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Mint (thelemmy.club)

See also: Alder and willow

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[-] ranzispa@mander.xyz 124 points 2 days 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 81 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I was promised this when I planted mint in ground at my 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 29 points 2 days ago

I have also experienced this tragedy. But not before discovering that a little catnip gives mojitos a nice flavor

[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 25 points 2 days ago

Since I do not enjoy being randomly attacked, I don't mess with their stash.

[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

weeds hate this one trick

[-] kinkles@sh.itjust.works 84 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Wow this grows really well!

Okay, I’m going to trim this back now.

How the hell did the mint get over there

[-] expatriado@lemmy.world 30 points 2 days ago

would be the best smelling field tho

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

No joke we have a few pots of different mints growing by the trash cans for any unpleasant odors

[-] saltesc@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days 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 2 points 2 days ago

That's why I only plant horseradish!

this post was submitted on 17 May 2026
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