How to Grow Mint in Water

Water mint is is a hardy, fragrant member of the mint family that will grow fully immersed in water. Native to American coastal and mid-Atlantic regions, water mint is often found growing wild near creek banks and in swamps and boggy wetlands. Its pungent leaves can be steeped for tea and used in mint sauces or on salads. Propagate the mint by a root cutting or collect the mint seeds after they ripen in September or October for planting out in cold frames in early spring.

Small pots
Garden soil
Cold frame or wooden box
Old window
Watering can
10-inch plastic planting pots
Clay soil
Loam
Pea gravel

Instructions

- 1
  Plant a seed or a 3-inch root cutting in moist soil in small pots in spring. Press the seed or cutting into a small pot and cover with ½ inch of garden soil.
- 2
  Place the plants in a cold frame or a wooden box covered with an old window. Situate your frame or box in dappled shade outdoors until the plants show two sets of leaves.
- 3
  Fill 10-inch plastic planting pots with a 50-50 mixture of clay and heavy loam soil. Wet the soil thoroughly. Transplant the established mint plants to the larger pots, capturing as much of the roots as possible.
- 4
  Wait one week for the plant to adjust to the transplanting. Cover the top of the plant pot with a 2-inch layer of pea gravel. Immerse the pot in up to 3 inches of water.

How to Care for Pineapple Mint

Crickets & Mint Plants

Growing Mint