Growing Mint- 3 Three Easy Tips

Tips, Tricks

1. are the mint flowers edible? coz i saw pictures of the flowers and they look real nice. if edible, shld be a nice addition for tiny burst of purple in salads
2. How to store fresh herbs.
3. Tomatoes in the winter. I'm in San Jose and I still have tomatoes and blooms. No frost yet though. When do I know it's time to let them go?
4. do you prune all of your other herbs the same way? like basil, oregano
5. Nice garden here.
6. you can dry it as well. great video thanks
7. Lol i did not think it was possible but i ended up killing my mint :( I was so sick I was unable to tend it at all. But i think i have some volunteers coming up so I think things will work out. I was so happy that I planted my in a container otherwise I would have mint for grass :) I live in zone 10 so maybe the sun just fried my mint. Another great video Kim! Thanks for sharing :)
8. I live in MA. i remember an earlier video of yours stating to bring strawberry towers inside for the winter. how do you water it and keep it alive without damaging your floors throughout the winter? I'm new to gardening (just this past spring) so this is my 1st winter with all of my plants. if you could do some videos of what to do with your plants once you've brought them in for the winter (different video for each plant. that way you'll have several short winter videos.) I think that could be helpful for many gardeners especially new gardeners like myself.
9. Can the mint be planted in a container in the ground...rather than having the container above ground?
10. Thanks, that was extremely helpful. I do all container gardening. I have always thrown out my mint after the fall. I didn't realize they would grow back in a container.
11. Just some suggestions in general. Nothing to do with winter activities in the garden specifically but some topics I'd love to see covered.
    
    1. trees, although fruit is a big investment some trees can be grown in large pots. And one of the ones I've had the most back and forth success /and/ failure with are avocado trees. I've also gotten citrus trees to grow from seeds (spat them out in the nearest planter and oh joy they grew!) but again not all of them survive. Although they're a bit odd, container trees are possible, you have to use pruning techniques to steer their growth outward instead of upward. In addition deciduous trees like apple or oak sequester more carbon than evergreens, so an organic tree is good for the environment.
    
    2. invasive species that started as garden plants - here in MA a lot of garden plants from roses and raspberries to bittersweet are invasive. But some of these invasives are edible. One example here is the cold hardy kiwi, currently strangling three acres of the neighboring town's forest land. >.> eat 'em to beat 'em is a common strategy for some of these invasive species.
    
    3. foraging - out in california you have a wild edible i want to try so bad and a local specialty, acorn pancakes from long oak acorns. But there are a lot of garden weeds that are edible too, dandelions, sowthistle, and the one that makes me sneeze; shepherd's purse (damn you allergies!)
12. Could you share what zone your growing in please? Thanks, Dianne
13. Great tips Kim. I hear you about them spreading fast in the ground. They are lovely in  smoothie too.
14. You can grind the mint and freeze it in ice cube trays. Just drop one cube in a jug as needed and you will get endless supply of easy flavored water!
15. I'm late coming across your site CaliKim, but I have to say, 'Fantastic' just what I've been looking for, no nonsense, easy to following guides and instructions - I found you through searching Composting, (super videos which are a great help) a new venture of mine and have found so many useful videos in many areas to help. Brilliant work, keep it up, I will be a regular visitor now and steadily work through your library and Website.
16. It's so funny that everyone is saying how invasive mints are, but ours are so fussy about the growing environment :( Too much sun, too little sun? They're in a 24 x 6 x 6 container. Our lemon balm grows wild and bushy in raised bed. I really wonder if it's the space, water, or sun.
17. Thanks for the video. I always though by trimming it back that far I would kill that poor plant. Lol, I have the worst luck. I'm in Southern Texas and our mint explodes during summer. I guess cutting it that far back during summer heat is not a good idea? Love your videos!!
18. Hi Kim nice mint you have there. Could you say what vegetables are best to plant now. I am in Jamaica where it's tropical.
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20. That mint has completely filled up that container! I will be doing the same because man... it can get invasive! We had it at the old house and it just took over!