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title: "Anyone know why my mint leaves keep turning black? A lot have fallen…"
description: "Anyone know why my mint leaves keep turning black? A lot have fallen off or been pruned already"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Ryanash28"
published: "2025-06-29T20:41:54.052583Z"
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# Anyone know why my mint leaves keep turning black? A lot have fallen…

_Posted by Ryanash28 on 2025-06-29_

Anyone know why my mint leaves keep turning black? A lot have fallen off or been pruned already

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## 4 comments

### Sunny commented on 2025-06-29

It’s typically a watering issue with mint. My strawberry and ginger mint plants would drop leaves when they were getting too dry as the photos show. My watering was inconsistent. 🪴🍀

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#### Ryanash28 replied on 2025-06-29

Should I water every two days or every day?😂 I’m in Florida

#### Sunny replied on 2025-06-29

Water when it dries out. Check the soil each day. I’m in south Texas and have to water these small thin leaf plants every morning by mid summer. The soil dries too quickly. I should have repotted as soon as the roots were long enough.

### Rebecca commented on 2025-06-29

Usually it’s either your under-watering and/or need less sun

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