The most basic, well know mint is Black Mint and Spearmint. Black mint has a black stem and its leaves are a deep green. Spearmint has a green stem and it a brighter shade of green. Mint grows abundantly and easily in well drained soil. It will spread and grow far and wide if it is kept well watered. To keep the flavor true you must not mix the different flavors of mints in the same garden area. Many people like to grow it in containers so it doesn't invade an area. I personally like it to invade my garden!
Black mint grows in my poppy garden and will continue growing three season of the year.
Spearmint is also a favorite. It has a ruffly edge to the leaf and a perfect flavor for mint tea..cold or hot. Black Mint is also good for use in tea but has a peppermint taste. Cut the plants back before they flower and they will produce a whole new crop and continue spreading!
Tub of mint.... used beautifully in wedding bouquets. The tub is nice but I don't particularly like eating from it. I don't know what is in the wood because it was made for another use other than growing food in.
Find an herb grower and try some varieties. See what you like. I'm off to
Barn Owl Nursery to get an Orange mint plant! They have many varieties and it is "the" place to get herb plants in the Portland area.
Black mint grows in my poppy garden and will continue growing three season of the year. 
Spearmint is also a favorite. It has a ruffly edge to the leaf and a perfect flavor for mint tea..cold or hot. Black Mint is also good for use in tea but has a peppermint taste. Cut the plants back before they flower and they will produce a whole new crop and continue spreading! 
Tub of mint.... used beautifully in wedding bouquets. The tub is nice but I don't particularly like eating from it. I don't know what is in the wood because it was made for another use other than growing food in. 
Find an herb grower and try some varieties. See what you like. I'm off to Barn Owl Nursery to get an Orange mint plant! They have many varieties and it is "the" place to get herb plants in the Portland area. 
8 comments:
The only mint I've seen are packed in the supermarket or wrigleys chewing gums..you are so lucky to be able to grow all these wonderful herbs in your garden. Happy week ahead :)
Oh I made the mistake of once planting mint in my garden. In no time flat it took over the whole place. I had to pull it all out.
I say plant mint in a pot unless you want enough to feed the world. LOL
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Joanne
I inherited a field of mint on my back hill. I pull it out, it grows, I pull it out again and it spreads even more!
I do have two pots of mint but they do get root bound quickly.
Nevertheless, I love mint tea!
Have you handed that beautiful baby back to her mama yet?
Wow, I Love your blog!!! I am a flower person too. I even have some mint and lemon balm pictures on mine right now. I also love where you live. My hubby is from Washington State so we travel through Oregon alot. I will be back to visit more often!
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I can almost taste and smell all this minty goodness! I like a cool minty tea in summer. I had some mint in a pot last year, tried over-wintering it in the garage but it has not come round :o( How's life with baby? Is the sweetie still with you? Happy Day, my friend ((HUGS))
Wonderfully minty! I have a wild mint growing in my washington yard by the shop. Such a funny spot. Love all the greens in this post. Have a wonderful week.
I have a collection of mints too, that grow in what I call my tea garden. I have apple mint, orange mint, Moroccan mint, chocolate mint (looks like your black mint), and spearmint, and I also grow chamomile and lemon verbena in my tea garden.
These are all good in hot or iced teas.
Greetings from SoCal. Would you happen to know a retail source for black mint? If we can't find it- would you know if regular mint or peppermint is a better substitute in a recipe? I have a friend in Oregon with a recipe we both would like to try. Thanks for any assistance on this. Great blog
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