🌱 Episode 16 – Mint: Invincible and Aromatic 🌿

Welcome back to The Beanstalk, fellow Beans! This week we’re tackling one of the most unstoppable herbs in the garden—mint. Known for its bold fragrance, refreshing flavor, and vigorous growth, mint is both a blessing and a bit of a challenge for gardeners.

In this episode, we’ll cover:

• The best ways to plant mint without letting it take over your garden.
  

• How to grow it successfully in containers and indoors.
  

• The history, folklore, and surprising medicinal uses of mint.
  

• Common pests and diseases (and why mint often shrugs most of them off).
  

• How to harvest and preserve fresh mint for cooking and teas.
  

• A crisp, refreshing recipe for homemade mint lemonade. 🍋🌿
  

If you’ve ever planted mint once and ended up with it everywhere, you know how tough and invincible this herb can be—but with a little guidance, mint can become one of your most rewarding garden allies.

From our patch to yours… keep on climbing. 🌿