Mint
Mentha spicata
About it
- Kind
- Herbs · Perennial
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Mature size
- to 2 ft × 2 ft
- Hardiness zones
- Zones 3–11
- Sun
- Part shade
- Spacing
- 12 in apart, rows 24 in
- Soil depth in a pot
- At least 8 in
- Soil pH
- 5.5–7
- Water
- About every 7 days
When to plant
- Ready
- About 70 days
Based on your last frost date. Outside the US, check local advice.
Planting partners
No cited companion planting notes for Mint yet.
Safety for pets and children
- Cats Listed as a problem for cats (NC State Extension) — Low severity; toxic principle: Essential Oils
- Dogs Listed as a problem for dogs (NC State Extension) — Low severity; toxic principle: Essential Oils
- Horses Listed as a problem for horses (NC State Extension) — Low severity; toxic principle: Essential Oils
- Children No information in our sources
If a pet or child eats part of this plant, call your vet or poison control.
Read from NC State Extension ↗.
"No information" means our sources do not say, not that the plant is harmless. A non-toxic listing is not a reason to let anyone eat a plant.
Pests and diseases
No pest or disease notes for Mint yet.
Check the label and your local extension service before using any product.
Where this comes from
- family npgsweb.ars-grin.gov ↗ GRIN page: Mentha spicata L.
- Most facts The Old Farmer's Almanac ↗ Backfilled by 0041. Pre-0041 rows recorded one source for the whole row; per-field attribution was never captured and is not invented here.
- toxicity NC State Extension ↗ toxic for cat, dog, horse from the page's "Problem for" listing. Severity, parts and principle are the page's poison characteristics for the whole plant. Page matched to this row by its recorded species; not cited by the row before this batch.
- water frequency days UMN Extension ↗ UMN "Growing herbs in home gardens": garden herbs, "water deeply once per week; soak the soil to 8 inches." General guidance for herbs, not a figure published for this plant. The page adds that mint is "Tolerant of heat and dry soil once established."