I was raised in a city and am completely bereft of farm knowledge. Such a situation is not to be tolerated! I decided to begin a bit of container gardening as my first step in the process of remediating my ignorance. Today I purchased a peppermint plant.

The Russian word for mint is мята. Peppermint is перечная мята (mentha × piperita). Spearmint is мята колосистая or мята колосовая (mentha spicata). Из мяты делают чай «One can make tea from mint.»