3-4 weeks ago, I decided to try this with my very poor-looking, leggy mint. I cut it ALL down, all the way to the ground. As of today, I have 5 small, beautiful, lush mint plants bursting through the soil in all corners of the pot. THANK YOU for saving my plant!!
@@IcarianGreenWings How long has it been since you cut it down? Was it completely dead when you did? No green leaves whatsoever and only brown sticks? It took a few weeks for mine to come crawling back.
@@rafaltruszkowski2751 yeah, it completely died down. It was good, but i was moving and put it on a bit too dark place in the new apartment so it died down. Then i cut it down and put on the window and watered daily. It's been a few weeks but it still hasn't regrown. Maybe it's because summer is over?
@@IcarianGreenWings if you're desperate, you can always dig into the soil with your 🖐️ and see what's up! Inspect the roots, see if any new shoots are coming up. If you are watering it daily, it might be too wet! You shouldn't water it until the top two inches of the soil are very dry. Also, make sure your pot has drainage. Otherwise your bottom of the pot will retain all that water, and the roots will rot in that underground pool.
@@truszko91 ohhhh that might have been a mistake too. I always thought mint needed a lot of water so I made sure it had plenty. I really hope i didn't kill it off completely. Thank you so much for your advice and lesson. I will know for the future! 🙏
Im new to gardening and I’ve been trying to keep my new mint plant alive ...it has “died” twice but keeps regrowing 🤔...watching you cutdown you’re plant I was like 😳...then watching your time lapse I was like 🤯...awesome video!... thanks you for sharing 😌💕
Thanks for the video and it is especially cool with the time lapsed part! I just got my first pot of peppermint and gardening is totally new to me. Your sharing just gave me complete confidence to “cut it all off and let it regrow”! Thank you!
Thank you because of this trick i was able to regrow again my mint that is almost dying, so i cut all the stem all the way to the ground and start feeding it as you shown in the video with the help of the good sunlight every morning and cow manure i got result good after 5 days a new sprout starting to pop out 😁👍
I'm glad your mint plant is recovering, the new shoots are a little slow at first, but after a few days they will speed up and after a few weeks you should have lots of healthy leaves again.
thank you for the vid. I just had my first mint and it looks dry and tired even when I watering them twice a day. almost breaking my heart when I saw you cut your mint, but to see them growing again.... wow. maybe I should cut mine down too.
My mint was COVERED in mold. I tried to kill the mold with peroxide and eventually garlic but no dice. Only thing that fixed it was cutting it down to the bottom baby leaves and it's grown back in full.
I'm glad to have this video, I overhandled the mint I harvested so the bits I tried to transplant as insurance in case the parent dies from the frost... Well their leaves are all curling up and even the stem is weak and thing Mind it also looks like the parent is so stubborn that it took the frost and grew a few inches within days despite that
I just pinch once the mint gets about 3-4 inches. That way it's always producing and bugs won't get to it as it's healthy. Also your plant may be root bound so it needs a bigger pot new dirt and it will be beautiful once again. Great vid ☺️
Great video I love the time lapse it really makes your video stand out from the rest. It is one thing for people to tell you how something will work it is another to see the results in this way. I have subscribed as a result of this thank you.
Thanks, Mint likes lots of water, make sure the soil is damp at all times, it hates to dry out. Just make sure any excess water can drain out if its in a pot so it isn't waterlogged.
I’ve had my mint plant for over a year and I grew it from seeds so I must say I’m quite attached. Lately it hasn’t been doing well at all and I’ve tried everything I can think of. This is my last ditch attempt at saving it. I’ll add an update with how it goes.
Mint usually needs to be dormant once a year to grow well, cutting it back and leaving it somewhere cold for a few weeks should give it the dormancy it needs. Then bring it back to a warm location and it should grow well. Mint is usually dormant over winter so you might find it doesn't grow well again until spring.
Thank you! I had just bought some mint & it was doing really well in outdoor containers until we had a heat wave. Perhaps I should have brought them inside? I thought I'd killed them, but your video makes me appreciate just how tough these plants are! Is it ok to have several different kinds of mint in one pot?
I wish the same thing happened to my hair whenever I went to the barber's! Regarding mint, I planted a strawberry mint a few weeks ago in a piece of poor land and the plant is green in the top leaves but the lower leaves have a bronze tinge. I wonder if this is the normal state as it grows or whether I ought to water in the current warm weather please? I know mint is supposed to be "bomb proof" but I am not brave enough to find out if it is "me proof!"
Thank you for this video. I know that you said after cutting the mint down you brought it inside. Did you have it in the window or sitting under a light?
I had it under a light so I could film the time lapse, but a sunny windowsill will work just as well, just avoid the midday sun if you live in a hot part of the world.
For mint you can use houseplant feed or a balanced feed. For most other herbs I would use a balanced/multipurpose feed. A feed which is high in nitrogen encourages lots of lush leaves so avoid tomato feed.
I have a spearmint plant and it's my first time to have a plant to take care of. I don't know why it just died the next day I bought it from an herb garden. But I'm afraid to cut the remaining fresh leaves just like what you did.
If its died that quickly then it's probably due to lack of water. I would give it a good watering and see if it perks up, if it doesn't after two days then cut off all the dead and wait a couple of weeks to see if it regrows. Mint likes to be kept damp at all times, but don't have it sitting in water.
Do you suggest cutting it down when the weather is getting cold? I rescued an indoor mint plant that wasn't watered enough and it's leaves are turning yellow and dying and the plant is droopy. What type of feed do you suggest to add?
Mint usually goes dormant in cold weather so I would cut it back to the ground and allow it to become dormant over winter. If your growing it inside and it's warm enough you could try growing it over winter, but they don't usually do as well over winter with the low light levels. I would use a liquid feed that is high in nitrogen, a balanced liquid feed also works well. The high nitrogen levels encourage larger leaves.
Hey, thanks! awesome vid! I'm having the exact same issue with the exact same plant, now my question is, how about watering while the plant is re-growing? any advice on that? I'm willing to try this, just not sure how to water it :) Thanks!
Yes if its outside, if it's inside it doesn't do well with hot sunshine, so it's best with morning or afternoon sun unless you live in a country with low light levels.
Good luck with your mint, if it's currently winter in your part of the world you may find it takes a little longer to come back, but it should look great when spring arrives.
This was really good North! I had a mint plant my housemates used all of the leaves for mahitos I tried to revive it but had no luck! Next time ill cut it right back :)
It's impressive how well it grows. Almost like weeds. I'm wondering if I can do that with my parsley as well 🤔 when it turns yellow ? Love the time laps !
You should be able to do the same to parsley, I've done it a few times, it works but not quite as well. Also parsley is biennial so after a year or two it will flower and die, but cutting all the leaves off can reduce the chance of this and you can sometimes get an extra year from the plant. Its got a thick tap root a bit like a small carrot, so it normally has a lot of energy stored ready to regrow its leaves.
Yes, you need to take into consideration your climate. Make sure you have two months left before hard frosts arrive, this technique works best in summer or on plants that are grown indoors. Come autumn it's usually too late in the year to do this unless its grown indoors or in a mild climate.
I pulled up a Mint plant in my yard and transplanted it in a potter. After one day I realized that wouldn’t work. So I clipped all the stems and put them in water to propagate it. I’m still waiting for the roots to grow after one week.
What type of feed is best for this? Mine is in worse shape, mine gotten scorched and it's almost burnt to a crisp I'm just hoping transplanting it would help it but I don't know the best way to transplant these things to see what would even help to a bigger container it's 100% rootbound with a thick runners you're talking about
I'm glad you found my video useful. Yes I'm using a small grow lamp, the one I'm using has a pure white light and fits in a usual desk lamp, the reason I use this kind is because the desk lamp concentrates the light in a small area, the white light is good for making time lapse videos as it doesn't have any colour tint, also the lamp is low power to save on my electric bills. I use a compact fluorescent bulb with a ses e14 fitment. The bulb is 20 watts and has a light temperature of 6500k which is simmilar to daylight. Here is a link to it www.amazon.co.uk/MiniSun-Energy-Saving-Daylight-Spiral/dp/B00CS38J82/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1505981628&sr=8-6&keywords=grow+bulb+cfl If you want to grow plants under grow lamps this bulb is ideal for individual small plants, and I have had great results with it as you can see in this video, but if you have large plants or a number of plants you would certainly need much more powerful bulbs with a higher lumen output.
Thank you thank you thank you was just the video I was looking for😊 my mint plant was sad looking n I was scared to prune them to the bottom... now I'll dare to cut them
They should grow back well, if you live somewhere with cold winters and the plant is outdoors it may not fully regrow until spring as mint is usually dormant over the winter months.
@@Gardeningat58Nthank you for replying 😊no we don't have that harsh winters in the UAE. But I did prune the mint plant quite a lot but the stems are too thin... is it OK to use NPK fertilizer for mint n other herbs
@@Linda_Meyn If your in the UAE then it should grow over winter as well as summer. But as it's not a tropical plant it probably won't last more than two years in a warm climate as it needs a winter dormancy period at least once a year to grow well. Yes NPK fertiliser is fine, look for one with a higher N level than P and K as the higher Nitrogen levels will encourage bigger leaves.
Mint loves water so make sure the compost is always damp, but don't let it sit soaking wet as it will rot the roots. How often you should water will depend on many different variables, such as light, temperature, pot size, time of year etc. But I usually water mine two or three times a week.
For this video I used a cfl bulb rated at 20 watts, with a kelvin of 6500. Its powerful enough for a small plant, or a large shade loving plant. Also the 6500k gives a nice white light which is close to sunlight, but with a little more blue, this helps to discourage flowering and promotes leaf growth.
@@Gardeningat58N Thanks for this update ! Indeed, a 2x00 or 4000K seems to NOT work at all in my case, so I also ordered 6500K. For now, GU10 mounting with 28W and I plan to put it about 30-40 cm above the plant. But...fir st I have to deal with a falling off lower leaves as they become green and fall off - honestly I don't know what might be the problem. Did you also observe or faced the same problem ? Heat, light, humidity, water...? I can only guess now...
@@adamwalter2573 That set up should work well for you. Dropping of lower leaves is usually over watering or lack of nitrogen, but usually the leaves turn yellow first, also mint is not easily over watered. Is it winter where you are? If so the mint might need a dormant period as it usually dies back to the ground over winter. Most types of mint need a few months of winter rest where the temperatures are close to freezing, it will then regrow in spring. If it doesn't get a rest period once a year the mint will slowly die.
@@Gardeningat58N Dormant period...my plan was to dring a mint tea at least few days during winter, so despite 12C outside, I wish to grow them indoors. Today I checked and the soil PH is about 5.5-6.0, 21^C and air has ~75% humidity. Still, no reasonable growth. The plants I took from my garden, but since this is my first try I MIGHT have damaged its roots - at least this is what I read on the internet (=falling off leaves, poor growth). Today I ordered few meters of diodes 5050 with red and blue light (460 and 650nm, 6500k) and will see whether it's not related to a lack of "power form the light". Now I'm using 4000k leds and I "suspect" the light level is not enough. So, two things to check - take newer roots and increase light. Oh, I also planted a small amout of cress to se how fast it goes up. During the summer ot goes up like a crazy, but now with those 4000k leds it...well, it's alive, goes up, but very slowly, despite having 75% air humidity, so I suspect not a lack of dormant period, but..."light issue" :) What do you think ?
@Anonim Anonim I'm still trying :) I used 4k, 3k, 2,7k and nothing helped. What REALLY helped was a higher humidity. Usually at my house I have 30-40% relative humidity but once I increased it to 60-70%, my mint started to grow. Oh, the old plants went to trash - probably due to overwatering and also root were eaten by some small white and brown bugs (6 legs,
At this time of year they normally die back for winter and go dormant. I would cut it back to the ground and it will either wait until spring to regrow, or if you live somewhere warm it may regrow before spring.
Mint plants like a lot of water, make sure they are always damp and are never allowed to dry out. But make sure they are not soaking wet and sitting in water, otherwise they will rot. I can't tell you the frequency as it depends on lots of factors such as pot size, light levels and temperature, but I would expect every two to three days on average. On a sunny hot windowsill more like daily.
At this time of year it is probably due to natural aging of the older leaves, if you live in a climate with frost I would expect the whole plant to die back soon ready for dormancy over winter. If you live somewhere warmer then follow the instructions in this video and it should re-sprout with fresh healthy leaves.
@@ataroosa8271 i wonder too i have a weak mint plant im planning to trim it the way he did but i dont know what to feed it i have grow lights and all..
You can get it in garden centres or online, look for liquid fertiliser and make sure you follow the instructions as most needs to be diluted with water.
I have one question. Let me tell you first what happened. I bought mint and repotted it and then water it. But day after day something happened with the mind and now is almost dead. I don't know what happened I water it every day, has good light, good soil but its dying. I fear I overwater it. what can be the cause or that? is it requiring less water and more drain? or can be some other reason I don't know. Oh that's 8 years ago lol. :)
It could be over watered, although mint likes lots of water it doesn't like to sit in waterlogged soil, any excess water needs to drain out of the pot, make sure there are holes in the bottom. Another reason is the time of year, mint naturally dies back to the ground at this time of year and goes dormant over winter, so it may not grow again until spring.
If I plant a mint in the spring and it has a couple of freezing nights would it survive? Also when is the best time to plant Mint? spring is sometimes unpredictable on weather
3-4 weeks ago, I decided to try this with my very poor-looking, leggy mint. I cut it ALL down, all the way to the ground. As of today, I have 5 small, beautiful, lush mint plants bursting through the soil in all corners of the pot. THANK YOU for saving my plant!!
I came here because I did the same but it won't grow again and i don't know what to do
@@IcarianGreenWings How long has it been since you cut it down? Was it completely dead when you did? No green leaves whatsoever and only brown sticks? It took a few weeks for mine to come crawling back.
@@rafaltruszkowski2751 yeah, it completely died down. It was good, but i was moving and put it on a bit too dark place in the new apartment so it died down. Then i cut it down and put on the window and watered daily. It's been a few weeks but it still hasn't regrown. Maybe it's because summer is over?
@@IcarianGreenWings if you're desperate, you can always dig into the soil with your 🖐️ and see what's up! Inspect the roots, see if any new shoots are coming up. If you are watering it daily, it might be too wet! You shouldn't water it until the top two inches of the soil are very dry. Also, make sure your pot has drainage. Otherwise your bottom of the pot will retain all that water, and the roots will rot in that underground pool.
@@truszko91 ohhhh that might have been a mistake too. I always thought mint needed a lot of water so I made sure it had plenty. I really hope i didn't kill it off completely.
Thank you so much for your advice and lesson. I will know for the future! 🙏
there is nothing more satisfying than watching healthy plant growth on time lapse
Time Lapses are f'kin cool. +10000 points for sharing Time Lapse growth with us.
Thanks I'm glad you enjoyed the time lapse, if you want to see more I have made several time lapse videos on my channel.
Time lapse made me realize how truly beautiful it is. Thank you🖤
Glad you enjoyed the time lapse.
Nothing like giving your mint a crew cut 😉😂
Im new to gardening and I’ve been trying to keep my new mint plant alive ...it has “died” twice but keeps regrowing 🤔...watching you cutdown you’re plant I was like 😳...then watching your time lapse I was like 🤯...awesome video!... thanks you for sharing 😌💕
Man, your videos are the most perfect thing, please never stop doing it!
Omg the time lapse makes my day 😊 thank youuuuuuu
Indra Yudha Kusuma, I'm with you on that!
THANK YOU MY PLANT IS JUST THE SAME.YOU ARE A LIFE SAVER.GOD BLESS YOU FOR THE TRUTH.
Holy shit. This time lapse was incredible. That's your competitive advantage against other tubers. WOW! Thank you :)
I'm new with growing things and this made me feel so much better. Now that's its summer I thought mine had no chance 🤩
Thanks for the video and it is especially cool with the time lapsed part! I just got my first pot of peppermint and gardening is totally new to me. Your sharing just gave me complete confidence to “cut it all off and let it regrow”! Thank you!
Your time lapse videos are amazing :) going to prune my struggling mint right now.
Thank you because of this trick i was able to regrow again my mint that is almost dying, so i cut all the stem all the way to the ground and start feeding it as you shown in the video with the help of the good sunlight every morning and cow manure i got result good after 5 days a new sprout starting to pop out 😁👍
I'm glad your mint plant is recovering, the new shoots are a little slow at first, but after a few days they will speed up and after a few weeks you should have lots of healthy leaves again.
Wow. A lot of work was put into this video. Thank you!!
🤗🤗🤗
thank you for the vid. I just had my first mint and it looks dry and tired even when I watering them twice a day. almost breaking my heart when I saw you cut your mint, but to see them growing again.... wow.
maybe I should cut mine down too.
Did it work?
This is such a common problem. We appreciate the helpful tips!
Great timelaps too prove that it works!
I GASPED when you just chopped it All off !
haha wow nice recovery tho
Literally same I was like "you want me to wahhhhh???"
My mint was COVERED in mold. I tried to kill the mold with peroxide and eventually garlic but no dice. Only thing that fixed it was cutting it down to the bottom baby leaves and it's grown back in full.
I'm glad to have this video, I overhandled the mint I harvested so the bits I tried to transplant as insurance in case the parent dies from the frost... Well their leaves are all curling up and even the stem is weak and thing
Mind it also looks like the parent is so stubborn that it took the frost and grew a few inches within days despite that
Very helpful and the time lapse was an appreciated bonus
Nice video - love the time lapse.
I just pinch once the mint gets about 3-4 inches. That way it's always producing and bugs won't get to it as it's healthy. Also your plant may be root bound so it needs a bigger pot new dirt and it will be beautiful once again. Great vid ☺️
Are you just miss hettie helpful 😵💫😑
Thank you so much for the tip! Just found your channel today, now I finally know how to fix my mint:)
Thanks, I hope your mint is recovering well.
How to revive dying mint: try to kill it.
Hey, as long as it worked
Lol😂
I succeeded 80%. Now I've changed my mind 😁
I'm gonna go trim my mint plant tomorrow ! Can you feed it worh a tomatoes feed?
@@saymabegum4514 yup! It should be fine!
This seems like decent advice, gonna try it on my struggling mint plant, hope it works!
Good luck, at this time of year it should come back with healthy new growth in a few weeks.
The time lapse is so cool!
Great video I love the time lapse it really makes your video stand out from the rest. It is one thing for people to tell you how something will work it is another to see the results in this way. I have subscribed as a result of this thank you.
Thanks for subscribing, I'm glad you enjoyed the time lapse, I try to include a time lapse in my videos when I can.
Gardening at 58 North can you tell us if you kept your mint inside or outside to regrow?
@@tkeen7594 I had it inside as I was filming the time lapse, but mint usually does better when grown outside.
Thoroughly enjoyed this video
Well done & thank you
Glad you enjoyed it
wow,, I used to chuck them out... amazing! Next time I'll trim them down!
Good luck with your next mint plant, hopefully it will bounce back for you after a cut back.
Thanks for this, I’ve killed 2 or 3 mint plants from
Home Depot and I’m determined not to let this one die! I’ll cut back and fertilize it tomorrow!
Good luck with your mint, hopefully this one survives.
What exactly do you feed your mint, could you link me to your products you use?
Thank you for the video!
You said you a good feeding would do good..what kind of fertilizer/nutrient did you use?
Thank you
This is one great restoration video, Thankyou for sharing it with us.
How much water do these mints need and when to water its time to water it?
Thanks, Mint likes lots of water, make sure the soil is damp at all times, it hates to dry out. Just make sure any excess water can drain out if its in a pot so it isn't waterlogged.
Thank you for your reply, much appreciated 🙏
I’ve had my mint plant for over a year and I grew it from seeds so I must say I’m quite attached. Lately it hasn’t been doing well at all and I’ve tried everything I can think of. This is my last ditch attempt at saving it.
I’ll add an update with how it goes.
Mint usually needs to be dormant once a year to grow well, cutting it back and leaving it somewhere cold for a few weeks should give it the dormancy it needs. Then bring it back to a warm location and it should grow well. Mint is usually dormant over winter so you might find it doesn't grow well again until spring.
@@Gardeningat58N Thanks for telling me, this is super helpful advice! Means a lot that you’d come back to an old video just to answer a comment.
Hey how often do you water your plant ? Every week? Warm or cold water?
Is your mint ok?
Thank you! I had just bought some mint & it was doing really well in outdoor containers until we had a heat wave. Perhaps I should have brought them inside? I thought I'd killed them, but your video makes me appreciate just how tough these plants are! Is it ok to have several different kinds of mint in one pot?
Wow amazing how tough this plant is thank you for the advice ❤
Thanks, yes mint is a very resilient plant.
Beautiful! Thank you!
Thank you for your time and effort on this.
Thanks, I hope it was helpful.
The time lapse is soo satisfying 😊
Simple and straightforward, thank you!
Time lapse was so satisfying 😍
@ 1:50 I must have missed something, What did you do with the mint you just cut off??
Loved the timelapse!
How long did it take for the plant to regrow after cutting/rewatering?
It took a week or two to get going, but then grew really quickly and at the end of the video it was only three and a half weeks after I cut it back.
I wish the same thing happened to my hair whenever I went to the barber's!
Regarding mint, I planted a strawberry mint a few weeks ago in a piece of poor land and the plant is green in the top leaves but the lower leaves have a bronze tinge. I wonder if this is the normal state as it grows or whether I ought to water in the current warm weather please?
I know mint is supposed to be "bomb proof" but I am not brave enough to find out if it is "me proof!"
DAAAAAMN I wish mine was that lush. I gotta wait for so long before I can make my drink
If you follow the instructions in this video your mint should look the same within a month or two.
What did you feed it? That's beautiful ❤️😍
I used baby bio houseplant feed.
Great timelapse man! Thanks
Thank you for this video. I know that you said after cutting the mint down you brought it inside. Did you have it in the window or sitting under a light?
I had it under a light so I could film the time lapse, but a sunny windowsill will work just as well, just avoid the midday sun if you live in a hot part of the world.
@@Gardeningat58N thank you
When you say give a nice feed, what exactly do you use to "feed" this mint? or even other herbs
For mint you can use houseplant feed or a balanced feed. For most other herbs I would use a balanced/multipurpose feed. A feed which is high in nitrogen encourages lots of lush leaves so avoid tomato feed.
I have a spearmint plant and it's my first time to have a plant to take care of. I don't know why it just died the next day I bought it from an herb garden. But I'm afraid to cut the remaining fresh leaves just like what you did.
If its died that quickly then it's probably due to lack of water. I would give it a good watering and see if it perks up, if it doesn't after two days then cut off all the dead and wait a couple of weeks to see if it regrows. Mint likes to be kept damp at all times, but don't have it sitting in water.
Do you suggest cutting it down when the weather is getting cold? I rescued an indoor mint plant that wasn't watered enough and it's leaves are turning yellow and dying and the plant is droopy. What type of feed do you suggest to add?
Mint usually goes dormant in cold weather so I would cut it back to the ground and allow it to become dormant over winter. If your growing it inside and it's warm enough you could try growing it over winter, but they don't usually do as well over winter with the low light levels. I would use a liquid feed that is high in nitrogen, a balanced liquid feed also works well. The high nitrogen levels encourage larger leaves.
How can I make my plants grow as fast as they did in the time-lapse?
I'm going to do this to my plant this week. I just need to get some fertilizer. What causes the plant to get leggy in the first place? thanks
They become leggy when the light levels are too low, they do best with lots of light, but avoid hot midday sun, Good luck with your mint plant.
Hey, thanks! awesome vid! I'm having the exact same issue with the exact same plant, now my question is, how about watering while the plant is re-growing? any advice on that? I'm willing to try this, just not sure how to water it :) Thanks!
This was awesome and timely thankyou
Going to try this with my oregano! Thanks.
What nutrients mint plant needs for its healthy growth. My mint plants are just drying even though i water then regularly.
I have a vert small plant that has almost died and came back several times. It's happening again. After I cut it back what kind of feed do I use?
Use a feed which is high in nitrogen, something like a houseplant feed or miracle grow.
Trying this today.
hello, should i put it in direct sunlight after i have done the pruning and cuttings?
Yes if its outside, if it's inside it doesn't do well with hot sunshine, so it's best with morning or afternoon sun unless you live in a country with low light levels.
@@Gardeningat58N thank you so much
Lovely! What fertilizer dis you again? High in natrogen? And how often dis you added it?
Yes it was a house plant feed that was high in nitrogen, I fed it about once a week.
Thank you, this is very useful! --A gardening noob
Thanks, I'm glad you found it useful, good luck with your mint plant, they grow best in spring time so you should notice it recover very well.
3 weeks!!?? 😲😲😲
Impressive.
Thank you! I am going to try this right now.
Good luck with your mint, if it's currently winter in your part of the world you may find it takes a little longer to come back, but it should look great when spring arrives.
@@Gardeningat58N it's winter, but I have a growing light, it's been 5 days and the leaves are sprouting.
It came back leggy again, not bushy like yours. I don't think she likes my growing light.
This was really good North! I had a mint plant my housemates used all of the leaves for mahitos I tried to revive it but had no luck! Next time ill cut it right back :)
*Mojitos
Hello, what kind of feed do you recommend? Can i just top off with compost or need something stronger? Thank you
my issue is with the insects that are attacking the plant.
what do you do about that?
Does it work with any type of mint?
Mine died completely and all leaves and stems dried up. Will it recover inside if I cut the brown dead stalks?
It's impressive how well it grows. Almost like weeds.
I'm wondering if I can do that with my parsley as well 🤔 when it turns yellow ?
Love the time laps !
You should be able to do the same to parsley, I've done it a few times, it works but not quite as well. Also parsley is biennial so after a year or two it will flower and die, but cutting all the leaves off can reduce the chance of this and you can sometimes get an extra year from the plant. Its got a thick tap root a bit like a small carrot, so it normally has a lot of energy stored ready to regrow its leaves.
Gardening at 58 North Thank you !
Is it full sun or shade?
Where can I place it after cutting it down? Thanks!!
should this be done with enough time for it to grow up before winter? how do i know if its a good time to do this?
Yes, you need to take into consideration your climate. Make sure you have two months left before hard frosts arrive, this technique works best in summer or on plants that are grown indoors. Come autumn it's usually too late in the year to do this unless its grown indoors or in a mild climate.
Do you give the same advice if the mint has powdery mildew?
Yes, remove all the infected material and position it in a sunny location with better air flow, also make sure it's well fed and watered.
I can’t keep hardly anything under Florida sun
Thank you! I enjoyed your video!
What food did you give it?
Did you save your mint leaves when you cut it down?
No, they were not very healthy leaves and so wouldn't have tasted very good.
Lovely time lapse. Tk u
Time-lapse creeps me out so thoroughly and also fascinates me because we dont see it moving... but it is....
I pulled up a Mint plant in my yard and transplanted it in a potter. After one day I realized that wouldn’t work. So I clipped all the stems and put them in water to propagate it. I’m still waiting for the roots to grow after one week.
How much it will take??
What type of feed is best for this? Mine is in worse shape, mine gotten scorched and it's almost burnt to a crisp I'm just hoping transplanting it would help it but I don't know the best way to transplant these things to see what would even help to a bigger container it's 100% rootbound with a thick runners you're talking about
What fertilizer did you feed it?
I used a houseplant fertiliser as they tend to be high in nitrogen which encourages lots of lush leaves.
Thank you for the information and the video. I appreciate it. Are you using a grow light? If yes, what kind, name, watts. Thank you.
I'm glad you found my video useful. Yes I'm using a small grow lamp, the one I'm using has a pure white light and fits in a usual desk lamp, the reason I use this kind is because the desk lamp concentrates the light in a small area, the white light is good for making time lapse videos as it doesn't have any colour tint, also the lamp is low power to save on my electric bills. I use a compact fluorescent bulb with a ses e14 fitment. The bulb is 20 watts and has a light temperature of 6500k which is simmilar to daylight. Here is a link to it www.amazon.co.uk/MiniSun-Energy-Saving-Daylight-Spiral/dp/B00CS38J82/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1505981628&sr=8-6&keywords=grow+bulb+cfl
If you want to grow plants under grow lamps this bulb is ideal for individual small plants, and I have had great results with it as you can see in this video, but if you have large plants or a number of plants you would certainly need much more powerful bulbs with a higher lumen output.
Hello, I was wondering what kind of lights do you use/recommend for indoor herbs and plants? Thank you!
Sunlight :-) .
Thank you thank you thank you was just the video I was looking for😊 my mint plant was sad looking n I was scared to prune them to the bottom... now I'll dare to cut them
They should grow back well, if you live somewhere with cold winters and the plant is outdoors it may not fully regrow until spring as mint is usually dormant over the winter months.
@@Gardeningat58Nthank you for replying 😊no we don't have that harsh winters in the UAE. But I did prune the mint plant quite a lot but the stems are too thin... is it OK to use NPK fertilizer for mint n other herbs
@@Linda_Meyn If your in the UAE then it should grow over winter as well as summer. But as it's not a tropical plant it probably won't last more than two years in a warm climate as it needs a winter dormancy period at least once a year to grow well. Yes NPK fertiliser is fine, look for one with a higher N level than P and K as the higher Nitrogen levels will encourage bigger leaves.
@@Gardeningat58N thank you👍🏻😊
Good idea
Does this work for all varieties? Like pineapple and chocolate mint?
Thanks! How often should you water though?
Mint loves water so make sure the compost is always damp, but don't let it sit soaking wet as it will rot the roots. How often you should water will depend on many different variables, such as light, temperature, pot size, time of year etc. But I usually water mine two or three times a week.
What ligh did you use ? led/traditional/special with dedicated/required kelvins ? What about wattage ?
For this video I used a cfl bulb rated at 20 watts, with a kelvin of 6500. Its powerful enough for a small plant, or a large shade loving plant. Also the 6500k gives a nice white light which is close to sunlight, but with a little more blue, this helps to discourage flowering and promotes leaf growth.
@@Gardeningat58N Thanks for this update ! Indeed, a 2x00 or 4000K seems to NOT work at all in my case, so I also ordered 6500K. For now, GU10 mounting with 28W and I plan to put it about 30-40 cm above the plant.
But...fir st I have to deal with a falling off lower leaves as they become green and fall off - honestly I don't know what might be the problem. Did you also observe or faced the same problem ? Heat, light, humidity, water...? I can only guess now...
@@adamwalter2573 That set up should work well for you. Dropping of lower leaves is usually over watering or lack of nitrogen, but usually the leaves turn yellow first, also mint is not easily over watered. Is it winter where you are? If so the mint might need a dormant period as it usually dies back to the ground over winter. Most types of mint need a few months of winter rest where the temperatures are close to freezing, it will then regrow in spring. If it doesn't get a rest period once a year the mint will slowly die.
@@Gardeningat58N Dormant period...my plan was to dring a mint tea at least few days during winter, so despite 12C outside, I wish to grow them indoors. Today I checked and the soil PH is about 5.5-6.0, 21^C and air has ~75% humidity. Still, no reasonable growth. The plants I took from my garden, but since this is my first try I MIGHT have damaged its roots - at least this is what I read on the internet (=falling off leaves, poor growth).
Today I ordered few meters of diodes 5050 with red and blue light (460 and 650nm, 6500k) and will see whether it's not related to a lack of "power form the light". Now I'm using 4000k leds and I "suspect" the light level is not enough. So, two things to check - take newer roots and increase light.
Oh, I also planted a small amout of cress to se how fast it goes up. During the summer ot goes up like a crazy, but now with those 4000k leds it...well, it's alive, goes up, but very slowly, despite having 75% air humidity, so I suspect not a lack of dormant period, but..."light issue" :)
What do you think ?
@Anonim Anonim I'm still trying :) I used 4k, 3k, 2,7k and nothing helped. What REALLY helped was a higher humidity. Usually at my house I have 30-40% relative humidity but once I increased it to 60-70%, my mint started to grow.
Oh, the old plants went to trash - probably due to overwatering and also root were eaten by some small white and brown bugs (6 legs,
Mine is looking very ugly but it has flowers. What do I do? Still prune it? It's hot 90 degrees in June . I still have July and August hot weathers🔥🥵
So does it mean i need to cut my lemon mint as well? theyre literally dying. Like their leaves are turning black starting from tip edge of the leaf.
At this time of year they normally die back for winter and go dormant. I would cut it back to the ground and it will either wait until spring to regrow, or if you live somewhere warm it may regrow before spring.
What light is it under?
It was under a cfl desk lamp for the time lapse, but mint will grow just as well on a bright windowsill, just avoid hot sunshine.
whatt grow light are you using ?
How often do we water mint plant?
Mint plants like a lot of water, make sure they are always damp and are never allowed to dry out. But make sure they are not soaking wet and sitting in water, otherwise they will rot. I can't tell you the frequency as it depends on lots of factors such as pot size, light levels and temperature, but I would expect every two to three days on average. On a sunny hot windowsill more like daily.
Help! My potted mint was doing well but now it's dying from the bottom up. What shall I do?
At this time of year it is probably due to natural aging of the older leaves, if you live in a climate with frost I would expect the whole plant to die back soon ready for dormancy over winter. If you live somewhere warmer then follow the instructions in this video and it should re-sprout with fresh healthy leaves.
@@Gardeningat58N Thanks for the advice; much appreciated.
What did you feed it with ?
Lolz i asked the same question just a few minutes ago it seems he hasnt replied to you in over a year
@@stanglova86 and I am still waiting to this day
@@ataroosa8271 i wonder too i have a weak mint plant im planning to trim it the way he did but i dont know what to feed it i have grow lights and all..
@@stanglova86 are you in the Uk ?
@@ataroosa8271 nope im in south east asia in philippines
What is this "feed" you speak of? Where can I get it?
You can get it in garden centres or online, look for liquid fertiliser and make sure you follow the instructions as most needs to be diluted with water.
Ok thank you very much
Did you thrw away the cuttings .? mint is just as good as when dried as when its green
I have one question. Let me tell you first what happened. I bought mint and repotted it and then water it. But day after day something happened with the mind and now is almost dead. I don't know what happened I water it every day, has good light, good soil but its dying. I fear I overwater it. what can be the cause or that? is it requiring less water and more drain? or can be some other reason I don't know. Oh that's 8 years ago lol. :)
It could be over watered, although mint likes lots of water it doesn't like to sit in waterlogged soil, any excess water needs to drain out of the pot, make sure there are holes in the bottom. Another reason is the time of year, mint naturally dies back to the ground at this time of year and goes dormant over winter, so it may not grow again until spring.
@@Gardeningat58N Thank you
If I plant a mint in the spring and it has a couple of freezing nights would it survive? Also when is the best time to plant Mint? spring is sometimes unpredictable on weather