Mentha spicata
Spearmint
Common names: Green mint, Coiled mint
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Description
Spearmint contains almost no menthol and therefore tastes mild-sweet instead of sharp, making it ideal for salads, tabbouleh, mojito and mild teas. Its curled leaves also make it an attractive companion plant.
Care instructions
Plant in a semi-shaded, moist location and water generously during dry periods. Because it spreads via rhizomes, keep it in a pot or behind a rhizome barrier. Harvest the shoot tips continuously from June and cut it back close to the ground after flowering, then it will regrow fresh.
Soil & site
Soil pH
Soil type
humus-rich, moist, well-drained, nutrient-rich
Feeding
Medium feeder
Companion planting
Good neighbors
nightshade family (Solanaceae)
particularly well establishedYou will find that basil next to tomato and pepper improves taste and keeps whiteflies and aphids away.
For example PotatoSweet pepperCocktail tomatoEggplantCape gooseberryChili and 8 more species in the catalogue
Source: classic companion planting (DACH-Gartenpraxis)
cabbage family (Brassicaceae)
You will notice that the intense scent of basil, thyme, and others confuses the cabbage whitefly and keeps it away from the cabbage family.
For example KohlrabiRadishKalebroccolicauliflowerbeet greens and 33 more species in the catalogue
Source: bio-gardening intercropping practice
Rather not
Companion planting is partly traditional gardening lore. Where the reason is known, it is given.
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