It’s never not been tall and ugly and I don’t know why, the other one looks pretty normal. It’s in a clay pot with drainage, getting watered every other day right now as it is hot as hell. Getting probably 6 hours of direct sun
If your other one that is healthy (not pictured) is doing well and is of the same variety, I’d take some cuttings from the full one and pop them into this one’s pot to propagate. This one might be spending more time on its roots- nothing wrong with that- but it makes the top part stall out a bit. You can also snip the top of this one and put it back into the same pot to prop and the original stalk will spend a bit of time regrowing leaves for you.
andherBilla
You planted 1 mint?
It also looks very dry.
johngunthner
Mint is a voracious grower. This one looks like at one point it needed more sun (lower leaves have a lot of space between nodes) but then it started getting the sun it needed (less space between top nodes).
I’d start by maybe letting it grow a little more (you don’t have too many leaves to work with), and then topping it (cutting off the very top leaf node). This will encourage it to send growth hormone down to lower leaf nodes, and you may even start to see some of those lower leaves turn into branches, giving it a “bushier” look. I just did the exact same thing with my mint plant three days ago and it’s already shooting off two new branches from the bottom
Shiloh77777
Top it just above those two small healthy leaves. Put a saucer underneath to hold the water a bit longer. Once the growing medium get this dry it becomes resistant to re-wetting
GnaphaliumUliginosum
Mint is a marshland plant, in summer, put the pot in a saucer of water and keep it topped up so it never dries out. I’d also use a plastic or glazed pot so it doesn’t dry out. The plant will die back and go dormant in winter if you are in a temperate climate. Depending on your climate it might be better with more shade too – tends to run to seed in hot sun. I grow it in the shade (with good indirect light) so it stays leafier.
Keep pinching it back (use the top sprig for cooking) to encourage side shoots. Mints are fast spreaders and it will soon fill the pot and need dividing to prevent getting pot-bound.
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If your other one that is healthy (not pictured) is doing well and is of the same variety, I’d take some cuttings from the full one and pop them into this one’s pot to propagate. This one might be spending more time on its roots- nothing wrong with that- but it makes the top part stall out a bit. You can also snip the top of this one and put it back into the same pot to prop and the original stalk will spend a bit of time regrowing leaves for you.
You planted 1 mint?
It also looks very dry.
Mint is a voracious grower. This one looks like at one point it needed more sun (lower leaves have a lot of space between nodes) but then it started getting the sun it needed (less space between top nodes).
I’d start by maybe letting it grow a little more (you don’t have too many leaves to work with), and then topping it (cutting off the very top leaf node). This will encourage it to send growth hormone down to lower leaf nodes, and you may even start to see some of those lower leaves turn into branches, giving it a “bushier” look. I just did the exact same thing with my mint plant three days ago and it’s already shooting off two new branches from the bottom
Top it just above those two small healthy leaves. Put a saucer underneath to hold the water a bit longer. Once the growing medium get this dry it becomes resistant to re-wetting
Mint is a marshland plant, in summer, put the pot in a saucer of water and keep it topped up so it never dries out. I’d also use a plastic or glazed pot so it doesn’t dry out. The plant will die back and go dormant in winter if you are in a temperate climate. Depending on your climate it might be better with more shade too – tends to run to seed in hot sun. I grow it in the shade (with good indirect light) so it stays leafier.
Keep pinching it back (use the top sprig for cooking) to encourage side shoots. Mints are fast spreaders and it will soon fill the pot and need dividing to prevent getting pot-bound.