Mint grows as hard as grass and weeds. Once you plant mint all you have is more mint
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Sunforged@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
Explain yourself right this instant young man!
belated_frog_pants@beehaw.org 1 month ago
prettybunnys@piefed.social 1 month ago
Mint grows better than grass, as it’s well suited for the environments most people try to grow grass. Which are environments not well suited for it.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Well I copied the yard we already had, but I let the mint run wild. Also I think the racing stripes I added here and here look pretty sharp.
ranzispa@mander.xyz 1 month ago
Unless all you want to harvest is mint, it’s not a good idea to plant mint in the ground. It takes over the whole field.
JoMiran@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
I was promised this when I planted mint in ground atbmy old house, and sure enough, the mint took hold. Alas, my insatiable appetite for mojitos was too much demand for the mint to sustain and I eradiacted it through overharvesting.
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I have also experienced this tragedy. But not before discovering that a little catnip gives mojitos a nice flavor
JoMiran@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
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Since I do not enjoy being randomly attacked, I don’t mess with their stash.
Skullgrid@lemmy.world 1 month ago
weeds hate this one trick
kinkles@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
This was me as a novice gardener many years ago.
Wow this grows really well!
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Okay, I’m going to trim this back now.
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Why the hell is there mint over there now
expatriado@lemmy.world 1 month ago
would be the best smelling field tho
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 month ago
No joke we have a few pots of different mints growing by the trash cans for any unpleasant odors
saltesc@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Oooh. I knew this but for some reason my brain went from “Th ground? Like soil?” to “if I’m not supposed to grow it in a pot of soil, am I meant to grow it on some sort of trellis setup?”
nomecks@lemmy.wtf 1 month ago
That’s why I only plant horseradish!