PEPPERMINT

Species: Mint
Latin name: Mentha X Piperita
Other usual name: Menthol - Brandy Mint
Variety: Peppermint
Family: Labiacées, (Menthaceae)
Origin: Middle-East

Peppermint: Aromatic and medicinal hardy perennial plant easy to grow. Mint has oval little leaves, with coarsely toothed margins of a very beautiful green. The flowers are purple, forming thick bushy spikes around the stem. Often used for inhalation for respiratory diseases, also like condiment culinary to flavor dishes and desserts. Pick the leaves progressively for your needs, preferably in the morning in order to keep the maximum of the flavor.

Seed sowing: Mars to April
Collect mint: June to October
Height: 30 to 60 cm
Exposure: Sunny or Half shade

Sowing instructions: Sowing in Mars to April in seedbeds cover seeds 2 mm with sandy soil, pack slightly, and when the seedlings are rather strong you will be able to transplant them in place. Direct sowing possible in May. You can collect as from June.

Sowing distance: 30 cm by 30 cm
Minimum seed sowing temperature: 18 °C
Seed germination: 30 days
Nutritional value: Kcal of 100 gr.

Net weight of seeds: 0.5 gr. = +/- 2500 seeds

All our seeds are sold with their sowing instructions.