How do you properly trim a mint herb?

Answer 1

Mint is a very prolific plant that will keep growing almost no matter what you do to it. I'm not sure there is a "proper" way to trim it. Some use their fingernails to break off individual leaves as they are needed. Personally, I use a pair of scissors and cut the stems. You can hang them upside to dry for use later or use them fresh. You want to do many cuttings through the season, this keeps the mint in control of spreading and becoming mammoth and also keeps it from going to seed so you can have more cuttings through the season. You can make a mint pesto, tea, mint oil, mint sachets for drawers and closets and it also keeps mice away. It roots very easily as well so if you put in a vase it will root within a week or two and then you can replant in another area or in pots to have all year long as long as it does not go to seed. (going to seed is when the herb flowers and then dries into seeds) the plant will usually die down once this happens.

Answer 2

You do not need to trim your thyme plants, the tallest one only grows to 18 inches tall.