As promised , this year I am going to post more regularly about herbs that I grow and use. I'm going to start off with mint, because its something that grows so easily, but for a long time I wasn't sure what to do with it all! Mint is a member of the Lamiaceae family and originated from Europe. There are many different varieties of mint, and in my garden I grow peppermint ( Mentha x. piperita ), spearmint ( Mentha spicata ), and another one that I just knew as "mint", but I think its actually Egyptian mint ( Mentha niliaca ). All the varieties have similar care requirements and similar properties, so I will just write about mint in general. I think this one is egyptian mint And this is spearmint How does Mint grow? Mints have a habit of invading garden beds, so I keep mine in pots, even then they sometimes manage to throw out a root or a stem and try to get out into the garden. Mint prefers moist conditions and prefers to stay cool, so keepin...