Planting timing
When to plant mint
Plant mint on the cited sheets — not on a national calendar month. Start methods stay source-specific.
Growing guidance is general information. Timing, spacing, and care depend on cultivar, weather, soil, and local conditions. Check the sources and adjust the plan for your garden.
Dates stay on the named cards below — not one planting window.
Perennial and container notes live on the mint hub. Timing stays on the cited sheets.
Perennial and container notes live on how to grow mint.
What the sources say — at a glance
One source per card. Facts are not averaged.
Illinois Extension (Illinois)
Stem or root cuttings. Divide every 3–4 years.
Details and limits (3)
When
Illinois Extension (Illinois): mint is propagated by either stem or root cuttings. Start method.
When
Illinois Extension (Illinois): divide mint every 3–4 years. Method.
Limit
Illinois herbs mint page. Start method only — not harvest.
Maryland Extension (Maryland)
Division or cuttings. Space 18 inches.
Details and limits (3)
When
Maryland Extension (Maryland): propagate by division (splitting a mature plant) or cuttings (rooting stem or stolon clippings). Start method.
When
Maryland Extension (Maryland): space plants 18 inches apart. Spacing on their sheet — not a BioArva grid.
Limit
Maryland growing-mint page. Start method and spacing only — not harvest.
Clemson HGIC (South Carolina)
Cuttings, roots, or transplants. Seed does not come true.
Details and limits (2)
When
Clemson HGIC (South Carolina): grow mints from cuttings, roots, or transplants. Mint seed does not come true to type. Start method.
Limit
South Carolina combined herbs sheet. Mint start method only — not harvest.
Sources differ
Make it yours
Save the bed in the Field Book so next season is not a guess.
Verified suppliers only
No supplier on this page
When a partner is listed, it will be outbound and disclosed. Nothing to buy here. Fertilizer, soils, and pesticides stay off this slot.
What to record in the Field Book
Save the bed with the crop and the date. You may add a photo and notes. Compare entries you have recorded with each other — not with a diagnosis from this page. If you want an identification, bring the record to local Extension.
How we know — methodology. Ranges and assertions are cited per source, not blended.