Archive for the ‘Basil mint 'Mentha aquatica x spicata'’ Category

(Updates) Mints: a comparison

This post will be a pictorial comparison of how well (or badly) my mints have been growing for the past two to three months since April 2009.
Some new mints have been added recently. As such, those will have no comparison pictures.
(FYI: I’ve never excelled in my designing of templates or stuff. So the comparison pictures [...]

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Of all things minty

Finally, a collation of the mint plants I have.
Apologies for some blurry pictures – I was in a rush and also, the wind interfered with the macro shots.
Edit: Moroccan mint up.

Moroccan mint
Not sure how they smell or taste like yet, but apparently it’s a really good culinary herb.

Apple mint (from Isetan)
This apple mint has a [...]

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(Received) Lavender, basil, variegated peppermints

Got my mint plugs today – three lavender mints; three variegated peppermints; one basil mint.
Since I only opened my letter box at night, I couldn’t get good shots. But for what it’s worth for now, I have some shots from my phone camera.

Basil mint.

Lavender mint.

Variegated peppermint.

Testing one plug each of lavender and variegated peppermints in [...]

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