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delsgirl
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Registered: Jan 2009 |
 Posted March 9th, 2009 09:57 PM IP   
Does anyone grow chocolate mint? I ordered a plant last year from a catalog and of course it died so I was wondering if anyone has had success with it and where they got it? The catalog said it tastes like a mint patty, mmm. Would love to get some going this year.
Christy
-wife to Delvin, mom to Maleah (5) and Shawn (3)
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jimmysgirl
Bookworm
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Posted March 9th, 2009 10:05 PM IP
My sister has grown it--I think she bought it locally rather than ordering it from a catalog. She was impressed with it. She really likes drinking tea and said it made wonderful tea. I have never tasted it myself, but it smelled good!! 
Monica
Wife to James
Mommy to Megan Angelina Delight 7
Jamison Maxwell Cole 5
Dominic Wyatt Blake 3
Brooklyn Vanessa Dawn ~ newborn
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mose_e
Beginning Reader
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Registered: Jan 2009 |
Posted March 9th, 2009 11:13 PM IP
Don't know if there's anything still alive over at the bible school, but dad had about half a dozen kinds of mint and such growing over there before they moved.
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ihavesix
Librarian
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Registered: Dec 2008 |
Posted March 10th, 2009 06:29 AM IP
Did you know that you can break off a stalk/branch and just stick it in soil and within a week it will be rooted? I haven't tried it myself, but I'm planning on it this year. =)
Now unto Him that is able to do EXCEEDING ABUNDANTLY above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us. Eph. 3:20
Amy~ Married 15 yrs to the love of my life, Carl... who keeps me laughing..
Brett~13 Amber~12 Harmony~10 Kiahna~8 Shelby~6 Olivia~4
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damys
Bookworm
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Posted March 10th, 2009 06:52 AM IP
In my experience, the chocolate mint is harder to grow. I have a patch and half of it dies off each winter... versis the balsam tea which would take over everything after a while. What am I doing wrong?
amy
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delsgirl
Bookworm
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Posted March 21st, 2009 11:24 AM IP
I don't know Amy. I haven't grown tea except the attempted chocolate mint. My MIL has mint, or "meadow tea" they call it, and she gives me as much as I want, but I thought I'd like to try some other stuff. Mose, do you think anyone would care if I'd help myself to a few clumps? Is it at the apartments? What a bummer to get stuff going and then have to leave.  Thanks for all your help, it's nice to know it's actually a possibility. I might try checking some local stores and greenhouses for it.
Christy
-wife to Delvin, mom to Maleah (5) and Shawn (3)
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mose_e
Beginning Reader
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Posted March 21st, 2009 05:13 PM IP
No, its at the bible school - the garden was behind the 'gold trailer'...so i don't know if dennis has completely reseeded the place with grass or what. If there is still rhubarb back there, that's about where it would be. And i'm sure it would be just fine for you to help yourself.
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delsgirl
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Posted March 21st, 2009 09:04 PM IP
Thanks Mose.
Christy
-wife to Delvin, mom to Maleah (5) and Shawn (3)
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