So identifying a specific mint according to some
description from anywhere in the world and then obtaining it is doubtfull.
They are all esteemed for fragrance but taste varies.

Having said that my favourite for cooking has broad dark green leaves with
reddish stems. It's called 'mint' (!)

They all like damp conditions and will do OK with only part sun.

David


There are many plants in the mint family that are used culinarilly, oregano
is one... but I think the poster is refering to the two most popular known
as "mint", peppermint and spearmint. There are varieties of each but for a
newbie purposes just check the plant nurseries for either, or search about
and query neighbors who will undoubtably have some to give away, either
cultivated or growing wild... I have both types growing wild, in areas it's
so profuse I mow it... it smells nice but I detest mint in foods... I don't
even like mint dental preparations, I buy cinnamon mouth wash (Lavoris) and
lately I've been using Tom's of Main fennel flavored toothpaste. Be very
careful with growing mint, it's extremely invasive... it'll seem to as if by
magic hop right out of your pot and begin to sprout up all over and it's
near impossible to erradicate without killing everything over a great area.

In
wrote:
I'm thinking about starting a few mint plants in containers... as a
starting point for using plants for culinary purposes..

Before plunking down the money for whatever is being sold locally,
are there
specific mint plants that you would recommend for their taste and use
in cooking ??

Are there any mint plants used specifically for fragrance ??

Thanks in advance for your advice and recommendations !!

Peter

http://www.nicholsgardennursery.com/...=JGPRGTVERDLP8
GRM5R9VJNAPU2HSAKQB

Bill

--
Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA

Not all who wander are lost.
- J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973)

In article ,
"David Hare-Scott" wrote:

wrote:
I'm thinking about starting a few mint plants in containers... as a
starting point for using plants for culinary purposes..

Before plunking down the money for whatever is being sold locally,
are there
specific mint plants that you would recommend for their taste and use
in cooking ??

Are there any mint plants used specifically for fragrance ??

Thanks in advance for your advice and recommendations !!

Peter

ps.... easter lillies have been planted and are still developing new
pods
and blossoms... amazing plant...

There are many cultivars of mint and naming is probably regional and they
hybridise readily. So identifying a specific mint according to some
description from anywhere in the world and then obtaining it is doubtfull.
They are all esteemed for fragrance but taste varies.

Having said that my favourite for cooking has broad dark green leaves with
reddish stems. It's called 'mint' (!)

They all like damp conditions and will do OK with only part sun.

David

If you are going to be cooking Lebanese (tabouli for example) or
Moroccan cuisine, you'll probably want Mentha spicata (spearmint).

Peppermint is good in summer drinks and fruit salads as is Lemon Balm
(Melissa officinalis - L.) which tastes like lemons.

I use Self-Heal (Prunella vulgaris - L.) to control blood pressure but
it can be used in salads, soups, stews, although it isn't as pungent as
the three listed above.
http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants....nella+vulgaris
--

- Billy
"For the first time in the history of the world, every human being
is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the
moment of conception until death." - Rachel Carson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI29wVQN8Go

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1072040.html

On 4/26/2009 8:35 PM, wrote:
I'm thinking about starting a few mint plants in containers... as a starting point for
using plants for culinary purposes..

Before plunking down the money for whatever is being sold locally, are there
specific mint plants that you would recommend for their taste and use in cooking ??

Are there any mint plants used specifically for fragrance ??

Thanks in advance for your advice and recommendations !!

Peter

ps.... easter lillies have been planted and are still developing new pods
and blossoms... amazing plant...

I have peppermint (Mentha piperita) in a 12-inch flower pot. It does
quite well.

Some recipes call for mint in small quantities. You don't taste any
mint, but there is something not quite recognizable in what you do taste.

Occasionally, I pick and chew a sprig of peppermint. For those not
familiar with the plant, the taste is a surprise. Everyone seems to
think peppermint should be sweet because they are used to peppermint
candies. The sprig is not sweet at all.

I sometimes dry a bunch of peppermint. Steeped in boiling water, it
makes a pleasant tea or an add-on to other teas.

--
David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean
Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean
influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19)
Gardening diary at http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary

On Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:35:29 -0400, wrote:


I'm thinking about starting a few mint plants in containers... as a starting point for
using plants for culinary purposes..

Before plunking down the money for whatever is being sold locally, are there
specific mint plants that you would recommend for their taste and use in cooking ??

Are there any mint plants used specifically for fragrance ??

Thanks in advance for your advice and recommendations !!

Peter

ps.... easter lillies have been planted and are still developing new pods
and blossoms... amazing plant...


Thanks all for your helpful responses.....

I'll be trying the varieties you've suggested... it would be nice to try something
homegrown, instead of store bought.

As suspected... I was cruising the local 'Wally's World' today... they had one
type of plant labelled "mentha". No other information given.

Thanks for rec. gardens

Peter

In article ,
wrote:

On Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:35:29 -0400, wrote:


I'm thinking about starting a few mint plants in containers... as a
starting point for
using plants for culinary purposes..

Before plunking down the money for whatever is being sold locally, are
there
specific mint plants that you would recommend for their taste and use in
cooking ??

Are there any mint plants used specifically for fragrance ??

Thanks in advance for your advice and recommendations !!

Peter

ps.... easter lillies have been planted and are still developing new pods
and blossoms... amazing plant...


Thanks all for your helpful responses.....

I'll be trying the varieties you've suggested... it would be nice to try
something
homegrown, instead of store bought.

As suspected... I was cruising the local 'Wally's World' today... they had
one
type of plant labelled "mentha". No other information given.

Thanks for rec. gardens

Peter

I assume you queried mint in my last post.

Bill

--
Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA

Not all who wander are lost.
- J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973)

On Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:25:24 -0400, wrote:

On Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:35:29 -0400, wrote:


I'm thinking about starting a few mint plants in containers... as a starting point for
using plants for culinary purposes..

Before plunking down the money for whatever is being sold locally, are there
specific mint plants that you would recommend for their taste and use in cooking ??

Are there any mint plants used specifically for fragrance ??

Thanks in advance for your advice and recommendations !!

Peter

ps.... easter lillies have been planted and are still developing new pods
and blossoms... amazing plant...


Thanks all for your helpful responses.....

I'll be trying the varieties you've suggested... it would be nice to try something
homegrown, instead of store bought.

As suspected... I was cruising the local 'Wally's World' today... they had one
type of plant labelled "mentha". No other information given.

Thanks for rec. gardens

Peter

I bought Mint Julip two weeks ago and it is the only edible plant on
my deck. This one has the aroma of Wrigley Doublemint gum. There
were several varieties of mint, I picked the one that had the most
pleasing smell (to me). Dogs and cats are not amused. I'm giving it
the same care as the coleus, moist soil and full morning sun. Mint
does not have the typical care of herbs. I have spearmint too, which
has been growing on the pond edge for many years but I keep it in
close check.

In article ,
Phisherman wrote:

On Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:25:24 -0400, wrote:

On Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:35:29 -0400, wrote:


I'm thinking about starting a few mint plants in containers... as a
starting point for
using plants for culinary purposes..

Before plunking down the money for whatever is being sold locally, are
there
specific mint plants that you would recommend for their taste and use in
cooking ??

Are there any mint plants used specifically for fragrance ??

Thanks in advance for your advice and recommendations !!

Peter

ps.... easter lillies have been planted and are still developing new pods
and blossoms... amazing plant...


Thanks all for your helpful responses.....

I'll be trying the varieties you've suggested... it would be nice to try
something
homegrown, instead of store bought.

As suspected... I was cruising the local 'Wally's World' today... they had
one
type of plant labelled "mentha". No other information given.

Thanks for rec. gardens

Peter

I bought Mint Julip two weeks ago and it is the only edible plant on
my deck. This one has the aroma of Wrigley Doublemint gum. There
were several varieties of mint, I picked the one that had the most
pleasing smell (to me). Dogs and cats are not amused.
Speaking of cats: http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Nepeta+cataria
(a.k.a. catnip) it is a mint.
I'm giving it
the same care as the coleus, moist soil and full morning sun. Mint
does not have the typical care of herbs. I have spearmint too, which
has been growing on the pond edge for many years but I keep it in
close check.
--

- Billy
"For the first time in the history of the world, every human being
is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the
moment of conception until death." - Rachel Carson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI29wVQN8Go

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1072040.html

On 4/27/2009 2:25 PM, wrote [in part]:

As suspected... I was cruising the local 'Wally's World' today... they had one
type of plant labelled "mentha". No other information given.

That's why I never buy plants at a lumber yard or hardware store.
Instead, I go to a nursery.

--
David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean
Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean
influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19)
Gardening diary at http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary

On Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:28:33 -0400, Bill wrote:

In article ,
wrote:

On Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:35:29 -0400, wrote:


I'm thinking about starting a few mint plants in containers... as a
starting point for
using plants for culinary purposes..

Before plunking down the money for whatever is being sold locally, are
there
specific mint plants that you would recommend for their taste and use in
cooking ??

Are there any mint plants used specifically for fragrance ??

Thanks in advance for your advice and recommendations !!

Peter

ps.... easter lillies have been planted and are still developing new pods
and blossoms... amazing plant...


Thanks all for your helpful responses.....

I'll be trying the varieties you've suggested... it would be nice to try
something
homegrown, instead of store bought.

As suspected... I was cruising the local 'Wally's World' today... they had
one
type of plant labelled "mentha". No other information given.

Thanks for rec. gardens

Peter

I assume you queried mint in my last post.

Bill

Sure did !!! Delightful site.... I didn't realize there were so many
different varieties of mint... Purchasing direct from a nursery
means I'll at least know which mint will be growing... Some nice
recipes there also...

It's a start into herb gardening, I'd like to start learning just
a little about the variety of non-vegetable plants which are
so useful...

Tnanks again for your suggestion !!!

Peter

On Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:07:54 -0700, "David E. Ross" wrote:

On 4/27/2009 2:25 PM, wrote [in part]:

As suspected... I was cruising the local 'Wally's World' today... they had one
type of plant labelled "mentha". No other information given.

That's why I never buy plants at a lumber yard or hardware store.
Instead, I go to a nursery.

I'm in the transition stage between not knowing anything about plants, thus
being easily impressed by big box 'marketing'. Now, thanks to the many
folks on this newsgroup who continuously offer their recommendations
and advice, I'm at the stage where I can actually evaluate some
of the plants from a gardeners perspective.

Someday, (maybe, perhaps), I'll know enough to graduate from the local
Wally's World and Lumber stores to the nurseries, where I can actually
chose the specifics of the plant. i.e..... ahhh... the varieties of mint.

In the meantime, I'm loving the trip...

diary.. During my trip to Wally's World, they were closing out some
type of 'Spring' Azalea. These are 6" foil wrapped pots labelled
'Floral Azaleas', The blossoms were dead, and the leaves were showing...
imagine that !! Terrible...having leaves show instead of blossoms...at least
Wal Mart thought so. So they cut the price back to clear them out and
still make a profit.

Fortunately the grower was listed.... Kurt Weiss Greenhouse of Center Moriches, NY.
A quick visit to their site identified the plants as being Girard's 'Rose' Azalea...
hardy 5 - 8 dappled sunlight, low growing,, flowers may/june.

To put it all together... several ng members have discussed the use of 'holiday'
or 'special occasion' plants and how to continue growing them. I've gotten
good 'soil' recipes from other members. Other members have contributed
advice on growing azaleas. Even more members have contributed the
value of 'research' and synergy. Result ??? I feel somewhat confident
that these plants will actually become an attractive part of the landscape.

Thanks to the knowledge, experience, and advice freely shared by others
on this newsgroup... for me, the original 'black thumb' that's quite an
accomplishment.

For which I'm grateful...

Peter

On Apr 27, 6:29*pm, Phisherman wrote:
On Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:25:24 -0400, wrote:
On Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:35:29 -0400, wrote:

I'm thinking about starting a few mint plants in containers... * as a starting point for
using plants for culinary purposes..

Before plunking down the money for whatever is being sold locally, *are there
specific mint plants that you would recommend for their taste and use in cooking ??

Are there any mint plants used specifically for fragrance ??

Thanks in advance for your advice and recommendations !!

Peter

ps.... easter lillies have been planted and are still developing new pods
and blossoms... *amazing plant...

Thanks all for your helpful responses..... * *

I'll be trying the varieties you've suggested... *it would be nice to try something
homegrown, *instead of store bought. * *

As suspected... I was cruising the local 'Wally's World' today... they had one
type of plant labelled *"mentha". No other information given.

Thanks for rec. gardens

Peter

I bought Mint Julip two weeks ago and it is the only edible plant on
my deck. *This one has the aroma of Wrigley Doublemint gum. *There
were several varieties of mint, I picked the one that had the most
pleasing smell (to me). *Dogs and cats are not amused. *I'm giving it
the same care as the coleus, moist soil and full morning sun. *Mint
does not have the typical care of herbs. * I have spearmint too, which
has been growing on the pond edge for many years but I keep it in
close check.

I keep Mint growing in a 12" container on the deck with a catch basin
under it. It frequently has water standing in it, and the dogs will
drink that rather than their clean water in their bowl.
I wonder if it tastes like mint? Haven't wnted to taste it, it still
has dirt in it.
Nan in DE

On Apr 28, 1:55*pm, nanzi wrote:
On Apr 27, 6:29*pm, Phisherman wrote:





On Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:25:24 -0400, wrote:
On Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:35:29 -0400, wrote:

I'm thinking about starting a few mint plants in containers... * as a starting point for
using plants for culinary purposes..

Before plunking down the money for whatever is being sold locally, *are there
specific mint plants that you would recommend for their taste and use in cooking ??

Are there any mint plants used specifically for fragrance ??

Thanks in advance for your advice and recommendations !!

Peter

ps.... easter lillies have been planted and are still developing new pods
and blossoms... *amazing plant...

Thanks all for your helpful responses..... * *

I'll be trying the varieties you've suggested... *it would be nice to try something
homegrown, *instead of store bought. * *

As suspected... I was cruising the local 'Wally's World' today... they had one
type of plant labelled *"mentha". No other information given.

Thanks for rec. gardens

Peter

I bought Mint Julip two weeks ago and it is the only edible plant on
my deck. *This one has the aroma of Wrigley Doublemint gum. *There
were several varieties of mint, I picked the one that had the most
pleasing smell (to me). *Dogs and cats are not amused. *I'm giving it
the same care as the coleus, moist soil and full morning sun. *Mint
does not have the typical care of herbs. * I have spearmint too, which
has been growing on the pond edge for many years but I keep it in
close check.

I keep Mint growing in a 12" container on the deck with a catch basin
under it. It frequently has water standing in it, and the dogs will
drink that rather than their clean water in their bowl.
I wonder if it tastes like mint? Haven't wnted to taste it, it still
has dirt in it.
Nan in DE- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Grows wild here along banks of a local river; don't know how it got
there; whether it escaped form someone's garden years ago or ..... ???
Suffice to say there have been livyers here since the 1500s etc. so
maybe came with some of them from Europe!