Planting "supermarket" potted mint in the garden ?

 Hi folks,
The harsh winter seems to have had a debilitating effect on my mint
patch. Usually as June approaches I have swathes of mint, however,
this year there seems to be a drastic lack of growth of new plants. I
have seen various varieties of potted mint available in the
supermarkets but the instructions say that these should be kept in a
warm sunlit spot, ideally indoors and besides a window. Has anyone
transplanted these plants outdoors and to good effect ? I really would
like to get the mint patch flourishing again and I am having trouble
finding mint plants specifically for outdoor planting.

Thanks !

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@dn9g2000vbb.googlegroups.com>, slssfw@yahoo.co.uk says...

  If you dig them up by the roots and poke around you'll probably find
enough live bits to repot and start again.I grow all my mints in
captivity.. even the ones planted in the herb garden are in buried (large)
plastic pots. ASBOs for plants.

 I

  Yes. Just bear in mind they were probably raised in greenhouses, so
harden them off a bit in a sheltered spot outdoors before planting out.

I always start new parsley plants from a smkt pot, they contain a couple
of dozen tightly packed seedlings so I pick it apart and plant out singly
in an outdoor bed. Cheaper and faster than a pkt of seed.

   Janet

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I would try it, but as my partner, bought five varieties which she saw
at a recent Club Meeting, me thinks I have enough :-)


Bit of a discussion here last year about using 'Living Salad' from
Liddels or Sainsburys, splitting it up and replanting, was successful
last year, and I have used it this year while awaiting  own sown  to
get to a decent size.
www.lincolnfuchsiasociety.info

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for 60p or whatever it is I'd give it a go.
Got any neighbours with a mint patch?
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Getting rid of mint is usually the problem!  No reason not to try
supermarket mint that I can see but I'd try it in a bucket or container
of some sort, personally!
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