Mentha × piperita
Peppermint
Description
Peppermint is the classic tea mint with a high menthol content and a powerful aroma. It is a sterile cross and is propagated by cuttings, not by seed. In the bed it spreads vigorously by runners, which is why a pot or a root barrier makes sense.
Care instructions
Plant it in spring (April, week 16) in a partly shaded, moist spot, ideally in a sunken container so it does not conquer half the bed. Keep the soil moist and harvest the shoots before flowering, when the aroma is most intense. Cut it back hard in summer, then it flushes fresh again.
Soil & site
Soil pH
Soil type
loamy, humus-rich, moist, well-drained, nutrient-rich
Feeding
Medium feeder
Companion planting
Good neighbors
nightshade family (Solanaceae)
particularly well establishedYou will find that basil next to tomato and pepper improves taste and keeps whiteflies and aphids away.
For example PotatoTomatoSweet pepperCocktail tomatoEggplantCape gooseberry and 9 more species in the catalogue
Source: classic companion planting (DACH-Gartenpraxis)
cabbage family (Brassicaceae)
You will notice that the intense scent of basil, thyme, and others confuses the cabbage whitefly and keeps it away from the cabbage family.
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Source: bio-gardening intercropping practice
Rather not
Companion planting is partly traditional gardening lore. Where the reason is known, it is given.
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