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title: "recently acquired this lovely big pot of mint 💚 I don’t have a…"
description: "recently acquired this lovely big pot of mint 💚 I don’t have a garden so am going to have to keep her indoors, but looking online it says they need a lot of…"
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# recently acquired this lovely big pot of mint 💚 I don’t have a…

_Posted by Elin on 2025-06-24_

recently acquired this lovely big pot of mint 💚 I don’t have a garden so am going to have to keep her indoors, but looking online it says they need a lot of direct sunlight, and so I’m not sure if she’ll survive.

I can’t fit her on a window because the pot is too big for all my windowsills, but I’ve put her as close as possible to this south/west facing window in my kitchen (pictured)

planta is suggesting I water her almost daily, but the soil is definitely retaining a lot of water \& is quite damp already. I really don’t want to kill her \& ideally want to keep the mint supply up so I can use it for cooking!

any tips? thanks in advance!! xx

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/tl9xzM40GyM4yHwmmuF_ka7KZt1Jr4Eg-XWqx8bFhsY/zGoP1k7ATaKRpKnfiOr3Ww.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/tl9xzM40GyM4yHwmmuF_ka7KZt1Jr4Eg-XWqx8bFhsY/n-PLkSj_RVWvyctRw-VSOQ.webp?size=large)

## 7 comments

### Sunny commented on 2025-06-24

Mint needs full direct dun to thrive. It will start to drop leaves this far from a window. Get a strong grow light. Place it close to the mint. Run it at least 12 hours a day. Water only when mostly dry or when the leaves slightly droop. 🪴

#### Elin replied on 2025-06-24

thank you so much for your advice! I’ll look into getting a grow light but for now I’ve managed to (precariously) put it on the kitchen window. Does this look any better?

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/tl9xzM40GyM4yHwmmuF_ka7KZt1Jr4Eg-XWqx8bFhsY/KiV5_rzZQLC7E3CG0366AA.webp?size=large)

#### Elin replied on 2025-06-24

(this window gets a lot of light, this is from 9:30pm hence why it looks a bit gloomy)

#### Sunny replied on 2025-06-24

It should be a good location. Is it a south window?

### Rhus commented on 2025-06-24

Yeah, Sunny is right about the grow light--mint needs a ton of light. Fortunately it's also super easy to propagate. You can put a sprig in a tiny bottle in the windowsill and it'll root fast.

#### Elin replied on 2025-06-24

thanks so much for your help! does the photo above look a bit better? thank you!

#### Rhus replied on 2025-06-25

Yep, especially if that's after 9pm haha. Good luck!

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