Re: any mint will do ?




I have ordinary mint in the garden but want to establish a bed for growing
mint to dry and use for mixing with animal feed. Does anyone know which
variety I should be looking for, or as the subject says -any mint will do
:-)

kate

There's a huge patch of apple mint in the adjacent sheep field (escape
from neighbours garden) and the sheep won't touch it. Nor do the hares,
pheasants and chickens.

If you want herbivores to eat mint you may have to dry and powder it and
mix it into somethng palatable.

Janet

I have a pony mare who has been on a strict diet for some time and I want to liven up her rather boring feed, I have used mint before to give digestive support and the horses generally like it, I do the same with nettles. I just thought that as I had the room I may as well grow it myself rather than buy it ready done. There are many different sorts of mint, I think herb gardening is rather interesting.

kate

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