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title: "Mint plant trimming, I got this mint plant and it lanky right now I…"
description: "Mint plant trimming, I got this mint plant and it lanky right now I was wondering what’s the best route to bush it out it’s entering winter here so I’m going…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Stephan"
published: "2024-11-25T14:42:24.627535Z"
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# Mint plant trimming, I got this mint plant and it lanky right now I…

_Posted by Stephan on 2024-11-25_

Mint plant trimming, I got this mint plant and it lanky right now I was wondering what’s the best route to bush it out it’s entering winter here so I’m going to wait till spring to replant it hopefully by then the root system is crazy

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## 1 comment

### K commented on 2024-11-25

You need to do consistent pruning. Once every week or so just pinch the couple little very top leaves from each stem. This will activate the lower nodes and encourage them to branch

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