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title: "What’s the best way to get peppermint plants to grow"
description: "What’s the best way to get peppermint plants to grow"
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author: "Anna"
published: "2023-10-26T20:52:50.178Z"
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# What’s the best way to get peppermint plants to grow

_Posted by Anna on 2023-10-26_

What’s the best way to get peppermint plants to grow

## 2 comments

### Blue Moon commented on 2023-10-27

My grandma has one and she just kind of doesn’t mess with it and it doesn’t get much water maybe once a week maybe full sun outside in a big pot and hers is doing fine and is big idk if this helps but 🤷🏻‍♀️

### Sunny commented on 2023-10-27

My Peppermint in small pots under 8 inches had a high demand for water because it grew like a weed. I quickly repotted when it flowed over the edge of the pot and started invading the gardens and lawn like a weed that was very difficult to remove. I eventually put it in a 14 ceramic pot on concrete away from my lawn! I fertilize it to encourage growth because I trim it often for cooking/teas.  
Peppermint thrives outside. I live in zone 9. The plant likes full sunlight for at least 6 hours daily and I water often in summer. I water less in winter.

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