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Author Garden: Using & Harvesting Mint GD Garden Helper Member # 11437 posted                       Hi all, I'm currently renting the place I'm living it and found a whole heap of mint everwhere. I think it may be spearmint, but I'm not too sure. Question is ... how/when do I harvest it, and what can I do with it? Cheers Plants: 17 | From: Australia | Registered: Dec 2006  |  Seeded: 203.213.60.97 amy7467 Great Gardener Member # 10849 posted                       Hello! I harvest my mint throughout the growing season. Others may have a more professional method, but I just cut stems and hang them to dry in my kitchen. Then I cut the leaves off and store them in a jar. Mostly, I use it in tea (iced and hot). Lately I have been combining applemint with lemon balm and it's so good! Enjoy! Plants: 68 | From: Latrobe, PA | Registered: Sep 2006  |  Seeded: 71.240.28.219 weezie13 Compost Queen! Member # 772 posted                       I just pinch off leaves as I need them. but my growing season for my wild mints is short.. They do tend to bush and branch out and even do better pinched as it encourages' new growth.. I do know several member's grow and dry herbs.. So, stick around, I know you'll end up with more replies... * * * * Weezie Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it. - Bible - Hebrews 13:2 http://photobucket.com/albums/y250/weezie13/ Plants: 29299 | From: N.Y. | Registered: Apr 2003  |  Seeded: 24.50.117.121 tkhooper Official Blabber Mouth Member # 4875 posted                       I made my first batch of mint jelly this year. Yummy. It requires 2 cups of mint for 3 12 oz jars so you need bunches but it is good. You can also put mint sprigs in ice cube containers and then fill with water and freeze for ice cubes that add something extra to a cool drink. I recently received some chocolate mint and can't wait until I have enough to make chocolate mint jelly. That's going to be stupendous I hope. * * * * Plants: 8557 | From: triangle, virginia | Registered: Mar 2005  |  Seeded: 4.249.75.81 GD Garden Helper Member # 11437 posted                       Thanks for your replies. I heard that tearing the leaf is better than actually cutting the leaf with scissors or a knife ... is that true? Also, hoe do you all dry mint? Cheers Plants: 17 | From: Australia | Registered: Dec 2006  |  Seeded: 203.213.59.95 Deborah L. Garden Pro! Member # 8075 posted                       GD, the reasoning behind that is that when cutting with a knife, you're leaving both flavor and fragrance on the knife. The same with basil. I can't say that I've ever noticed any huge difference. Who knows... * * * * Plants: 1772 | From: Southern California, USA | Registered: Feb 2006  |  Seeded: 207.200.116.7

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