Herb
Mint
Mentha spicata
Vigorous spreader – keep in its own pot or it takes over.
Partial sun
Regular
Moist
Very easy
Yes
Leaves
Perennial
Hardy
3 L
20 cm
No specific companions — keep this one in its own pot.
Situations where this plant is a reliable fit — from someone's kitchen sill to a wind-blown rooftop.
Windowsill
Bright indoor light, small pot, no outdoor access — the classic kitchen sill.
Workplace desk
Office corner, moderate light, forgiving of weekends away.
Balcony
A few pots on a flat outdoor perch — some sun, some wind.
Shady corner
North-facing patch, under a tree, or in the lee of a building.
Ladder planter
A tilted step-ladder with a shallow tray on each rung — sun-facing, five tiers of herbs, salad and strawberries in the footprint of one pot.
Wooden crate
A shallow wine or veg crate lined with hessian — perfect for salad and shallow-rooted herbs.
Raised bed
A traditional plot or timber-sided bed — deepest root run, widest planting choice.
Water jar
A jam jar of water on the sill — no soil at all. Regrow from kitchen scraps.
Recipes in the library that lean on this plant. Grown at home is grown for a reason.
Root in water, transfer to soil
14 days
★★★★★
Yes
How to do it
Pop a 10 cm cutting in a glass of water. Roots appear in 5–10 days. Plant in a pot (NOT in the ground — it's an invasive coloniser).
What to expect
A full pot within a month, indefinite supply thereafter.
Honest note
The easiest regrow in the entire catalogue. Truly hard to kill.
Where to source
Get growing in United Kingdom
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