ASK COOK’S COUNTRY
Mar 10, 2020
3 minutes
Compiled by Cecelia Jenkins and Morgan Bolling
Encourage-mint
I want to grow mint in my garden this year, but I don’t know which kind to plant. What is the difference between spearmint and peppermint?
–Emily Wells, Saratoga, N.Y.
There are more than 30 species of mint, but peppermint and spearmint are the most common. Peppermint has smooth green leaves and stems with a purple tinge, while spearmint (the type of mint most grocery stores carry) has bright green or gray-green leaves with
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