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Mint care requirements
water
Regularly; keep soil consistently moist.
soil
Rich, moist soil. Tolerates most soil types.
light
Full sun to partial shade.
symptoms
Symptoms to look for in Mint
Orange, powdery pustules on the undersides of leaves, with corresponding yellow spots on the upper surface, occasionally causing leaf drop.
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Common causes in Mint
Mint rust is a mint-specific fungal disease that spreads through infected root systems and can persist in the soil, making it more persistent than typical foliar rusts on other plants.
healing
How to treat rust in Mint
Remove and destroy all above-ground growth of affected plants down to the ground, since mint rust often requires this drastic cutback to control, and destroy rather than compost affected material.
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Preventing rust in Mint
Avoid transplanting mint divisions from infected patches, and if rust recurs, consider starting a fresh patch in different soil.