Chocolate Mint

[FountainMan]

Anyone ever see Chocolate mint growing wild? I'm in McKinney, TX and some of our waterways are lined with the stuff.

 

[Faye Brown]

We use chocolate mint as ground cover in our permaculture garden. It's true, it can be invasive! But with proper management they are an excellent bug repellent plants. It has helped protect our kale and lettuce plants through the hottest months especially. We get 3-5 big mint harvests a year, sadly we can't give the stuff away fast enough! Lots and lots of tea for us...

 

[grouie]

Is it only the colour or does it also smell like chocolate?

 

[IcyBC]

We use chocolate mint as ground cover in our permaculture garden. It's true, it can be invasive! But with proper management they are an excellent bug repellent plants. It has helped protect our kale and lettuce plants through the hottest months especially. We get 3-5 big mint harvests a year, sadly we can't give the stuff away fast enough! Lots and lots of tea for us...

Maybe you can offer some of them to our gardeners here in the forum some, as some of them are on the hunt for it. I didn't know that they are excellent bug repellent plants. Ha, now I will grow more!

I can't wait to make my first cup of tea!!

 

[IcyBC]

Is it only the colour or does it also smell like chocolate?

Yes, it does has a light smell of chocolate, and when I taste it, it was delightful. This was why I asked for some cutting.

 

[Faye Brown]

Is it only the colour or does it also smell like chocolate?

No chocolate color, typical green leaves, very similar to spearmint. It does have a kind of chocolatey after taste, hence the name

 

[Faye Brown]

Maybe you can offer some of them to our gardeners here in the forum some, as some of them are on the hunt for it. I didn't know that they are excellent bug repellent plants. Ha, now I will grow more!

I can't wait to make my first cup of tea!!

I've never shipped plants before but I wouldnt mind trying if people can't find any. I would to share my curse.. I mean my gift. it's a wonderful, hardy plant. only maintenance I have is it grows faster than I can harvest! It's pretty amazing.

 

[superbobby]

Thank you for posting this! It is my first time to hear about chocolate mint. I bet it smells and tastes good. Does it taste like Girl Scout cookies?

 

[IcyBC]

Thank you for posting this! It is my first time to hear about chocolate mint. I bet it smells and tastes good. Does it taste like Girl Scout cookies?

It tastes like those little mint drops. Tangy and delicious! Smell just like one too!

 

[Faye Brown]

I was surprised to see chocolate mint at my Home Depot yesterday!

 

[IcyBC]

I was surprised to see chocolate mint at my Home Depot yesterday!

I just went to Home Depot a couple of days ago to look for basil plant, but don't see much of anything there. I think I was too late.

 

[Faye Brown]

Aw bummer!

 

[Melissa Smith]

Here is my chocolate mint
Only had it a few months, a coworker gave me a start and it has just done wonderful

 

[Melissa Smith]

Here us the chocolate mint that I keep foe my kids

 

[IcyBC]

Here us the chocolate mint that I keep foe my kidsView attachment 7251

Oh your chocolate mint looks good! I have just taken some leaves and make tea out of them. It was wonderful tasting and soothing. Have you making tea yet with them?