Herb Partial Shade OK Regular water

Mint

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Vigorous herb that spreads aggressively. Best grown in containers.

Harvest 60-90 days

Temp Range -5°C — 30°C

Frost Tolerant ❄

Quick Answer: How to Grow Mint

Mint takes 60-90 days to harvest. It grows best in 12–22°C with partial shade ok and regular watering. Mint is frost tolerant and can handle temperatures down to -5°C. It can be grown in 350 cities worldwide.

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Growing Requirements

☀️

Sun

Partial Shade OK

💧

Water

Regular

❄️

Frost

Tolerant

📅

Harvest

60-90 days

Temperature Range

12-22°C

-10°C 45°C

Optimal: 12–22°C Tolerates: -5–30°C

Tropical suitable: Yes

Cities growing: 350 of 350

Growing Tips

💡

Expert Tips

Always grow in a pot -- it will take over your garden. Harvest often to control growth.

Quick Facts

Grows in 350 of 350 cities
Available in 7 regions worldwide
Temperature range: -5°C to 30°C
Optimal growing: 12°C to 22°C
Harvest in 60-90 days

Did You Know?

🌱 Mint is frost-tolerant, meaning it can survive light frosts and even thrive in cooler temperatures.
🌱 Mint loves the heat! It thrives in tropical and subtropical climates year-round.

Companion Plants for Mint

✓ Good Companions

These plants grow well alongside Mint:

Tomato Cabbage Pea

✗ Avoid Planting Near

Keep these plants away from Mint:

Parsley

Learn more about companion planting.

Where to Grow Mint

Mint can be grown in 350 cities across 7 regions worldwide

🌍

Europe

80 cities

🌏

Asia

79 cities

🌎

North America

78 cities

🌍

Africa

39 cities

🌎

South America

39 cities

🌊

Oceania

19 cities

🕌

Middle East

16 cities

🌍 Europe (80 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Aarhus, DK	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Amsterdam, NL	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Ankara, TR	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Antalya, TR	easy									✓	✓
Athens, GR	easy									✓	✓
Barcelona, ES	easy									✓	✓
Bari, IT	easy									✓	✓
Belgrade, RS	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Bergen, NO	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Berlin, DE	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Bilbao, ES	easy									✓	✓
Bologna, IT	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Bordeaux, FR	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Bratislava, SK	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Brussels, BE	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Bucharest, RO	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Budapest, HU	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Catania, IT	easy									✓	✓
Cologne, DE	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Copenhagen, DK	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Corfu, GR	easy									✓	✓
Cork, IE	easy									✓	✓
Dublin, IE	easy									✓	✓
Dubrovnik, HR	easy									✓	✓
Edinburgh, GB	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Florence, IT	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Frankfurt, DE	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Gdansk, PL	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Genoa, IT	easy									✓	✓
Glasgow, GB	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Gothenburg, SE	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Hamburg, DE	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Helsinki, FI	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Heraklion, GR	easy									✓	✓
Istanbul, TR	easy									✓	✓
Izmir, TR	easy									✓	✓
Krakow, PL	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Kyiv, UA	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Limassol, CY	easy									✓	✓
Lisbon, PT	easy									✓	✓
Ljubljana, SI	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
London, GB	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Lyon, FR	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Madrid, ES	easy									✓	✓
Malaga, ES	easy									✓	✓
Marseille, FR	easy									✓	✓
Milan, IT	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Munich, DE	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Naples, IT	easy									✓	✓
Nice, FR	easy									✓	✓
Nicosia, CY	easy									✓	✓
Oslo, NO	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Palermo, IT	easy									✓	✓
Paris, FR	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Porto, PT	easy									✓	✓
Poznan, PL	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Prague, CZ	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Reykjavik, IS	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Riga, LV	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Rome, IT	easy									✓	✓
Seville, ES	easy									✓	✓
Sofia, BG	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Split, HR	easy									✓	✓
Stockholm, SE	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Strasbourg, FR	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Stuttgart, DE	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Tallinn, EE	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Thessaloniki, GR	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Tirana, AL	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Toulouse, FR	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Turin, IT	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Turku, FI	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Valencia, ES	easy									✓	✓
Valletta, MT	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Verona, IT	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Vienna, AT	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Vilnius, LT	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Warsaw, PL	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Zagreb, HR	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Zurich, CH	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓

🌏 Asia (79 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Ahmedabad, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Almaty, KZ	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Bali, ID	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Bandung, ID	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Bangalore, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Bangkok, TH	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Beijing, CN	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Busan, KR	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Cebu, PH	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Chandigarh, IN	easy									✓	✓
Chengdu, CN	easy									✓	✓
Chennai, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Chiang Mai, TH	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Chittagong, BD	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Chongqing, CN	easy									✓	✓
Coimbatore, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Colombo, LK	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Da Nang, VN	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Dalian, CN	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Davao, PH	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Delhi, IN	easy									✓	✓
Dhaka, BD	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Dharan, NP	easy									✓	✓
Fukuoka, JP	easy									✓	✓
Galle, LK	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Guangzhou, CN	easy									✓	✓
Hangzhou, CN	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Hanoi, VN	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Harbin, CN	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Ho Chi Minh City, VN	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Hong Kong, HK	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Hyderabad, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Incheon, KR	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Indore, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Islamabad, PK	easy									✓	✓
Jaipur, IN	easy									✓	✓
Jakarta, ID	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Jeju, KR	easy									✓	✓
Johor Bahru, MY	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Karachi, PK	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Kathmandu, NP	easy									✓	✓
Kochi, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Kolkata, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Kuala Lumpur, MY	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Kunming, CN	easy									✓	✓
Kyoto, JP	easy									✓	✓
Lahore, PK	easy									✓	✓
Lucknow, IN	easy									✓	✓
Manila, PH	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Mumbai, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Nagoya, JP	easy									✓	✓
Nanjing, CN	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Nha Trang, VN	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Okinawa, JP	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Osaka, JP	easy									✓	✓
Pattaya, TH	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Penang, MY	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Phnom Penh, KH	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Pune, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Sapporo, JP	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Seoul, KR	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Shanghai, CN	easy									✓	✓
Shenzhen, CN	easy									✓	✓
Siem Reap, KH	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Singapore, SG	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Surabaya, ID	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Surat, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Taipei, TW	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Tashkent, UZ	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Tbilisi, GE	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Tokyo, JP	easy									✓	✓
Ulaanbaatar, MN	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Varanasi, IN	easy									✓	✓
Vientiane, LA	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Visakhapatnam, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Wuhan, CN	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Xi'an, CN	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Xiamen, CN	easy									✓	✓
Yangon, MM	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓

🌎 North America (78 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Albuquerque, US	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Anchorage, US	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Atlanta, US	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Austin, US	easy									✓	✓
Baltimore, US	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Baton Rouge, US	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Boise, US	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Boston, US	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Bridgetown, BB	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Buffalo, US	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Calgary, CA	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Cancun, MX	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Charleston, US	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Charlotte, US	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Chattanooga, US	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Chicago, US	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Denver, US	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Des Moines, US	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Detroit, US	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Edmonton, CA	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
El Paso, US	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Fargo, US	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Fresno, US	easy									✓	✓
Guadalajara, MX	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Halifax, CA	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Hartford, US	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Havana, CU	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Honolulu, US	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Houston, US	easy									✓	✓
Jacksonville, US	easy									✓	✓
Kansas City, US	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Kingston, JM	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Knoxville, US	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Las Vegas, US	easy									✓	✓
Little Rock, US	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Los Angeles, US	easy									✓	✓
Louisville, US	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Lubbock, US	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Madison, US	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Memphis, US	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Mexico City, MX	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Miami, US	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Milwaukee, US	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Minneapolis, US	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Monterrey, MX	easy									✓	✓
Montreal, CA	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Nashville, US	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
New Orleans, US	easy									✓	✓
New York, US	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Oaxaca, MX	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Oklahoma City, US	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Omaha, US	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Ottawa, CA	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Panama City, PA	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Phoenix, US	easy									✓	✓
Pittsburgh, US	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Portland, US	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Puebla, MX	easy									✓	✓
Quebec City, CA	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Raleigh, US	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Richmond, US	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Sacramento, US	easy									✓	✓
Salt Lake City, US	easy			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
San Diego, US	easy									✓	✓
San Francisco, US	easy									✓	✓
San Jose, CR	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Santo Domingo, DO	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Saskatoon, CA	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Savannah, US	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Seattle, US	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Spokane, US	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
St. Louis, US	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Tampa, US	easy									✓	✓
Toronto, CA	easy		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Tucson, US	easy									✓	✓
Vancouver, CA	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Victoria, CA	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Winnipeg, CA	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

🌍 Africa (39 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Abidjan, CI	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Accra, GH	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Addis Ababa, ET	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Algiers, DZ	easy										✓	✓
Antananarivo, MG	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Arusha, TZ	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Bamako, ML	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Bloemfontein, ZA	easy			✓	✓			✓	✓	✓
Cairo, EG	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Cape Town, ZA	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Casablanca, MA	easy										✓	✓
Dakar, SN	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Dar es Salaam, TZ	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Douala, CM	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Durban, ZA	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Entebbe, UG	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Fez, MA	easy										✓	✓
Freetown, SL	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Harare, ZW	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Johannesburg, ZA	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kampala, UG	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Kigali, RW	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Kinshasa, CD	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Lagos, NG	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Libreville, GA	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Lilongwe, MW	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Lome, TG	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Luanda, AO	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Lusaka, ZM	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Maputo, MZ	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Marrakech, MA	easy										✓	✓
Mombasa, KE	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Nairobi, KE	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Ouagadougou, BF	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Port Louis, MU	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Pretoria, ZA	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Tunis, TN	easy										✓	✓
Windhoek, NA	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Zanzibar, TZ	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓

🌎 South America (39 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Nov	Dec
Arequipa, PE	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Asuncion, PY	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Barranquilla, CO	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Belem, BR	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Bogota, CO	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Brasilia, BR	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Buenos Aires, AR	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Cali, CO	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Campinas, BR	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Caracas, VE	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Cartagena, CO	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Concepcion, CL	easy			✓	✓			✓	✓	✓
Cordoba, AR	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Curitiba, BR	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Cusco, PE	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Fortaleza, BR	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Georgetown, GY	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Goiania, BR	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Guayaquil, EC	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
La Paz, BO	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Lima, PE	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Manaus, BR	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Medellin, CO	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Mendoza, AR	easy			✓	✓			✓	✓	✓
Montevideo, UY	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Paramaribo, SR	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Port of Spain, TT	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Porto Alegre, BR	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Quito, EC	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Recife, BR	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Rio de Janeiro, BR	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Rosario, AR	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Salvador, BR	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Santa Cruz, BO	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Santiago, CL	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Sao Paulo, BR	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Sucre, BO	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Trujillo, PE	easy	✓	✓	✓							✓	✓
Valparaiso, CL	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

🌊 Oceania (19 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Adelaide, AU	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Alice Springs, AU	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Auckland, NZ	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Brisbane, AU	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Cairns, AU	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Canberra, AU	easy		✓	✓					✓	✓	✓
Christchurch, NZ	easy			✓	✓			✓	✓	✓
Darwin, AU	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Dunedin, NZ	easy		✓	✓					✓	✓	✓
Gold Coast, AU	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Hamilton, NZ	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Hobart, AU	easy			✓	✓			✓	✓	✓
Melbourne, AU	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Noumea, NC	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Perth, AU	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Suva, FJ	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Sydney, AU	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Townsville, AU	easy	✓	✓	✓								✓	✓
Wellington, NZ	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

🕌 Middle East (16 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Abu Dhabi, AE	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Amman, JO	easy							✓	✓
Baghdad, IQ	easy							✓	✓
Beirut, LB	easy							✓	✓
Doha, QA	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Dubai, AE	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Erbil, IQ	easy							✓	✓
Jeddah, SA	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Kuwait City, KW	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Manama, BH	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Muscat, OM	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Riyadh, SA	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Sana'a, YE	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓
Tabriz, IR	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Tehran, IR	easy	✓	✓	✓			✓	✓
Tel Aviv, IL	easy	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓

When should I plant mint in my city?

The best time to plant mint depends on your local climate zone. It thrives in temperatures between 12°C and 22°C. Since mint is frost tolerant, you can plant it before the last frost date. Check your city's planting calendar on GrowByCity for exact dates.

Can I grow mint in winter?

Yes, mint is frost tolerant and can handle temperatures down to -5°C. In many climates, it can be grown through winter with some protection.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Mint

When should I plant mint?

The best time to plant mint depends on your local climate. Mint grows best in temperatures between 12°C and 22°C (can tolerate -5°C to 30°C). Mint is frost tolerant, so it can be planted earlier in spring or later in fall. Check your city's planting calendar on GrowByCity for exact planting months.

Can mint grow in tropical climates?

Yes! Mint can grow in tropical climates. It's successfully grown in tropical cities like Abidjan, Abu Dhabi, Accra. Mint requires partial shade ok and regular watering.

How long does mint take to grow?

Mint typically takes 60-90 days from planting to harvest. It requires partial shade ok and regular watering. Always grow in a pot -- it will take over your garden. Harvest often to control growth.

Find the Best Time to Plant Mint

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