Cut some FRESH beef cook small piece throw in boiling WATER with lemongrass GALANGA AND kaffir lime leaves with salt and pepper medium cook beef squeeze some lemon juice AND SHUT OFF WATER THEN throwing in fresh mint YOU'LL have a NICE warn comfy soups
I convinced my parents to put mint in our garden about 8 years ago without realizing how much it would overtake the ground. Every year, when they mow down all the previous year's foliage and till the garden, there is an overwhelming and powerful scent of mint; instead of dirt and sweat, they smell like fresh mint after a hard day of work. 🤣
Tilling is Killing. Look into the new way to grow called Back to Eden Gardening using wood chips.. Just throw on top of the ground, never till.. God never tills the earth.
That hard stare into the camera as he's asking for your ideas for mint- It's not just for interaction and youtube growth- I can genuinely feel he was going to read the comments and try every single one of the suggestions he liked. Truly someone who is a great role model in this wild west.
1. (0:15) Location and contain 2. (1:47) Prune your Mint 3. (3:16) Feed your Mint once 4. (4:32) Water Mint regularly 5. (5:22) Don't worry about pests and disease
Mint chutney recipe: 10 mint leaves 1 small carrot grated Half onion grated 1 clove of garlic 2 Table spoons Olive oil Pinch of sugar 1 small chilli 1 table spoon tomato ketchup. Mix together and serve with lamb kebabs/fried tofu/ chicken or whatever.
I love your tagline about being self sufficient about at least one thing. That's such a great philosophy. Living in apartments, I kept thinking that I have to wait til I can afford a down payment on a house to get started. Well, I'm 34 and no savings in sight (I live very simply, just don't make enough), I decided to start. We have basil, San Marzano tomatoes, strawberries, and sweet peppers growing this year on our tiny balcony. So far so good.
How has it been if you don't mind me asking? I am just starting to grow some coriander indoors and wanted to try out mint hah city living won't stop me!
Good for you ... I live in an apartment and grow lots of different things in containers. I also grow and dry my own herbs . You can also get a trellis to grow climbers... keep growing and enjoy your own homegrown and organic food 👏👏
Thanks for saying that. I'm in a townhouse I'm used to the big gardens my dad grows I didn't think I could grow without a big garden . My sweet husband built me raised garden I've been growing the last 2 years during the pandemic. I'm growing, basil, tomatoes, mint, zucchini in a pot, and bell peppers going okay so far.
1. Location in containers to keep mint from taking over. 2. Prune your mint 3. Fertilizer your mint once at end of dormant shade around the base of the plant & give of a good watering. 4.Water regularly 2x a week. 5. Don't spray your mint with pesticides. Pick off pests from the plant.
Nobody has said Mojito yet? Highball glass 6-8 leaves of mint 1 oz simple syrup Muddle the leaves Cracked ice to the top 1/2 oz lime juice 1 oz white rum Fill to the top with soda water or sprite and stir!
Nicholas Kloss I didn't realize this until recently when it was pointed out to me, but if you over-muddle your mint it releases the chlorophyll and make it taste bitter. I definitely over-muddled my mint before knowing this.
Favourite way to use mint: I eat the leaves directly from the garden - can't help myself, love the stuff! I'm looking forward to getting a freeze dryer in the New Year of 2023 so I can keep powdered mint on the shelves for quick additions into meals/drinks etc. I also love to use peppermint in the diffusers and in carrier oil as a face moisturiser and in castile soap to use as a hand soap and as a dish soap with a bit of lemon oil as well.
I planted a tiny skraggy mint my neighbor gave me last year. It came back pretty good and I was like oh cool it might actually grow, then when spring hit this year it just shot up everywhere in the whole container like nuts. I feed it to my bunnies, they love it and its great for their tummies.
Oh I'm glad to read this as this was my reason for considering growing mint in the garden (and maybe some indoors) so if its working for you, then I'm definetely doing it! 🙌
Thanks for the lovely tips ! My favourite way of using mint is “mint mojito” a drink that really cools down in hot summer. I also use it for mint chutney or mint dips for several cuisines. Another use of mint is to just add 2 or 3 leaves to your tea will add a great flavour to the tea (not to the milk tea please).
Great info, great video! We love healthy refreshing cold drinks. My favorite is using fresh pineapple and a lot of mint in a blender along with a little regular water (so it liquifies) and a bit of raw sugar or stevia. Then I pour this “concentrate” into my serving pitcher, add a generous amount of sparkling water (to your liking) and lots of ice cubes. Top it off by adding whole mint leaves and some slightly muddled (using raw sugar) mint leaves to your beautiful pitcher of Pineapple-Mint Spritzer. I also make this in a smoothie form where I blend the same first ingredients (because blending pineapple and sparkling water makes too much foam), and sometimes in smoothies I also include a mango. Then separately blend the sparkling water with ice cubes obtaining the smoothie consistency you want. Combine both and taste test for sweetness. Mint is amazing!
I get headaches sometimes. I use spearmint and peppermint leaves stuffed into a bandana. Dampen and tied around my temples. The oil and the aroma of the two mints relieves my headache in 30 minutes. This is my favorite herb. 😊
First off, thank you for being an inspiration to starting my first garden this year. Second, I'm growing three different mints and my peppermint is exploding and taking over every pot I put it in. Can't wait to perfect the best cup of peppermint tea. Hope you and your loved ones are well after the wildfires. Keep posting!
Hello from Northern California ☀️ Love mint! 🌿 Particularly spearmint...Blackberry mint green tea iced tea (recipe below), tabouleh, mock mojito (muddled mint/sweetner, fresh lime juice and sparkling water), balela, and of course just mint steeped in hot water served warm or cold. Great videos- don't change a thing! Blackberry mint iced tea: 6 big fresh blackberries, sprig of about 8 mint leaves, 2 bags green tea, 3 cups boiling water, a little sweetener. Steep for 15 minutes (no longer) and strain. Refrigerate to chill. Tip: don't throw away the "cooked" blackberries - eat them while still warm. Delicious!
I recently used mine to make a spicy pesto (mint instead of basil). Olive oil, mint, parmesan cheese, and calico peppers. I highly recommend growing calico peppers to everyone. It is a small bushy plant with purple, cream, and dark green leaves--very ornamental. And it makes little, very spicy purple peppers from purple flowers, and the peppers turn a red when mature.
Your spicy mint pesto description with calico peppers is making my mouth water! I'm learning a lot today reading through these comments LOL. I've never tried calico peppers but I'm going to find some seeds online and buy them now ready for our spring! Thank you! :)
Self Sufficient Me mint and corriander chutney .. handful of mint same of corriander few green chillies one tomatoe clove of garlic tbs of yogourt salt whiz it all up done .. serve with anything u want to giv a kick to 😊
Sounds delicious...I love cilantro but am dairy free...so will make it more of a pesto or salsa w olive oil, garlic and maybe some kind of nut, jalepeno and a tomato...just happen to have an heirloom. Will try it tomorrow since I accidentally bought 2 bunches of cilantro and was wondering what to do w one:) Thank you for posting
Yes, I did plant mint in my yard on purpose. Mint family is one thing my herd of deer won’t eat. I tried for years to grow something green around the edge of my lined pond. Deer took everything, I planted aquatic mint and it covered the edges nicely and no animals eat it. I know I am in for a battle, but I am hoping water mint requires wet soil. I also use Walkers Low Catmint a lot. You have a gorgeous garden!
Wonderful tips. Thank you. Fell in love with mint when I started growing herbs because it was so forgiving. Use it a lot when I cook. Also put sprigs in a small vase and leave it around the house. Makes the rooms smell wonderful!
Because of the Covid-19, I'm looking for youtube videos about how to grow my own plants indoors or in my own backyard to avoid going to market as much as possible. This is really a great video and informative one. Thank you for sharing!
You can grow anything inside with proper balance of light, water, soil and air. Even tropical fruit trees do well up north, indoors. Start with a windowsill herb garden! You can regrow plants from the packaged cuttings at the store. This goes for pretty much anything!
My favorite uses for mint: cocktails, infused water or tea, mosquito repellent! bruise up some leaves and rub the oil on your skin, put a sprig in the brim of your hat or in your collar and the mosquitos stay away.
First of all, thank you! You are our favorite green thumb! We have learned so much from you over the last few years! Montana Mint Spitzer: (refresher for hot summer days) (make your house smell amazing 👏) One large spray bottle Fill halfway with spring water 💧 Add five Mint leaves 🍃 Add ten drops of Birchwood essential oil Add ten drops of Pine essential oil Add five drops of Cedar or other woody essential oil Add a tablespoon of rubbing alcohol Shake vigorously Spray liberally throughout your house before company comes or whenever you need a refreshing scent Spritz on your skin in the summer if it is too hot. Continue to use and refill, discarding and replacing leaves as necessary. :) Enjoy
If I subscribe, can I expect to see a video on this soon?? :D it doesn't even have to be professional or step by step or the process. ypu could post a commentary while showing the bar(s) of soap. it's going to be a big industry. my friend Angie was on Gary Vee's show talking about such and dermatology with organics.
Not quite impossible, my mom managed to kill every plant she tried to grow, including mint! But for your average person, it's pretty hard to kill. The hard part in my house is using it fast enough! But if I have too much, I can just dry it and put in the compost :P
omg. Thanks so much for this! I never knew mint went dormant during the summer in a hot climate. I live in zone 9/10 in FL and was throwing away mint when I thought it was dead, but it was only dormant. Thank you!
Too funny! I live in Georgia and didnt know either. I was about to throw mine away. It's looked so sad all summer. I've been propagating it and nothing. Now I now.
@@aroundworldnews dormant? Like in the winter, trees lose their leaves and sleep. In hot climates plants go to sleep to conserve energy. The sun is too exhausting.
I planted my first pot of mint a week ago today is May 9, 2022 , it grew enough for me to take some to make tea . thank you for your suggestions and your tips. I have been following you for over a year now and I’m just subscribing I love your show . be bless over there in the UK. I am in the USA
Also, be careful where you throw the pruned parts. If you put them in your compost, you might have mint cropping up where you don't expect it. Might be a good idea to burn the pruned back parts.
I make a spicy green goddess drink. I blend a lemon, the rind (minus the pith), fresh ginger, large cucumber, fresh and dried mint, a touch of raw honey, and a bit of cayenne pepper. I add water to fill the container. I drink one cup of it per day and it will last me about 1 week.
So glad I came across this channel!!! One of the best gardening channels I’ve seen yet. Thanks for the tips! - my grandmother used to take the leaves and boil them with water to make mint tea. It helps with stomach aches and digestion problems. My friends from Vietnam love to put them in their soups !
My wife is Middle Eastern, in summer she takes mint leaves ,some lime and a lot of ice cubes, puts that in a blender and makes sort of a ice smoothy, extremely refreshing.. The rest of the mint goes into mint tea, salads and lamb kebabs. I expanded our mint growing this year under the fruit trees, production couldn’t keep up with consumption.
I plant mint along buildings, fences, around trees, etc.. I keep it from spreading too far with my mower.. When I mow down the excess, the entire area gets a treat smelling the mint..
Blended into mint lemonade is my favorite way to enjoy ☺ Mint is also great paired with thai basil in fresh spring rolls, or with lettuce to wrap fried spring rolls.
Because I like coffee a lot, I find that using mint as an alternative in tea helps a lot. It is tasty and healthier and hydrates me. I want to grow more mint so I can drink more tea instead of coffee like this. Thank you for a fantastic video. Your passion is so evident and inspiring =)
Mint is the last seedling I bought before we all went into self isolation, really excited to get it started in a container on my front porch. Hopefully in a few months when we can have visitors again, everybody coming to my house will get that beautiful fragrance as they arrive. :)
Grow Your Happiness you can just buy store bought mint, pluck the bottom leaves u need then leave the top leaf, sit it in water till roots poke out and just put it in dirt. U will harvest so much faster
More than anything I LOVE fresh mint lemonade with spearmint specifically... it's a Turkish recipe. Tear the leaves and stems into large pieces to help the flavor bleed out and cold-steep in a big jug of lemonade. Option to shred down the mint much more so it can be sipped along with the lemonade, much like pulp in orange juice. Once it steeps for awhile (as long as you want depending on your desired flavor) it is the freshest, most delicious thing.... Try it out!!!
I've been growing my own mint as I'm obsessed w/ it. So far so good. I have a lil' mint plant on my nightstand and the scent is just everything to me. Very invigorating.
I actually want my mint to spread over a 10 foot square area at the back of the garden because I love the smell so much. It has stayed within the same small 2 foot area for the last 3 years.
That's a very good point! I'm trying to cut back on my sugar intake at the moment and adding mint with some citrus to soda water really helps me. Cheers :)
Started my new mint with some out of a fridge from across the street. Had bought it for tea for my dad. It looks pretty good for stuff that was in a fridge and sat in water to grow roots.
So I watched your mint clip when you first put it out, I took your advice and it's just started to grow new leaves as the weather starts to warm up (coastal SA)... they're already huge leaves! I've had my trusty mint plant for at least 5 years and the leaves are always quite small (I neglect it..), this year the first sprouting leaves are already bigger than I usually get! Thanks Mark!
Thanks for this! Growing a salad/herb garden for the first time to try and a) bulk out my food stores for my family and keep my sanity during this covid madness! This is really helpful - i've tried growing mint before but it's always been super stringy so this is awesome!
I have a ton of this growing wild in my side yard. The previous owner; 35 years ago planted it and it’s been proliferating since! I don’t mind it smells great when I mow and I make jelly with it.
Favorite mint recipe is Mint Sugar! Equal parts mint & sugar in a food processor, stored in an airtight container. Use for dipping strawberries or dusting melon, or incorporate into your favorite beverage or cocktail
I love mint! I grow it wild all over the place but keeping it separate from other mints. I started in pots and I guess it dropped seeds and spread anyway. This regular mint took over all places and I just mow it down. Now it barely comes back where I mow all the time. it smells awesome and great to use for so much. Oils and teas is great. I also have spearmint and Chocolate mint. I can also make sprays against bugs. I'm still learning so much, and every day is a new adventure. Love your videos!
Thanks for the video! I'm a beginner with gardening and this is very helpful. My favourite way of using mint is making 'Mint raita'. Blend a punch of mint leaves, 1 tablespoon of water and 2 tablespoons of yogurt in a blender. Add the mixture to 3 cups of yogurt, 1 teaspoon cumin powder, 1 teaspoon chillipower/red paprika powder, salt and a dash of lime. Mix well and serve.
I watched a lot of videos on plants or even if not plant I spend too much time on TH-cam, but I rarely subscribe to channels and I know that's not good but I for the first time and not for the reason to get new informative videos whenever this channel uploads but because, he gave this warm feeling when giving tips, I just wanted to hear more, I subscribe without thinking much.
Beautiful! I made the mistake last year of letting mine get all woody, and then went on vacation too many times and I feared it was completely dead! I planted other things in the container but sure enough, this Winter it came back in FULL FORCE haha! It's doing fantastic now. I'm so happy I didn't remove the roots. I've been pruning hard since and it looks nice and lush like yours. I'm in Tampa, FL USA and considering transplanting some into parts of my yard where nothing grows to let it be a ground cover. We have a lot of sand here and it may be one of the only things that will do well there.
cbr954ny it's pretty much pure sand so you have to add a lot of material to hold moisture and nutrients. we have some clay neat northern FL too. Every type of soil has pros and cons I'm sure!
I see, I guess some clay soil is better than too sandy of a soil. No one here in North Georgia area waters their lawns and the grass stays green all summer, even in drought. I guess its the clay soil holding lots of water!
You are the best! So clearly explained and no big intro - just right to it. I appreciate that, and your sharing of workable practical information. You are always my first "go to" for garden info. :)
I use mint as a companion plant for my Brassica Plants, as I find it helps keeping the pests at bay. I do also grow mint in containers. I dry my mint leaves and store it away for later use, ditto for my lemon balm leaves. Coincidentally, earlier today I planted some Korean Mint and Lemon Mint seeds, so it was very cool to see your video on mint now, thank you for the tips. For a maintenance free mint plant with a very, very strong mint aroma, you should try growing Corsican mint. I discovered it in a nursery a month ago and have to say I absolutely love the aroma of this mint, so I'm planning to grow alot of it in the future.
Hi Jenny, I just Googled Corsican mint as I hadn't heard of it but what a lovely cute leaf it has! I must try to find some as it would look great in salads or garnishes besides having a good strong minty flavour/smell. Thank you! :)
Thank you, very informative! I love the mint taste and smell and eat or use it in most everything as it gives it such a fresh taste and reduces my nausea or upset stomach. My favorite use is in salads and fresh asian spring rolls. Mint is so expensive to buy so I hope to grow some using the tips provided perhaps on my porch in a container.
I know it's an old video, but I love it. I have towering apple mint that is about to flower, so I'm going to mow it down short and start over. I get about two tall harvests and dry them for mint tea in the winter.
My dad had chocolate mint in the backyard and lemon balm in the front yard. Everytime he mowed the grass, he would run over both on purpose to spread them. You could always tell when he did because it smelled heavenly!
Representing Dixie here, and as a native of the great Tennessee territory we like our dozen mint leaves muddled in a glass with 1 oz simple syrup, and crushed ice. After which add your 2.5 oz whiskey or bourbon and pack to the top with more ice.
Hi Mark I like to put mint into mince meat when making patties/hamburgers with paprika, garlic whatever you like. Nothing better than homemade mint sauce like I grew up on :). I have been growing mint for years but thank you for your advice never stop learning!
Really useful and important tips. I use mint to make...dips , smoothie, infuse the drinking water for fresh aroma, sandwich spread and lastly to garnish salads.
In the heat of summer mint makes a perfect drink . In a pan make a sugar syrup Add a large bunch of mint to the pan and cool Once cool strain off the mint and decant into bottles. To make drink place lemon slices , ice and mint syrup in a large pitcher Add cold water or chilled tonic or carbonated water Pour into glasses and enjoy ! You can also add cucumber or ginger to this recipe , Make it your own , its all good !
The mint tea i make every night makes me feel literally drugged it relaxes me so much... about 1-2 hand fulls of mint in 170 degree Fahrenheit water for 4-5 minutes
i've been growing spearmint in my paludarium (half aquarium half vivarium) for about a year now and am very happy with the growth rate. also pretty much all plants in the mint family can be grown very well hydroponically. as long as you keep all the leaves above water, they will grow quite happily even with completely submerged root system. i've grown normal mint and spearmint this way. i've also seen people growing catnip in such setup too. fertiliser wise, they don't require that much. there is trace amount of NO3 salts naturally occurring in the paludarium water (broken down fish poop and fish food turn into NH4 salts then the biomedia in the filter turn them into NO2 salts then finally NO3 salts). so all i need to do is dosing small amount of iron and magnesium supplement once a month or two.
One mistake I will never make again it planting mint into the ground not a raised bed or a pot but the ground now it is like a weed I pulled most of it out then a few weeks later it comes back from a couple of roots in the ground . But there is no shortage of mint :).
I plant it at the base of the trees in my yard, and every time I mow, I cut just a bit, and it fills my entire neighborhood with the sweet scent of mint.
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Hello....can mint plant in malaysia
MY mint DIED in st Pete Florida State USA America country I'm NOT GOOD WITH gardening lol maybe LAND TOO wet flooded
Cut some FRESH beef cook small piece throw in boiling WATER with lemongrass GALANGA AND kaffir lime leaves with salt and pepper medium cook beef squeeze some lemon juice AND SHUT OFF WATER THEN throwing in fresh mint YOU'LL have a NICE warn comfy soups
Tea and mojitos
This guy keeps straying farther and farther away. Brother, thanks for the awesome video!
The most beautiful thing in this video is that it is without background music
Absolutely Right
YEAAAAHHH
I disagree- it’s the thumbnail
Sooo true!
Yes the best thing to get proper information flow, verbal and written text together! Background music ruins and destroy communication
I convinced my parents to put mint in our garden about 8 years ago without realizing how much it would overtake the ground. Every year, when they mow down all the previous year's foliage and till the garden, there is an overwhelming and powerful scent of mint; instead of dirt and sweat, they smell like fresh mint after a hard day of work. 🤣
Tilling is Killing. Look into the new way to grow called Back to Eden Gardening using wood chips.. Just throw on top of the ground, never till.. God never tills the earth.
@@knowledgewillincrease7508 yea God uses wood chips instead
shadowbanned dumbass
@@robertl152 hehehe
@@vlonevlone2319 yes but a funny dumass. :p
That hard stare into the camera as he's asking for your ideas for mint- It's not just for interaction and youtube growth- I can genuinely feel he was going to read the comments and try every single one of the suggestions he liked.
Truly someone who is a great role model in this wild west.
1. (0:15) Location and contain
2. (1:47) Prune your Mint
3. (3:16) Feed your Mint once
4. (4:32) Water Mint regularly
5. (5:22) Don't worry about pests and disease
It's not an asmr video bro
I found it helpful that you put the timestamps so I can quickly find what I need😉. Thanks
The video is still concise. Some folks cover such topics in 20 minutes or even more which is not encouraging to watch!
@Jokep ,thank you
Do they grow in 4 season states like CO? People say yes but others can't grow them.
Mint chutney recipe:
10 mint leaves
1 small carrot grated
Half onion grated
1 clove of garlic
2 Table spoons Olive oil
Pinch of sugar
1 small chilli
1 table spoon tomato ketchup.
Mix together and serve with lamb kebabs/fried tofu/ chicken or whatever.
Thank you for sharing this recipe.
Gem Gem your welcome
Gem Gem even better if you chop up mint leaves
Woo totally different will try it
gotta try this!
I love your tagline about being self sufficient about at least one thing. That's such a great philosophy. Living in apartments, I kept thinking that I have to wait til I can afford a down payment on a house to get started. Well, I'm 34 and no savings in sight (I live very simply, just don't make enough), I decided to start. We have basil, San Marzano tomatoes, strawberries, and sweet peppers growing this year on our tiny balcony. So far so good.
How has it been if you don't mind me asking? I am just starting to grow some coriander indoors and wanted to try out mint hah city living won't stop me!
Congrats its nice to eat what you grow.
Good for you ... I live in an apartment and grow lots of different things in containers. I also grow and dry my own herbs . You can also get a trellis to grow climbers... keep growing and enjoy your own homegrown and organic food 👏👏
Thanks for saying that. I'm in a townhouse I'm used to the big gardens my dad grows I didn't think I could grow without a big garden . My sweet husband built me raised garden I've been growing the last 2 years during the pandemic. I'm growing, basil, tomatoes, mint, zucchini in a pot, and bell peppers going okay so far.
@@christellejohnson5967 yay i love that! Way to be. 💜
1. Location in containers to keep mint from taking over.
2. Prune your mint
3. Fertilizer your mint once at end of dormant shade around the base of the plant & give of a good watering.
4.Water regularly 2x a week.
5. Don't spray your mint with pesticides.
Pick off pests from the plant.
My mints leaves become yellowish what should I fo
@@kathryntan2647 fertilizer with well rounded fertilizer ex 10-10-10
Yea well it sounds a lot better when Mark says it so....lol
Just planted some early potatoes Deffo going to grow more mint after this Brilliant 👍us Brits do love it on lamb chops 😂
Thank you
Nobody has said Mojito yet?
Highball glass
6-8 leaves of mint
1 oz simple syrup
Muddle the leaves
Cracked ice to the top
1/2 oz lime juice
1 oz white rum
Fill to the top with soda water or sprite and stir!
That is AWESOME and I have never tried one myself but I definitely will be making one now! Thank you! Cheers :)
Glad to help! Lemme know how you like it.
You beat me to it.
Nicholas Kloss I didn't realize this until recently when it was pointed out to me, but if you over-muddle your mint it releases the chlorophyll and make it taste bitter. I definitely over-muddled my mint before knowing this.
Yea def mojito mint for mojitos.
Thanks for all the advice i am 13 yrs old and u inspired me to start gardening and now i have a youtube channel inspired by you thanks so much!
Favourite way to use mint: I eat the leaves directly from the garden - can't help myself, love the stuff! I'm looking forward to getting a freeze dryer in the New Year of 2023 so I can keep powdered mint on the shelves for quick additions into meals/drinks etc. I also love to use peppermint in the diffusers and in carrier oil as a face moisturiser and in castile soap to use as a hand soap and as a dish soap with a bit of lemon oil as well.
Others say extra mint mixed in a Castile soap mix is a good anti-pest spray for other garden plants, similar to how some use garlic/soap sprays.
black tea with some leafs of mint, slice of lemon and 1 tbs of honey = delicious
Nice with green rea also
Yes- love this combination with any kind of tea.
Yeah, absolutely lovely. A bit of sugar will work too if you don't have any honey.
I like to add mint to a large pitcher of ice water with blueberries or other fruit and ginger and letting it sit overnight. It's so good!!!
Healthy too I bet! I'd imagine the added ginger would give it an extra refreshing taste. Cheers :)
Oh wow I have to try that!
Use mint with tea. Soooo nice.
Sounds interesting.🤗🤔🤗
water, yogurt, salt, chopped mint (drink) and/or feta, cantaloupe, mint (salad)
Mint, watermelon, and feta cheese - as wonderful refreshing salad for summer!
The background is so beautiful and your voice is so good. My ears can listen to your voice for hrs.
I planted a tiny skraggy mint my neighbor gave me last year. It came back pretty good and I was like oh cool it might actually grow, then when spring hit this year it just shot up everywhere in the whole container like nuts. I feed it to my bunnies, they love it and its great for their tummies.
I grow mint exclusively as a wasp repellent and it smells nice when you walk up to the front door
Wasp repellent! Wow - another thing I've learned about mint, thank you :)
Me too Chris. Wasp were trying to make nests on my porch.
Oh I'm glad to read this as this was my reason for considering growing mint in the garden (and maybe some indoors) so if its working for you, then I'm definetely doing it! 🙌
Will mint repel honey bees too?
Fresh mint tea is also a great use for mint
Where I live, all you have to do is throw it on the ground, and then RUN LIKE HELL! It grows so fast, it'll knock you down coming up!😁
Philip Davis yes it’s always like this .. don’t understand of the purpose of making this video 😂
I'm hoping I have such luck!!!
The Steve Irwin of gardening! Thanks for the great tips!
Mr Smith the bill gates of gardening
I was reminded of his death now I’m sad
I throw in about 5-7 leaves in a mug of tea ☕️ so good! It’s also underrated for salads.
Thanks for the lovely tips ! My favourite way of using mint is “mint mojito” a drink that really cools down in hot summer. I also use it for mint chutney or mint dips for several cuisines. Another use of mint is to just add 2 or 3 leaves to your tea will add a great flavour to the tea (not to the milk tea please).
You can just call it a mojito
I put a large handful tied together into my bathwater! Since it's fresh, it doesn't make a mess.
Love that idea! Thanks :)
Great info, great video! We love healthy refreshing cold drinks. My favorite is using fresh pineapple and a lot of mint in a blender along with a little regular water (so it liquifies) and a bit of raw sugar or stevia. Then I pour this “concentrate” into my serving pitcher, add a generous amount of sparkling water (to your liking) and lots of ice cubes. Top it off by adding whole mint leaves and some slightly muddled (using raw sugar) mint leaves to your beautiful pitcher of Pineapple-Mint Spritzer. I also make this in a smoothie form where I blend the same first ingredients (because blending pineapple and sparkling water makes too much foam), and sometimes in smoothies I also include a mango. Then separately blend the sparkling water with ice cubes obtaining the smoothie consistency you want. Combine both and taste test for sweetness. Mint is amazing!
I get headaches sometimes. I use spearmint and peppermint leaves stuffed into a bandana. Dampen and tied around my temples. The oil and the aroma of the two mints relieves my headache in 30 minutes. This is my favorite herb. 😊
I read this first as 'banana', Imao
@@cerious2o that is pretty funny using "banana"!
You bet it is
@@cerious2o OMG!! So did I!! hahaha!!!
What makes you think that isn't the placebo effect?
First off, thank you for being an inspiration to starting my first garden this year. Second, I'm growing three different mints and my peppermint is exploding and taking over every pot I put it in. Can't wait to perfect the best cup of peppermint tea. Hope you and your loved ones are well after the wildfires. Keep posting!
Hello from Northern California ☀️ Love mint! 🌿 Particularly spearmint...Blackberry mint green tea iced tea (recipe below), tabouleh, mock mojito (muddled mint/sweetner, fresh lime juice and sparkling water), balela, and of course just mint steeped in hot water served warm or cold.
Great videos- don't change a thing!
Blackberry mint iced tea: 6 big fresh blackberries, sprig of about 8 mint leaves, 2 bags green tea, 3 cups boiling water, a little sweetener. Steep for 15 minutes (no longer) and strain. Refrigerate to chill. Tip: don't throw away the "cooked" blackberries - eat them while still warm. Delicious!
I recently used mine to make a spicy pesto (mint instead of basil). Olive oil, mint, parmesan cheese, and calico peppers. I highly recommend growing calico peppers to everyone. It is a small bushy plant with purple, cream, and dark green leaves--very ornamental. And it makes little, very spicy purple peppers from purple flowers, and the peppers turn a red when mature.
Your spicy mint pesto description with calico peppers is making my mouth water! I'm learning a lot today reading through these comments LOL. I've never tried calico peppers but I'm going to find some seeds online and buy them now ready for our spring! Thank you! :)
Self Sufficient Me mint and corriander chutney .. handful of mint same of corriander few green chillies one tomatoe clove of garlic tbs of yogourt salt whiz it all up done .. serve with anything u want to giv a kick to 😊
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thanks for the tip. I'm definitely gonna give that a try!
Sounds delicious...I love cilantro but am dairy free...so will make it more of a pesto or salsa w olive oil, garlic and maybe some kind of nut, jalepeno and a tomato...just happen to have an heirloom. Will try it tomorrow since I accidentally bought 2 bunches of cilantro and was wondering what to do w one:) Thank you for posting
Yes, I did plant mint in my yard on purpose. Mint family is one thing my herd of deer won’t eat. I tried for years to grow something green around the edge of my lined pond. Deer took everything, I planted aquatic mint and it covered the edges nicely and no animals eat it. I know I am in for a battle, but I am hoping water mint requires wet soil. I also use Walkers Low Catmint a lot. You have a gorgeous garden!
30 mins to watch the video then 30 mins to read the comments. Pure gold!
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Wonderful tips. Thank you. Fell in love with mint when I started growing herbs because it was so forgiving. Use it a lot when I cook. Also put sprigs in a small vase and leave it around the house. Makes the rooms smell wonderful!
I love mint with loads of cooking , but fresh leaves in my tea pot love it , thanx man !
Because of the Covid-19, I'm looking for youtube videos about how to grow my own plants indoors or in my own backyard to avoid going to market as much as possible. This is really a great video and informative one. Thank you for sharing!
I think we're tied on the same pole😀
You can grow anything inside with proper balance of light, water, soil and air. Even tropical fruit trees do well up north, indoors. Start with a windowsill herb garden! You can regrow plants from the packaged cuttings at the store. This goes for pretty much anything!
The same😍
I have been trying to do the same exact thing! Nothing better than fresh organic veggies
Me too! Im really excited to get started on mint
Thank you so much 🥰 I loved this .. very excited to start planting mint ..I love my mint in tea and lime mojitos 😍
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This ^ lol
My favorite uses for mint: cocktails, infused water or tea, mosquito repellent! bruise up some leaves and rub the oil on your skin, put a sprig in the brim of your hat or in your collar and the mosquitos stay away.
Mint is probably one of the easiest plants to grow and one of the most difficult to kill 😊
First of all, thank you! You are our favorite green thumb! We have learned so much from you over the last few years!
Montana Mint Spitzer:
(refresher for hot summer days) (make your house smell amazing 👏)
One large spray bottle
Fill halfway with spring water 💧
Add five Mint leaves 🍃
Add ten drops of Birchwood essential oil
Add ten drops of Pine essential oil
Add five drops of Cedar or other woody essential oil
Add a tablespoon of rubbing alcohol
Shake vigorously
Spray liberally throughout your house before company comes or whenever you need a refreshing scent
Spritz on your skin in the summer if it is too hot.
Continue to use and refill, discarding and replacing leaves as necessary. :) Enjoy
I use mint in homemade soaps. I always buy my mint. This will be my first year growing mint. Wish me luck....
If I subscribe, can I expect to see a video on this soon?? :D it doesn't even have to be professional or step by step or the process. ypu could post a commentary while showing the bar(s) of soap. it's going to be a big industry. my friend Angie was on Gary Vee's show talking about such and dermatology with organics.
It is impossible to kill. Impossible.
You dont need luck, its Mint....! You need luck to get rid of it if you plant it directly into your garden
Not quite impossible, my mom managed to kill every plant she tried to grow, including mint! But for your average person, it's pretty hard to kill. The hard part in my house is using it fast enough! But if I have too much, I can just dry it and put in the compost :P
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omg. Thanks so much for this! I never knew mint went dormant during the summer in a hot climate. I live in zone 9/10 in FL and was throwing away mint when I thought it was dead, but it was only dormant. Thank you!
Too funny! I live in Georgia and didnt know either. I was about to throw mine away. It's looked so sad all summer. I've been propagating it and nothing. Now I now.
What does that mean
@@aroundworldnews dormant? Like in the winter, trees lose their leaves and sleep. In hot climates plants go to sleep to conserve energy. The sun is too exhausting.
@@nancyfahey7518 I just wrote this to a friend: "I try to go walking outside in the a.m. ~ but even then it's H*O*T. I walk from shade to shade!"
Me too! In Tampa! Good to know it grows anywhere, shade or sun. I am resisting planting it in the ground.
I boil mint leaves to make my instant coffee. Once I add cream and sugar, it tastes like a mint creamer.
Good idea
GREAT IDEA!! THANKS!!
I planted my first pot of mint a week ago today is May 9, 2022 , it grew enough for me to take some to make tea . thank you for your suggestions and your tips. I have been following you for over a year now and I’m just subscribing I love your show .
be bless over there in the UK. I am in the USA
Also, be careful where you throw the pruned parts. If you put them in your compost, you might have mint cropping up where you don't expect it. Might be a good idea to burn the pruned back parts.
I make a spicy green goddess drink. I blend a lemon, the rind (minus the pith), fresh ginger, large cucumber, fresh and dried mint, a touch of raw honey, and a bit of cayenne pepper. I add water to fill the container. I drink one cup of it per day and it will last me about 1 week.
I bet that's a fresh tasting drink! It sounds great and very healthy - full of antioxidants.
That sounds delicious and healthy! I'm going to try that drink. Thanks for sharing.
Mmm I’m trying this
can i come over?
What is that good for? Or do you just like the drink?
A Moroccan can’t live without mint. It’s oxygen to us 😂 thanks for the video
True, I'm really tired living without mint , I have a big garden, it's time to do it my self and start with mint , I hope this tips will help
I came here to say as a tea drinker this excites me haha
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Wow i absolutely loveee mint. In india we love it a lot too but we dont add it to do every other dish
@@numerouno5477 No, but you do it with Tumeric! =)
So glad I came across this channel!!! One of the best gardening channels I’ve seen yet. Thanks for the tips! - my grandmother used to take the leaves and boil them with water to make mint tea. It helps with stomach aches and digestion problems. My friends from Vietnam love to put them in their soups !
Mint sauce! Goes bloody mint with lamb, that's my favourite way of using it
My wife is Middle Eastern, in summer she takes mint leaves ,some lime and a lot of ice cubes, puts that in a blender and makes sort of a ice smoothy, extremely refreshing..
The rest of the mint goes into mint tea, salads and lamb kebabs.
I expanded our mint growing this year under the fruit trees, production couldn’t keep up with consumption.
Never seen soo much mint in one container, i'm getting such a lovin" vibe from this man. Wonder if he's married. This is like the perfect life..❤❤❤
Another great tip video Mark. your mint looks very fresh and well loved. Great video mate
Thanks Tony! :)
I plant mint along buildings, fences, around trees, etc.. I keep it from spreading too far with my mower.. When I mow down the excess, the entire area gets a treat smelling the mint..
Pineapple Mint leaves lightly candied in a quality sweetener , everyone loves the lil treats
Blended into mint lemonade is my favorite way to enjoy ☺
Mint is also great paired with thai basil in fresh spring rolls, or with lettuce to wrap fried spring rolls.
Because I like coffee a lot, I find that using mint as an alternative in tea helps a lot. It is tasty and healthier and hydrates me. I want to grow more mint so I can drink more tea instead of coffee like this. Thank you for a fantastic video. Your passion is so evident and inspiring =)
i love Mint! but im having a hard time getting it to grow so lush like yours... i use it in my tea, infused water, spring rolls, Lao/Thai dishes 👍
Mint is the last seedling I bought before we all went into self isolation, really excited to get it started in a container on my front porch. Hopefully in a few months when we can have visitors again, everybody coming to my house will get that beautiful fragrance as they arrive. :)
Grow Your Happiness you can just buy store bought mint, pluck the bottom leaves u need then leave the top leaf, sit it in water till roots poke out and just put it in dirt. U will harvest so much faster
@@Amy-pk1zg It's ok, as I mentioned I did get a seedling but thanks for this advice anyway! :)
I never thought about putting this at my front door! What a great suggestions! Thanks!
It's been 4 months. Updates?
Update? :D
Thanks for the info! My daughter and I watched the video together since she is starting her tea garden. Our favorite way to use mint is in tea!!
More than anything I LOVE fresh mint lemonade with spearmint specifically... it's a Turkish recipe. Tear the leaves and stems into large pieces to help the flavor bleed out and cold-steep in a big jug of lemonade. Option to shred down the mint much more so it can be sipped along with the lemonade, much like pulp in orange juice. Once it steeps for awhile (as long as you want depending on your desired flavor) it is the freshest, most delicious thing.... Try it out!!!
I've been growing my own mint as I'm obsessed w/ it. So far so good. I have a lil' mint plant on my nightstand and the scent is just everything to me. Very invigorating.
I actually want my mint to spread over a 10 foot square area at the back of the garden because I love the smell so much. It has stayed within the same small 2 foot area for the last 3 years.
I use mine to give a slight taste to my water along with some cucumber and lemon, my alternative to sweet drinks :)
That's a very good point! I'm trying to cut back on my sugar intake at the moment and adding mint with some citrus to soda water really helps me. Cheers :)
Self Sufficient Me : try growing & eating longevity spinach ! Helps to lower blood sugar level..
Started my new mint with some out of a fridge from across the street. Had bought it for tea for my dad. It looks pretty good for stuff that was in a fridge and sat in water to grow roots.
I got rid of sugar three months and I am happy
You sound like a hippy girl.
Thanks for this video. Really helpful. I'm failing to keep my mint growing for some reason...these tips have been helpful!
I love to use mint in salads, smoothies and soups😊👍loved your video
So I watched your mint clip when you first put it out, I took your advice and it's just started to grow new leaves as the weather starts to warm up (coastal SA)... they're already huge leaves! I've had my trusty mint plant for at least 5 years and the leaves are always quite small (I neglect it..), this year the first sprouting leaves are already bigger than I usually get! Thanks Mark!
Thanks for this! Growing a salad/herb garden for the first time to try and a) bulk out my food stores for my family and keep my sanity during this covid madness! This is really helpful - i've tried growing mint before but it's always been super stringy so this is awesome!
Nice video. My favorite way of using mint is adding it while making Biryani.
My favorite thing is feeding orphans to my mint. Makes it all lush and proliferating.
I have a ton of this growing wild in my side yard. The previous owner; 35 years ago planted it and it’s been proliferating since! I don’t mind it smells great when I mow and I make jelly with it.
Great video. I love using mint in smoothies! Thanks for the helpful tips
Favorite mint recipe is Mint Sugar! Equal parts mint & sugar in a food processor, stored in an airtight container. Use for dipping strawberries or dusting melon, or incorporate into your favorite beverage or cocktail
How do you measure equal parts?
I love mint! I grow it wild all over the place but keeping it separate from other mints. I started in pots and I guess it dropped seeds and spread anyway. This regular mint took over all places and I just mow it down. Now it barely comes back where I mow all the time. it smells awesome and great to use for so much. Oils and teas is great. I also have spearmint and Chocolate mint. I can also make sprays against bugs. I'm still learning so much, and every day is a new adventure. Love your videos!
add mint to hot tea, or steeping process for cold iced tea.
hot or cold plain mint tea is good too.
I like a bit of lemon in nine
Thanks for the video! I'm a beginner with gardening and this is very helpful. My favourite way of using mint is making 'Mint raita'. Blend a punch of mint leaves, 1 tablespoon of water and 2 tablespoons of yogurt in a blender. Add the mixture to 3 cups of yogurt, 1 teaspoon cumin powder, 1 teaspoon chillipower/red paprika powder, salt and a dash of lime. Mix well and serve.
Thank you. Sounds delicious
I watched a lot of videos on plants or even if not plant I spend too much time on TH-cam, but I rarely subscribe to channels and I know that's not good but I for the first time and not for the reason to get new informative videos whenever this channel uploads but because, he gave this warm feeling when giving tips, I just wanted to hear more, I subscribe without thinking much.
I like to dry it in a hot pan till it can be crushed and then add it to dough to make mint roti. Mint tea is also nice.
Hey! Same pinch! 😁
Try dried & crushed mint leaves with chilled curd with a pinch of black salt for breakfast in summer.
Rota Mint rotiiii sounds good 👍👍👍
Mint tea is the best
I love chopping up mint on my watermelon, tea and in salads
Beautiful! I made the mistake last year of letting mine get all woody, and then went on vacation too many times and I feared it was completely dead! I planted other things in the container but sure enough, this Winter it came back in FULL FORCE haha! It's doing fantastic now. I'm so happy I didn't remove the roots. I've been pruning hard since and it looks nice and lush like yours. I'm in Tampa, FL USA and considering transplanting some into parts of my yard where nothing grows to let it be a ground cover. We have a lot of sand here and it may be one of the only things that will do well there.
Isnt Florida soil is pretty fertile?. Im in Atlanta, GA and we got clayish red soil which stays pretty clumpy and damp, not that fertike I think.
cbr954ny it's pretty much pure sand so you have to add a lot of material to hold moisture and nutrients. we have some clay neat northern FL too. Every type of soil has pros and cons I'm sure!
I see, I guess some clay soil is better than too sandy of a soil. No one here in North Georgia area waters their lawns and the grass stays green all summer, even in drought. I guess its the clay soil holding lots of water!
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Just bought my first mint plant seedling. The second I came home, came on here to get your advice! Thanks for your help Again!!!
You are the best! So clearly explained and no big intro - just right to it. I appreciate that, and your sharing of workable practical information. You are always my first "go to" for garden info. :)
Love your video! I use mint as a natural pesticide around the house and for allergy season LOL. Thanks for the info!
My mint plants always seem to struggle but based on these tips i need to prune and fertilize so hopefully that'll help
Me too
In malaysia we add it to our curry laksa last minute, as a fresh herb topping. Thanks for sharing your video!
That's what I was thinking, too -- mint is so good in southeast asian soups along with bean sprouts and cilantro. (Also in tabbouleh... mmmm.)
It's sooo good with any kind of laksa 🤤🤤🤤🤤
2 words into the video, and I immediately subscribed. I adore your accent..AND you’re educating me?! Sold. 😂💕
I absolutely LOVE the look of your mint bush! I aspire to have a similar albeit smaller one.
I feed mint to my rabbit. It's his favorite. Thank you for the video.
I use mint as a companion plant for my Brassica Plants, as I find it helps keeping the pests at bay. I do also grow mint in containers. I dry my mint leaves and store it away for later use, ditto for my lemon balm leaves. Coincidentally, earlier today I planted some Korean Mint and Lemon Mint seeds, so it was very cool to see your video on mint now, thank you for the tips. For a maintenance free mint plant with a very, very strong mint aroma, you should try growing Corsican mint. I discovered it in a nursery a month ago and have to say I absolutely love the aroma of this mint, so I'm planning to grow alot of it in the future.
Hi Jenny, I just Googled Corsican mint as I hadn't heard of it but what a lovely cute leaf it has! I must try to find some as it would look great in salads or garnishes besides having a good strong minty flavour/smell. Thank you! :)
Thank you, very informative! I love the mint taste and smell and eat or use it in most everything as it gives it such a fresh taste and reduces my nausea or upset stomach. My favorite use is in salads and fresh asian spring rolls. Mint is so expensive to buy so I hope to grow some using the tips provided perhaps on my porch in a container.
I know it's an old video, but I love it. I have towering apple mint that is about to flower, so I'm going to mow it down short and start over. I get about two tall harvests and dry them for mint tea in the winter.
My dad had chocolate mint in the backyard and lemon balm in the front yard. Everytime he mowed the grass, he would run over both on purpose to spread them. You could always tell when he did because it smelled heavenly!
Representing Dixie here, and as a native of the great Tennessee territory we like our dozen mint leaves muddled in a glass with 1 oz simple syrup, and crushed ice. After which add your 2.5 oz whiskey or bourbon and pack to the top with more ice.
Yep, mint julep all the way. Though as a non southerner I prefer it with rum or cognac.
We love using mint in Vietnamese rice pper rolls and with lemon squash. Love your videos.
Oh yum! Fresh mint in rice paper rolls reminds me of our recent trip to Nam - my mouth is watering... Cheers ;)
Hi Mark I like to put mint into mince meat when making patties/hamburgers with paprika, garlic whatever you like. Nothing better than homemade mint sauce like I grew up on :). I have been growing mint for years but thank you for your advice never stop learning!
Really useful and important tips.
I use mint to make...dips , smoothie, infuse the drinking water for fresh aroma, sandwich spread and lastly to garnish salads.
In the heat of summer mint makes a perfect drink .
In a pan make a sugar syrup
Add a large bunch of mint to the pan and cool
Once cool strain off the mint and decant into bottles.
To make drink place lemon slices , ice and mint syrup in a large pitcher
Add cold water or chilled tonic or carbonated water
Pour into glasses and enjoy !
You can also add cucumber or ginger to this recipe ,
Make it your own , its all good !
The mint tea i make every night makes me feel literally drugged it relaxes me so much... about 1-2 hand fulls of mint in 170 degree Fahrenheit water for 4-5 minutes
Cool I might try it
You should get out into the world and try some real drugs, you'll soon realise what placebo is.
Yes, great bedtime cuppa, best for digestion and bloating
Mint lemonade is the most refreshing drink ever
i've been growing spearmint in my paludarium (half aquarium half vivarium) for about a year now and am very happy with the growth rate. also pretty much all plants in the mint family can be grown very well hydroponically. as long as you keep all the leaves above water, they will grow quite happily even with completely submerged root system. i've grown normal mint and spearmint this way. i've also seen people growing catnip in such setup too.
fertiliser wise, they don't require that much. there is trace amount of NO3 salts naturally occurring in the paludarium water (broken down fish poop and fish food turn into NH4 salts then the biomedia in the filter turn them into NO2 salts then finally NO3 salts). so all i need to do is dosing small amount of iron and magnesium supplement once a month or two.
i love mints as it is! this video is so full of information for the newbie like me in growing mints!
This is the best video for this Floridian to grow mint, lemon balm, catnip or any other plant in the mint family. 👍
Have you made a video on “how to obtain seeds from your own garden or which plants do give us seeds also”?!
omg i love this video. he's like the dad I never had and always wanted lol
One mistake I will never make again it planting mint into the ground not a raised bed or a pot but the ground now it is like a weed I pulled most of it out then a few weeks later it comes back from a couple of roots in the ground . But there is no shortage of mint :).
LOL, yes that's the positive side and a great approach - at least no shortage of mint for you! Cheers :)
I plant it at the base of the trees in my yard, and every time I mow, I cut just a bit, and it fills my entire neighborhood with the sweet scent of mint.
You got any chickens laying around? They'll take care of your pesky mint.
This was really helpful, and if anything I might need a bigger pot. Favorite use of mint is a couple of leaves in my water every day