Something is eating the leaves on my peppermint plant. Any suggestions?
Very few pests attack peppermint plants. Most are repelled by its aroma. However, crickets, grasshoppers, and caterpillars can sometimes be found feasting on their foliage.
Will peppermint plant go dormant during winter and return in the spring, or do they have to be replanted every spring after the snow melts and the ground warms up?
They are perennials and with good care will return year after year, though many people prefer to grow them in containers to alleviate their spreading tendencies. Here is more information for growing this herb: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/herbs/mint/growing-peppermint-plant.htm
It will definitley come back and more plants will come every year
It is about a month till mint should go dormant. I grew this peppermint plant from a cutting, but I don't know if I should take It inside for winter. It is about five months old. And it is losing leaves, then two more grow back in its spot. Is this bad?
If it will survive in one zone lower than your own, it can stay outdoors in a container for the winter. If not, it needs to come indoors for the winter.
As far as the leaf loss, as long as it is regrowing leaves at the same rate or faster than they are growing, then I would not worry about it. You might try pinching the ends of the stems to encourage more branching since it sounds like the plant is already trying to branch more.
Our outside temperature is already dropping below 32 degrees. Hoping to save my outdoor peppermint plants by bringing them inside and transplant from Miracle Grow blended soil into water jars for the winter season. How?
I think I would just leave them in the pots, put them in a nice sunny spot indoors, and don't water too much. Of course, you can root a few cuttings in water if you want. Peppermint is also winter hardy outdoors to zone 3, possibly even lower. So you can grow it outside in the ground if you want in the future. https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/herbs/mint/growing-mint-indoors.htm
How can peppermint oil be used to keep cats off auto?
I'm not sure how effective it would be on cars, but some of the suggestions in this article may help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/animals/cat-repellent.htm
Will peppermint plants help keep spiders away? Live in the country and heard that peppermint plants help to get rid of spiders. Is this true or false?
Mint is touted as a mosquito repellent plant and I have heard some people also say it will repel rodents!
In some research I found that using Mint oil in a spray it can be used to control spiders.. Mint plants certainly could work.
Above all else mint plants smell wonderful in the garden!
Here is a link about mint plants.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/herbs/mint/how-to-grow-mint-plants-in-your-garden.htm
I live on the ocean and want to know if the Peppermint plant can withstand the "Salt Spray" on my balcony?
All mints have relatively low salt tolerance. Is there a location that is somewhat protected from ocean spray? If you water the plants frequently, and perhaps hose off the leaves after a particularly strong off-shore wind, you will dilute the salt effect. It's worth a try.
Many plants can be negatively affected by salt spray, and plants that are native to seaside areas have adapted to the salt spray. But mints are usually tough, so your peppermint could very well do fine. It also depends on how high above the ground and how far from the ocean your balcony is. The only way to know is to try it!