Sow seeds outside in late fall or early spring. Start seeds indoors about a month before outside temperatures are expected to reach 50°F. Keep the seeds warm until they germinate, and moist but never ...

The quickest way to improve your culinary prowess is to use organic, home-grown ingredients. But if you don't have the outdoor space for a sprawling vegetable garden, growing herbs at home is a step ...

With its fresh burst of flavor and bright green leaves, mint is a well-loved culinary herb that grows easily in a variety of gardens — even indoors. If you want more mint in your life, and you want to ...

When Ruth Davis talks about the fresh mint she grows in her Manor Township garden, she often refers to it as “tea.” “I’ve been raising mint my entire life,” Davis, a Penn State Extension master ...

Catnip and catmint both belong to the genus Nepeta in the mint family. They both have square stems that are typical features of mint plants. And they each produce spikes of tiny, two-lipped flowers ...

Mint. It’s been used for centuries to treat maladies from gallstones to the common cold. There are more than 30 species of mint and all of them have “volatile oil menthol,” which is why mint is ...

To make a proper mojito, you need fresh mint. So Ashley Stalnecker brought a mint plant home so she could add a few leaves into her Cuban cocktails. However, her first mint plant withered and she ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — On this Saturday’s edition of ...