Proper preparation is essential
After 2 years of tireless growth, mints have developed an imposing stature. A bucket is completely rooted and the substrate is depleted. A larger planter is required as well as fresh potting soil. The best time for an all-round renewal is autumn or spring. Before you repot the plant, the following preparatory work is recommended:
- all shoots close to the ground cut back
- Repot the mint to shorten rhizomes that are too long with a sharp knife
- In the new bucket above the water drain in the ground, create a drainage made of grit, pebbles or potsherds
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You can boldly go to work when pruning the long roots. As long as at least 2 buds remain on it, the mint will sprout from it again.
How to repot properly
The new substrate should be rich in nutrients, humus and well drained. Herbal soil made with sifted compost and Horn shavings(€ 32.93 at Amazon *)
is enriched. Alternatively, mix 1 part of garden soil with compost and add additives such as sand, Perlite,(€ 39.50 at Amazon *) Coconut fiber or Expanded clay.(€ 16.35 at Amazon *) How to proceed:- Fill the new pot in the lower third with substrate
- Make a well in it and insert the prepared mint
- Fill up with fresh soil until the mint is no deeper than before
Press the earth a little and to water generous. In the first few weeks after repotting, the water requirement turns out to be quite high. Ideally, you should do the thumb test every day in order to immediately water the dried soil.
Tips & Tricks
Mint in the bed should change its location every 3 years. The best time is in autumn, when the ground is still sun-warm. With the spade cut off the long rhizomes within a radius of 30 centimeters and lift the plant out of the ground. There should not have been any other mint at the new planting site in recent years. Optimize the soil with compost and the mint just as deep plants, as before.
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