Orange Mint Care

Mint plants need about 1 to 2 inches of water every week, depending on the conditions. This includes both rain and your supplemental watering. Mint plants like water, but they cannot withstand soggy soil and wet feet, so monitoring the soil and using it as a guide on when to water is the best option.

Mints benefit from picking and pruning. They are shallow-rooted and easy to pull out, so there’s no reason to worry, as long as you provide physical barriers such as walls, walkways, or containers.

For the best growth in confined areas such as containers, topdress plants with a thin layer of compost or organic fertilizer every few months. Aboveground pots will need winter protection in cold climates.

Full sun to part shade.

An ideal soil would be made up of 45% minerals (sand, clay, silt), 5 % organic (plant and animal) material, 25% air and 25% water. The mineral portion would be loam (20 – 30% clay, 30 – 50% silt and 30 – 50% sand).

Provide good air circulation, with temperatures between 65 (18 °C) to 75 F (23 °C) and nighttime temperatures between 50 t(10°C) to 60 F (15 °C).

Pot with drainage holes.

Toxicity: Toxic to Dogs, Toxic to Cats, Toxic to Horses.

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