I agree with Bart! Mint usually likes to be harvested regularly. As Bart has said already, it's best to cut off the first third of the section and to use it freshly or to dry the stems in a dark and warm space. If you cut your mint plants regularly it keeps them from blossoming though, so if you would like to attract pollinators with your plants, maybe leave a little section uncut to flower. 🌱
Mint actually benefits from being harvested regularly, and if done correctly, it will help to get nice and full, bushy plants instead of leggy shoots that flop about.
The best way to harvest mint is to harvest top-down and cut the top-section you need just above two side-shoots (also called nodes). This will cause the nodes to create more side-shoots, triggering new, bushy growth.
If you cut off more than you need, no worries: mint can also easily be propagated from cuttings. Remove the lower leaves and place the cutting in a glas of water (no leaves should be touching the water) in a sunny place. Refresh the water every week or so and soon, you'll notice new roots forming.
When the little cutting has enough roots, you can transplant it into soil.
Hi unaharisa 🌸
I agree with Bart! Mint usually likes to be harvested regularly. As Bart has said already, it's best to cut off the first third of the section and to use it freshly or to dry the stems in a dark and warm space. If you cut your mint plants regularly it keeps them from blossoming though, so if you would like to attract pollinators with your plants, maybe leave a little section uncut to flower. 🌱
Hi unaharisa,
Mint actually benefits from being harvested regularly, and if done correctly, it will help to get nice and full, bushy plants instead of leggy shoots that flop about.
The best way to harvest mint is to harvest top-down and cut the top-section you need just above two side-shoots (also called nodes). This will cause the nodes to create more side-shoots, triggering new, bushy growth.
If you cut off more than you need, no worries: mint can also easily be propagated from cuttings. Remove the lower leaves and place the cutting in a glas of water (no leaves should be touching the water) in a sunny place. Refresh the water every week or so and soon, you'll notice new roots forming.
When the little cutting has enough roots, you can transplant it into soil.