I have a few "just add water" plants around the house and this is the first one to sprout! I planted the seeds on New Years Day and just ten days later I noticed these itty bitty sprouts!
It's mint! I don't really use mint for a whole lot, but I hear it smells nice and you can make tea with it. I've heard of people adding it to their lemonade which sounds interesting.
After I took those pictures, I left for the weekend and when I got back I was shocked to see this:
They've almost doubled in height! I have read that mint is a very aggressive plant and I don't think I'll ever plant these into the ground, just a larger pot. But until then, I'm so excited to see how quickly these little seedlings grow up!
I have looked online to see what older mint plants look like and it seems there is a wide variety of types and flowers. Since I don't have a big need to harvest the mint leaves I think I'll try to grow these without pruning them and maybe I'll enjoy the flowers when they bloom.
If you know any good uses for mint leaves, please leave them in the comments section. I'll be very interested in experimenting.
Bri
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