Mint in water - results after 2 weeks

2 weeks ago I started a small experiment to find out if mint can live in water.

Here's the results :-

This bottle did fine.. all the leaves are healthy and some root growth.

This one had the best results

A close up of the roots. It has the most root growth compared to the rest of the mint.

This one didn't do so well. Many dried up and died leaving the pitiful few on top.

This one is ok but with one of the three stems totally drying up and wilted.

Conclusion:

Mint can leave in water but looks like only 60% of mine is okay. I guess I will return those wilting back to soil and only keep the successful/strong ones in water. 

I still don't know why some did better than others. Perhaps like the one with lots of root growth it was because only half of the root was in water? The other half could "breathe" exposed to air? Just an assumption.

My combo herbs for tea

Bought another one of those small RM 2 pots from Giant supermarket to make this herb combo pot.

Mints + Indian Borage + Pegaga Gajah.

All three can be used in my tea. :)

Benefits for each herb:

Indian Borage : cures cough and wind.

Mint: Relieves sore throat, high in Vitamin A and antioxidants.

Pegaga gajah: Good for memory, skin and anti viral properties.

Won't be taking the pegaga gajah for some time because it only has 3 tiny leaves!

Staying in an apartment I don't have a garden, so potted herbs like these is quite attractive for me.

Mint rooted

Some leaves are yellowing after being in water for over 2 weeks. So I guess better move them to soil.

Look at the roots !

Mosquito repellent

Indian Borage (bangun-bangun) + Mint = mosquito repellent.

Not sure if this is true or not but I will be rooting this two plants in water. I know Indian Borage (Plectranthus barbatus) is better to be planted straight to ground (as adviced by many in the Malaysian Gardeners Facebook group) but I just like to see it in water for a while.

According to one blog, the Indian Borage is an effective cure for cough and even recommended by her doctor friend.

Results - Mint in water - 1 week

This is my follow up for my mint in water experiment.

Managed to change the water used (from aquarium) and the leaves still look ok after a week.

Since I live in an apartment, I like to experiment growing mints in small cut off glass bottles like this (using a little soil). Still looks alive...

Only this bottle shows some leaves getting yellow. So I changed the water, and also reduced by half.. perhaps soaking all off the roots in water is not so good ?

Mint Tea

Normally my beverage of choice is Milo for tea time but with prices going ridilously high, Milo is becoming a luxury.

That's the price of a 2Kg Milo pack at Giant supermarket. Ridiculous considering I remember buying a container 2Kg for RM 20 many years ago. I still have that plastic container!

Trying to get used to mint tea instead. Add sugar and pour it on ice glasses makes this quite a refreshing drink,

Mint plucked outside of garden :)

Can mint live in water?

Been rooting mints in water bottles and it is working fine, rooting after a couple of days.

After rooting and a 2 weeks later, I was wondering if they can just stay in the water as they still look healthy. The rooting water is from the aquarium since it's aerated and has more nutrients than plain water. 

So will try leaving them in water and change  the water after a week or so to see if they can really survive long term in just water.

Will update  here if the mints live or die :)