Vietnamese Mint
Vietnamese Mint is an evergreen perennial herb, popular throughout Asia. The peppery tasting leaves are great for garnishing and flavouring salads, soups and stews.
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This evergreen perennial herb is popular throughout Asia. Also known as Rau răm, its peppery tasting leaves make a delicious garnish and flavouring for salads, soups and stews. It's an essential ingredient in a laksa.
Vietnamese mint is easy to start from stem cuttings. Its purplish foliage makes the herb an attractive choice for your garden.
How to grow Vietnamese mint in a garden
- Choose a sunny or part shade spot in your garden with well drained soil. Enrich with Yates Thrive Natural Blood & Bone with Seaweed.
- Plant the stems out at 5 cm intervals. Cover lightly with Yates Black Magic Seed Raising Mix and water well.
- Water regularly. Once new leaves emerge, feed weekly with Yates Thrive Natural Fish Seaweed+ Plant Food Concentrate.
- Harvest by cutting with scissors back to the hard woody stems – this will also help encourage leafier growth.
How to grow Vietnamese mint in a pot
- Choose a pot at least 300 mm wide and deep and position in a sunny or part shade spot. Fill with quality potting mix, such as Yates Premium Potting Mix.
- Plant the stems out at 5 cm intervals. Cover lightly with Yates Black Magic Seed Raising Mix and water well.
- Water regularly. Once new leaves emerge, feed weekly with Yates Thrive Natural Fish Seaweed+ Plant Food Concentrate.
- Harvest by cutting with scissors back to the hard woody stems – this will also help encourage leafier growth.
Growing tips
- Submerge the pots in water to keep the soil moist
- In very cold weather, growth may be slower and harvest times will take a little longer
- Cut back in winter to encourage more new growth
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Yates Thrive Natural Blood & Bone with Seaweed
A certified organic garden input boosted with NZ Seaweed to gently nourish plants, enrich the soil and encourage a strong healthy root system.
Yates Thrive Natural Fish & Seaweed+ Plant Food Concentrate
A complete plant food enriched with natural fish, seaweed, humates, molasses and more - boosted with NPK to improve plant and soil vitality.
Yates Premium Potting Mix
A premium potting mix, ideal for all potted plants and shrubs, including ornamentals, fruit trees, vegies and herbs.
Yates Black Magic Seed Raising Mix
Specially formulated for trouble-free seed raising in trays (or outdoor seed sowing direclty into the ground) and propagation of cuttings.
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