Mint is a perennial herb with squared, four-sided stems with opposite leaves and small-lipped flowers. All parts of the plants are pungent. Most mint plants spread rampantly, forming a thick mat of ...

Mint plant in a garden in the sun - Lzf/Getty Images Mint is a wonderful herb to have on hand for various reasons. Not only does it release a beautiful, fresh scent when you brush past it in your ...

Dirt deeply embedded into the swirls and callouses on Larry Wappel Sr.’s palms could almost be mistaken for tattoos. The seemingly permanent coloring is the result of a lifetime spent working with his ...

I was recently reviewing my plans for the garden for next spring. One of my success stories in the garden has been my mint harvest. I grow apple mint in a rocky area and chocolate mint in containers.

Mint is a well-loved, versatile herb with a history of use in cooking, as well as medicine. Packing a punch of flavor in many dishes, having a healthy stock of mint seeds saved up in storage will go a ...

Add a bit of cool flavor to your beverages, meals and desserts this summer with homegrown mint. Try using peppermint leaves in fruit cocktails and ice cream. Add spearmint to your tea or use the ...

Add a bit of cool flavor to your beverages, meals and desserts this summer with homegrown mint. Try using peppermint leaves in fruit cocktails and ice cream. Add spearmint to your tea or use the ...

NORTHWOOD, N.D. - The only mint farmer in North Dakota is about ready to begin harvesting his unusual and aromatic crop. "We should get going this weekend, or early next week," Troy Uglem of rural ...

RURAL NORTHWOOD, N.D. -- The only mint farmer in North Dakota is about ready to begin harvesting his unusual and aromatic crop. "We should get going this weekend, or early next week," he said Thursday ...

YAKIMA, Wash. -- Ryan Ferguson winces when he leans too close to the mint oil pouring from his still. He pulls his head back inside his shop and drapes a yellow rag over a spout, directing the fumes ...