- How must calamint be watered?
- Does calamint need fertilizer regularly?
- Does calamint need to be cut?
- Can calamint be transplanted or repotted?
- What diseases and pests do you need to watch out for?
- Is Calamint Hardy?
The easy-care mountain mint provides a fresh supply of aromatic leaves for seasoning in the kitchen well into autumn. The perennial shrub is also popular in the garden or on the balcony because of its blue flowers and strong scent.
Calamint is very easy to care for
How must calamint be watered?
Calamint prefers dry soil. Once properly at home in the garden, it can go for weeks without watering. However, if the leaves droop, you should water the perennial properly. But avoid waterlogging!
In the bucket, the calamint needs water more often. Water sparingly and make sure that excess water can run off.
Does calamint need fertilizer regularly?
The herb gets by with few nutrients. Outdoors it is sufficient if you carefully rake some ripe compost or horn shavings (€32.93) into the soil around the plant in spring.
When caring for them in the bucket, you can do without any fertilizer if you repot the calamint in fresh garden soil in spring.
Does calamint need to be cut?
Cut the calamint down to the ground in autumn. It will reliably sprout again next year.
Pruning after flowering encourages a second flowering season. In addition, the seed formation and thus the spread of the calamint can be somewhat curbed.
Can calamint be transplanted or repotted?
- Transplant in spring
- Better yet, cut off offshoots and set new ones
- Repot potted plants in spring
What diseases and pests do you need to watch out for?
As with all strongly scented plants, diseases and pests hardly ever occur.
Calamint just cannot cope with soil that is too moist and quickly withers with waterlogging.
Is Calamint Hardy?
Although the spice herb is native to the Mediterranean region, it does not need winter protection once it has grown properly in the garden.
Only in the first year after planting should you spread a mulch over the plant. In the bucket, place cauliflower in a sheltered location in winter.
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Calamint needs a full sun location. The perennial, which only grows to a height of 60 centimetres, goes particularly well in the garden with roses, in the perennial border or in the cottage garden. The herb, which smells of peppermint, should also not be missing in scented gardens.