![]() If you may not be available to take delivery of your order please enter alternative instructions (maximum of 50 characters) in your order details. For plant orders we use a DPD 24 hour service, although this isn’t guaranteed, DPD will send you an email and/or SMS messages to let you know how your order is tracking and the expected one hour delivery time slot. ![]() Hetty will send you an email once your order has been dispatched. Orders aren't sent out on a Friday to reduce the risk of plants still being in transit over the weekend, although in our experience if plants are delayed we find they usually travel very well. Each potted plant will arrive individually wrapped and the greatest of care will be given to ensure they arrive fresh and there is no damage during transportation. ![]() Planting spacing: 4*5 cm, (1.We are currently dispatching orders within 8 working days from the day we receive an order, with many orders being dispatched sooner.Įach week the plants to complete orders are selected from the nursery, packaged and dispatched, with plants usually delivered to you the day after dispatch. Sowing season: Spring to summer and it’s better to sow in temperatures 20-26C (68-79F) Saving seeds and care until sowing: Cool and dry location Sowing requirement: Full sun, moist soil and humidity Uses of Chocolate Mint plant leaves: Beverage, salad, paste How to grow Chocolate Mint plant from seeds Information about leaves: Green oval with strong odor of Chocolate (with imagination). How to harvest the leaves? Cut with the stem few centimeter from the ground or the divided of the stem Leaves harvesting season: Spring to summer in hardiness zone 5-9, spring to autumn in hardiness zone 10a Thinning the bloom: Recommend to thinning the blossom Edible leaves Pollination is done by: Bees and attract pollinators General information about the flower Purple flowers grow on the stem in inflorescence Growing is also possible in a pots, planter, flowerpot or containers: Yes, when grow in container, size 8-18 liter (2-5 gallon) bigger is better and need to be shallow and wide, every year better to cut all the roots and part of the plant also to reduce the amount of plants, the plants grow fast and without reduction of the roots and the amount of plant the plant might die, every two years to switch soil in the pot don’t let the soil be rotten possible to switch just part of the soil, soil need to be well ventilated with good drainage, rich with organic matter, can us in potting mix or peat soil with perlite or vermiculite, average amount of water and better to keep the soil lightly moist Blooming informationīloom season: Summer (and in warmer climate in late spring to early autumn) Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant? No, possible to grow it on the windows with direct sun Light conditions in optimal condition for growing: Full Sun / Half Shade, almost full sun to 0.75 full sun, because when the plant expose to a lot of sun the plant bloom it’s good for attract pollination but it’s harder for harvesting the leaves and use them, the leaves smaller and less leaves on stem Water requirement: Average amount of water / Big amount of water Growth speed in optimal condition: Fast growing How to prune: Pruning need to be aggressive, cut the stem ~5cm (2 inches) and every stems that start to bloom better to prune before it blooms, old branch and dead parts, also to pull out dead plants and reduce the amount of plant, because the growing area is limit after few years the plant growth too much crowded it’s reduce the size of the leaves Pruning season: Possible all the year, better in the autumn to winter, and blooming stems all season Pests and diseases: Aphids, spider mites, thrips How to plant: Dig hole bigger than the plant put some organic matter and mix it with the soil, cover the soil lightly Planting season: Spring in hardiness zone 5-7, spring to summer in hardiness zone 8-9, spring to autumn in hardiness zone 10a Is it necessary to use vegetative reproduction? No, easier to start from cutting or bending a branch over and covering it with soil than to start by seedsĭifficulties or problems when growing: Aggressive Start by cutting possible in water, put the stem in water and switch the water every few days or put the stem in soil, keep the soil moist in both cutting methods better to do it spring season, keep high humidity and spray the plant with water. How to propagate: Propagating by bending a branch over and covering it with soil, stolons after grow few leaves possible to separate from the mother plant and increase the amount of water in the first days. What is the best way to start growing? Plant / Seed / Vegetative Reproduction How to care: Add fertilize at least once a year with high content of nitrogen, (nitrogen for the plant more for growth and less for blooming) ![]() How to grow Chocolate Mint plant growing and care:
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