Light: Mint especially likes sunshine. The stronger the sunshine, the stronger the fragrance of mint.
Water: Peppermint likes water. If it is placed on the balcony, it is OK to water every day. Peppermint is basically not afraid of drought or flood. When watering, you can spray water directly on the top of the plant with a watering can. The leaves are dense and need more water. The leaves are sparse and need less water.
Fertilization: Peppermint on fertilizer demand is not very big, about 20 - 30 days to apply a mature liquid fertilizer can be, fertilizer can choose mature bean cake fertilizer, Chinese medicine slag or bone slag.
Shaving: in order to make Mint produce more lateral buds, it is necessary to shave mint. When shaving, don't cut off all the old leaves at one time, leave a small part for the growth of new leaves. When the lateral buds and new leaves grow up, remove all the remaining old leaves.
If you find that the mint in your family is going to die, if you don't change the pot for the soil, you will have to wait for death!
1. Before changing the basin, prepare the necessary things, such as scissors, soil, water and mint.
2. First check the soil of peppermint. If it is found that the original soil of peppermint is sticky, it will easily lead to rotten roots of peppermint. It needs to be replaced by loose and breathable rotten leaf soil or peat soil, and then some perlite can be added.
3. Take the mint out of the flowerpot, knead it, loosen the soil, then rinse the root system with water, and rinse all the soil on the mint root system.
4. Prune the mint that has cleaned the root system, cut off the rotten root system and some dead branches and leaves, and then put the pruned Mint in a cool and ventilated place to dry.
5. The loose and breathable soil must be selected for the mint basin, such as the mixture of nutritious soil and perlite. No matter what kind of soil, it must be loose and permeable.
6. Put the soil in the prepared flowerpot, generally add the soil to the eighth full, and then plant the dried mint in the flowerpot again.
7. After the potting, water the peppermint once. When the potting soil is dry, water it and put it in the place where the sun is direct.
1 Mint cutting
1. Cut a section of stem from the growing mint for cutting. Except for the tenderest part (about 4cm-5cm) at the top that can not be cut, the rest can be cut. The cut branches are divided into several sections, each section is 5-10cm long, and at least 4-5 leaves are kept on each section.
2. Put the branch of mint cuttings in a water cup to speed up the rooting speed. After about 1 week, we can see the white root system of mint cuttings.
3. Insert the rooting cuttings into the soil for 2-3cm, press the soil gently by hand, and pour a little water.
Peppermint seed
1. Go to the flower shop to buy a package of seeds, and then prepare the seedling box that needs to be planted. If there is no seedling box at home, you can also use the ordinary box directly.
2. Add some soil in the seedling box, and you can choose loose and fertile nutrient soil. Use perlite and rotten leaf soil to mix flowers and flowers according to the proportion of 1:1, and then bury several grains of fertilizer in the soil as nutrient soil. You can also try it.
3. Before planting peppermint seeds, water the soil in the container and air it in a cool place.
4. The mint can be soaked in warm water for 1-2 hours to promote germination, so as to improve the germination rate, or the mint seeds can be directly seeded into the soil.
5. After sowing, cover the box with plastic film for moisture preservation, pierce several holes on the plastic film for ventilation, and then keep the temperature of 20 ℃ in the sun. After about 1-2 weeks, mint can germinate.
Peppermint soak water to clear away heat and heat.
Function: use mint leaf to soak water to drink, can clear away heat and relieve summer heat in summer, make the whole body comfortable and comfortable ~
How to eat:
1. Remove the fresh leaves from mint, and then put them into boiling water for about 10 minutes. As long as the leaves stretch, they can be drunk. Drink a few cups every day. It's really a good product for relieving summer heat!
(author: Hua Xianhua source: Mint bar)
2, can also add lemon, honey and other brewing, not only delicious, but also supplement VC.
Fresh crucian carp Mint soup to relieve cough
Function: common people's colds are accompanied by coughs of different degrees, and the cough lasts for a long time. At this time, mint should show its strength. Make a delicious crucian carp Mint soup to keep colds away from you!
How to eat:
1. Wash mint leaves and soak them in water for standby.
2. Put some oil in the pot and fry the treated crucian carp.
(author: pangpangpang 797)
3. Add ginger and onion, pour in water, cover the pot and cook for about 20 minutes, and add mint leaves before starting the pot.
(by Q piggy)
4. After turning off the fire, add salt to taste, so a pot of delicious crucian carp and mint soup will be ready
(by Q piggy)
About peppermint,
Today Huahua introduced here first,
Dear flower friends
Before taking advantage of the Dragon Boat Festival holiday,
Hurry to the flower market to buy a pot?
