SPERLI Pfefferminze Pfeffi

Peppermint from seed: perennial, for pots, containers and raised beds, harvested from July to October – one portion is enough for about 50 plants.

The story

Origins & history

Peppermint is a cross between water mint and spearmint and was described in England at the end of the 17th century. Mints themselves were already valued in antiquity. From England, peppermint found its way into the gardens and teacups of all Europe.

Uses

Fresh mint leaves are lovely in tea, lemonade, fruit salad and desserts, and with lamb or peas. In a pot or container the plant stays neatly together – in a bed it likes to spread by runners.

Meaning

The name mint goes back to the Greek myth of the nymph Minthe, who was turned into a plant by the goddess Persephone. Ever since, so the story goes, she releases her scent whenever she is touched.

A thought for giving

Mint spreads beneath the soil, quite silently, and is suddenly everywhere. Good things often find their way quietly.

At a glance

• Contents: 1 packet for approx. 50 plants
• Botanical name: Mentha x piperita
• Life cycle: perennial
• Position: sunny
• Suitable for containers: yes (raised bed, container, pot)
• Sow indoors: March–April
• Sow outdoors: May–July
• Harvest: July–October
• Sowing depth: 0–0.5 cm
• Germination temperature: 15–20 °C
• Germination time: 14–21 days
• Plant spacing: 30 cm
• Row spacing: 30 cm
• Seed type: loose seed

How to sow

1. Start on a windowsill in March and April, in Anzuchterde in the Premium-Anzuchtplatte; sow outdoors from May to July.
2. Cover the seeds only very thinly (0–0.5 cm).
3. Keep moist at 15–20 °C – they germinate after 14–21 days.
4. Plant in a sunny spot in a pot, container or raised bed, 30 cm apart.

Delivery time: 1–2 weeks. Manufacturer: SPERLI GmbH. Seeds, not a plant – the image shows the original packet.

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