Post by Trade facilitator on Sept 1, 2022 23:02:02 GMT 1
Mint Leaves Cultivation Business In Nigeria: What An Amazing Experience
Mint leaves, also known as Pudina are a popular aromatic herb for its freshness with several health benefits. A variety of mint plants offer a lot of anti-oxidant properties and fantastic health benefits. As I am writing this, I am enjoying a cup of ginger tea with mint leaves and it is fantastic.
Mint is a perennial herb (perennial crops are crops that don’t need to be replanted each year or season) with very fragrant, toothed leaves and tiny purple, pink, or white flowers.
There are many varieties of mint—all fragrant, whether shiny or fuzzy, smooth or crinkled, bright green or variegated.
However, you can always tell a member of the mint family by its square stem. Rolling it between your fingers, you’ll notice a pungent scent and think of candy, sweet teas, or maybe even mint juleps.
Mint leave is an aromatic herb that has been in use for many years for treatment of stomach-aches & chest pains. It contains an important antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agent known as rosmarinic acid.
Mint leaves have some antimicrobial effects. They kill pathogenic organisms in the mouth and help to control mouth odour and gum infection. This accounts for the wide use of its oil in mouth freshener.
It has a soothing effect on the nervous system hence it reduces stress and anxiety. Nigerians can relate this easily with the popular peppermint.
Regular use of organically grown mint leaves infused tea increases the metabolic activities of the body and removes toxins from the body.
Growing Mint - Steps to follow:
All types of mint (including sweet mint, spearmint, peppermint, and chocolate mint) are fast-growing, spreading plants, so you must give them a place to spread without getting in the way, or plant them in a pot. Mint sends out runners that spread above and just below the ground, quickly forming large, lush green patches. In the right place it makes a pretty seasonal ground cover.
Quick Guide to Growing Mint plants:
This fast-growing plant can grow just about anywhere and makes an excellent addition to indoor and even outdoor gardens.
Space mint plants 46 to 60 centimeters apart. It's best to grow them in pots to keep them from taking over your garden.
Give your garden a great foundation by improving native soil with several centimeters of aged compost or other rich organic matter.
Keep soil consistently moist and water when the top inch becomes dry.
Promote excellent leaf production by regularly feeding with a water-soluble plant food.
Once plants are established, harvest mint leaves regularly by pinching off the stems.
Soil, Planting, and Care for Growing Mint:
Plant your mint by setting seedlings 46 to 60 centimeters apart. You can try growing mint in a pot where you can keep it in check and handy near the kitchen for a constant supply of sprigs. To give roots a just-right growing environment, fill the pot with any performance organics which contains aged compost to improve soil texture and nutrition. To keep mint from taking over space needed by other plants, you may want to plant it solo in a 25cm pot, and then plant the pot in a larger container or even in the ground.
If you simply must plant mint directly in the ground (if you're using it as a ground cover, for example), select a damp area in your garden or yard in either full sun or part shade. Mint prefers fertile soil with a pH from 6.0 to 7.0.
Mint plant is quite vigorous on its own, but will grow even better when you pair great soil with regular doses of plant food, especially if you harvest a lot. Be sure to keep the soil moist through regular watering and add mulch around the plant to help slow the evaporation of all that crucial moisture.
To help keep plants in check, harvest the tips regularly and pull up wayward runners. Mint's small flowers bloom from June to September; trim these before the buds open to keep the plant compact.
Troubleshooting when Growing Mint:
Although mint is a rugged plant, when it is young it is vulnerable to whiteflies, blackflies, spider mites, snails, and slugs.
How to Harvest Mint plants:
Harvest mint leaves at any size by pinching off stems. For a large harvest, wait until just before the plant blooms, when the flavour is most intense, and then cut the whole plant to just above the first or second set of leaves. In the process, you will remove the yellowing lower leaves and promote bushier growth. You can do this three times in a season.
How to Use and Store Mint Leaves:
Fresh mint leaves are a nice complement to goat and cow meat, fish, poultry, and vegetables such as peas, potatoes, and carrots. Mint also blends well with green or fruit salads and beverages such as punch, lemonade, and tea. Two very well-known drinks, mint julep and Cuban mojito, both depend on spearmint for their cool zest. Freeze mint in cubes for iced tea. You can also preserve it in vinegar or dry it for potpourri or sachets.
I sincerely hope that you will try planting mint in your yard garden; you can start with some pots or used tires like I do. It is going to be a pleasant experience.
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Mint leaves, also known as Pudina are a popular aromatic herb for its freshness with several health benefits. A variety of mint plants offer a lot of anti-oxidant properties and fantastic health benefits. As I am writing this, I am enjoying a cup of ginger tea with mint leaves and it is fantastic.
Mint is a perennial herb (perennial crops are crops that don’t need to be replanted each year or season) with very fragrant, toothed leaves and tiny purple, pink, or white flowers.
There are many varieties of mint—all fragrant, whether shiny or fuzzy, smooth or crinkled, bright green or variegated.
However, you can always tell a member of the mint family by its square stem. Rolling it between your fingers, you’ll notice a pungent scent and think of candy, sweet teas, or maybe even mint juleps.
Mint leave is an aromatic herb that has been in use for many years for treatment of stomach-aches & chest pains. It contains an important antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agent known as rosmarinic acid.
Mint leaves have some antimicrobial effects. They kill pathogenic organisms in the mouth and help to control mouth odour and gum infection. This accounts for the wide use of its oil in mouth freshener.
It has a soothing effect on the nervous system hence it reduces stress and anxiety. Nigerians can relate this easily with the popular peppermint.
Regular use of organically grown mint leaves infused tea increases the metabolic activities of the body and removes toxins from the body.
Growing Mint - Steps to follow:
All types of mint (including sweet mint, spearmint, peppermint, and chocolate mint) are fast-growing, spreading plants, so you must give them a place to spread without getting in the way, or plant them in a pot. Mint sends out runners that spread above and just below the ground, quickly forming large, lush green patches. In the right place it makes a pretty seasonal ground cover.
Quick Guide to Growing Mint plants:
This fast-growing plant can grow just about anywhere and makes an excellent addition to indoor and even outdoor gardens.
Space mint plants 46 to 60 centimeters apart. It's best to grow them in pots to keep them from taking over your garden.
Give your garden a great foundation by improving native soil with several centimeters of aged compost or other rich organic matter.
Keep soil consistently moist and water when the top inch becomes dry.
Promote excellent leaf production by regularly feeding with a water-soluble plant food.
Once plants are established, harvest mint leaves regularly by pinching off the stems.
Soil, Planting, and Care for Growing Mint:
Plant your mint by setting seedlings 46 to 60 centimeters apart. You can try growing mint in a pot where you can keep it in check and handy near the kitchen for a constant supply of sprigs. To give roots a just-right growing environment, fill the pot with any performance organics which contains aged compost to improve soil texture and nutrition. To keep mint from taking over space needed by other plants, you may want to plant it solo in a 25cm pot, and then plant the pot in a larger container or even in the ground.
If you simply must plant mint directly in the ground (if you're using it as a ground cover, for example), select a damp area in your garden or yard in either full sun or part shade. Mint prefers fertile soil with a pH from 6.0 to 7.0.
Mint plant is quite vigorous on its own, but will grow even better when you pair great soil with regular doses of plant food, especially if you harvest a lot. Be sure to keep the soil moist through regular watering and add mulch around the plant to help slow the evaporation of all that crucial moisture.
To help keep plants in check, harvest the tips regularly and pull up wayward runners. Mint's small flowers bloom from June to September; trim these before the buds open to keep the plant compact.
Troubleshooting when Growing Mint:
Although mint is a rugged plant, when it is young it is vulnerable to whiteflies, blackflies, spider mites, snails, and slugs.
How to Harvest Mint plants:
Harvest mint leaves at any size by pinching off stems. For a large harvest, wait until just before the plant blooms, when the flavour is most intense, and then cut the whole plant to just above the first or second set of leaves. In the process, you will remove the yellowing lower leaves and promote bushier growth. You can do this three times in a season.
How to Use and Store Mint Leaves:
Fresh mint leaves are a nice complement to goat and cow meat, fish, poultry, and vegetables such as peas, potatoes, and carrots. Mint also blends well with green or fruit salads and beverages such as punch, lemonade, and tea. Two very well-known drinks, mint julep and Cuban mojito, both depend on spearmint for their cool zest. Freeze mint in cubes for iced tea. You can also preserve it in vinegar or dry it for potpourri or sachets.
I sincerely hope that you will try planting mint in your yard garden; you can start with some pots or used tires like I do. It is going to be a pleasant experience.
Our company is one of the best companies in Agro-Export Business in Nigeria today, we train individuals and corporate organizations on how to do Export Business the right way; if you are interested, please contact the admin of this forum now for further details.
