Spearmint and peppermint difference7/27/2023 Wash and sort the gooseberries and add the good ones to a large pan with the bunch of mint leaves and the water.Otherwise, try the recipe below for our lovely mint jelly, from Jekka's Herb Cookbook(adapted from Bergamot Jelly on pg. citrata 'Basil') for strawberries – with balsamic vinegar.įor the adventurous cook we have a recipe for Jekka's " After Eight" macaroons using our Mint Fiesta herbal infusion. citrate 'Chocolate') for chocolate mousse. Chocolate Peppermint ( Mentha x piperita f.Black Mitcham Peppermint ( Mentha x piperita 'Black Mitcham') as a digestive tea or steeped in very hot water so the steam can be used as an inhalant to clear sinuses.Upright Pennyroyal ( Mentha pulegium 'Upright') repels flies and ants.Buddleia Mint ( Mentha longifolia Buddleia Mint Group) for arrangements and attracting butterflies.citrata 'Swiss Ricola’), excellent in teas. Apple Mint ( Mentha suaveolens) for mint jelly.Spearmint ( Mentha spicata) is the best garden mint, especially with peas.Want to know more? Read Jekka's Guide to Mint. Jekka's top tip: Avoid growing different varieties of mint close together, whether in pots or the ground, as they can lose their individual scent and flavour. Repot a portion in the same container using fresh compost and give half to a friend (or pot elsewhere). ![]() When growing in pots, each year you should repot pot bound mints by upturning the container, removing the rootball and splitting it in half. It grows best with a good supply of water, without being water-logged, and planted in areas with part-sun to shade. We sink pots of mint into Jekka's Herbetum beds (that you can visit on our Open Days). As a result, mint grows quickly and will cover the ground with runners if it is permanently moist.Īs it is easier to grow than to eradicate it is good to always plant with roots restricted, either in a container or pot plunged into the ground. ![]() It grows and expands by underground rhizomes. Mint generally grows well in any soil, but prefers its roots in shade with the sun on its leaves. Want to know more? Browse our mintcollection in Jekkapedia. If you are just after a straightforward garden mint growing outside the back door, and useful in all types of cooking, we suggests Mentha spicata, Spearmint. Mentha l ongifolia:These mints have long leaves and are renowned for either flavour or for amazing flowers, which are wonderful for bees, pollinating insects and butterflies. Mentha suaveolens:This mint has a milder and rounded flavour that is more spearmint than peppermint and is lovely for making jellies and jams as it holds its flavour when cooked. The leaves can be used in puddings, cakes, oils, vinegars and tisanes. Mentha x piperita: Peppermint has a much more pungent flavour than spearmint and is t he hybridisation (x) of water mint, Mentha aquatica and spearmint, Mentha spicata (as mentioned in a previous blog on understanding herbs). The leaf flavour is warm and sweet with light menthol notes. Mentha spicata:Spearmint is the quintessential mint and can be found growing around the world. Mint also makes an excellent companion plant as it deters pests, including whitefly, ants and mice, and the flowers attract bees, butterflies and hoverflies. Always pick from the top down to the next growing shoot. It is a good idea to pick regularly to keep plants compact and to ensure lots of new shoots. Our collection of mints in Jekka's Herbetum exceeds 40. The general characteristics of mint is that it dies back over winter and can be picked between late spring and mid-autumn. His queen Sephony became jealous and turned the nymph into the plant Mint. ![]() One story is that the nymph Minthe was being chatted up by Hades the God of the Underworld. The name ‘Mentha’ is said to have been derived from Greek mythology. It can be found in our herbal infusion Mint Fiesta and our Gin, 6 O'clock Jekka's Edition. Mint, from the family Lamiaceae, is a wonderful perennial herb that can be put to use in mint sauces, teas, cocktails.
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