Each day, put it out for an additional hour until it can be in direct sunlight for seven hours at a time. Harden them off over the course of a week or so by placing the pot outside in the sun for a few hours and then bring it back indoors. In three to four weeks, the rooted cuttings will be ready to move out into the garden. Give them a good soak to settle them in place and keep the soil moist but not waterlogged. When you see roots starting to develop, plant cuttings in a four to six-inch container in potting soil. After about 10-14 days the stems will take root. Dip the cut end into a food-safe powdered rooting hormone, and then place the stem in a glass of water.įind a bright, airy location, out of direct sunlight, and change the water every two to three days. Take a four to six-inch cutting from the top of a healthy stem and remove the leaves from the lower half. Rooting stem cuttings is the preferred propagation method for commercial growers because it’s reliable and easy. In the spring, new peppermint plants pop up everywhere and mature rapidly.

Peppermint is so vigorous that some commercial growers plow up their plants in the fall to chop up the roots and stolons and spread them around. It’s pretty easy to get peppermint to reproduce – it doesn’t need much encouragement.

x piperita is a sterile hybrid that does not produce viable seed.Īny seeds claiming to be peppermint will likely be a type of spearmint that may turn out to have an unpleasant flavor and scent. You can sometimes find “peppermint” seeds for sale, so what’s up with that? Don’t buy them.

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