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Rayah

Please help, my mint plant is not doing well 😢 So, her leaves have begun turning slightly red, and they started dropping slightly and becoming less supple. I read it may be due to an excess of minerals from hard water and that flushing your plant every 4th water is beneficial. Since then her soil is very wet and I watered her 3 days ago, the regular salt buildup is still occurring outside the terra-cotta pot (except now I suspect it may be mould) Some leaves are also developing small black spots. It is becoming colder outside so that may be the issue? Please help me save her she’s very important to me 😢

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  1. Anna

    I wish I could help but I’ve never had much luck growing mint in a pot. I find it just ages and gets leggy and bitter. Maybe try propagating a couple stems just in case. I see small growth around the nodes so it might like a bit of trimming.

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    • Rayah

      Will do😁 I’ll try saving a few stems just in case anything happens. Do you think she might be root bound?

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    • Anna

      Hard to tell from these pictures, do you have a full picture of it?

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  2. Blue Moon

    I don’t know if this will be any help because I don’t grow mint myself. but my grandmother has had a mint plant for forever and she just has it in a really big pot. It’s outside gets full sun and she rarely waters it. I don’t know if this is gonna work for every plant but hers is still doing great.

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