Mint was selected as Herb of the Year in 1998. It is one of the oldest recorded herbs. There are biblical references to paying taxes with mint leaves. The old herbalists used it for treatment of many ...

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When Ruth Davis talks about the fresh mint she grows in her Manor Township garden, she often refers to it as “tea.” “I’ve been raising mint my entire life,” Davis, a Penn State Extension master ...

Certain groups of herbs have a large number of species and varieties, especially basil, lavender, mint and scented-leaf geraniums. They make very interesting theme gardens that need not be large to be ...

Mom used to say you don’t need much of a green thumb to grow mint. In fact, I remember once when she put a pot of mint on the back patio, the shoots grew over the edge and rooted in between the patio ...

While mint refers to green aromatic leaves used in cooking and medicinal purposes, it is also an umbrella under which all Mentha plants are categorised. It covers all other varieties like spearmint, ...