Ants are some of the most painfully common pests we encounter in our day-to-day lives. If left unchecked, they could even destroy plants! So what ant-repelling plants can we grow ourselves? The 14 plants that can be used to effectively repel ants are: Citronella grass Pennyroyal Rosemary Peppermint Yarrow Thyme Lavender Sage Painted daisies Catmint…
I know we all have that moment—seeing two plants with similar appearances and wondering if they are somehow related. That is exactly what I thought when I personally saw lemon balm and mint side by side. Generally, lemon balm has a variety of uses in the culinary and cosmetic fields. However, mint is also a…
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You bought a bunch of mint from the supermarket and wondered if you could feed it to your pet fish. Cheap and easy! As strange as it might sound, fish can eat mint, but with exceptions. Fish can eat mint but only in small amounts, it is not the main food in their diet, and…
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You are brushing your teeth and wondered why toothpaste tastes like this. Why mint? Are there any other flavors? Mint is used to mask the taste of the other toothpaste ingredients. It became a popular flavoring because of the pioneer Claude C. Hopkins’ successful ad campaigns for Pepsodent mint toothpaste. Later other manufacturers followed suit…
You were chewing on one or two breath mints, got thirsty, and reached for a glass of water. The water is refreshingly chilly. What’s going on? Is this caused by a chemical in the water or in the mint? In reality, the water temperature remains unchanged. The chemical in mint called menthol activates a receptor…
While you were out for a walk you saw some wild mint growing happily on the field and the idea to make a fresh tea from fresh herbs came to your mind. Is that really mint? How can you tell it apart from other mints? What can you use it for? Wild mint is edible…