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Whats actually wrong with this? I feel like a lawn full of mint is infinitely better than the short grass suburb lawns that are so pervasive.

Also catnip, but with catnip there's a 50% chance neighborhood cats will show up and roll on it until it dies.

It's gonna smell really nice when you mow your mint lawn.

You know what's also invasive?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houttuynia_cordata

The last people to own our house planted this stuff in the ground. It's also called fish mint, because it smells like fish when you cut it.

When we bought our house 2 years ago, the previous owners had planted mint in the ground, despite having a raised garden bad. My wife and I spent an entire afternoon taking back mulch and digging to remove the mint. We built a 2nd garden box and put it over the top of the mint spot, but I'm already seeing bits of mint poking up from under the box...

IDK. I like the wild mint patch in our lawn. Want some mint? Just go grab some mint.

Also ivy. A curse on whoever first brought English ivy to the Americas.

I've planted mint, strawberries, and raspberries. But this is the last time I'll get to see how far they've made it. I planted them to go to war with the buffle grass, tumble weeds, and tree of heaven. I can still drive by in a few years and see how its going.

My buddy warned me about the mint the pervious owners planted, and I pulled it right away. It was right by our basement entrance so I frequently peer in and inspect for mint shoots. I think there must be a buried barrier or something (like landscaping cloth) preventing it from spreading outside the bed it was in. I found a small sprig 4 years after pulling everything I could find.

Mint ~~plant~~ field.

FTFY

Pair it with raspberries

I planted some mint in a large pot, at an off-grid shack on a New England beach... two decades ago. That shit is still thriving to this day, despite zero maintenance and/or care and numerous harsh winters!

I don't see the problem. Mint is delicious

ENJOY THE MINT EVERYONE

Maybe add some white cover, some comfrey, sunchoke, raspberries, and you've got a permaculture paradise!

Our soil is almost entirely clay and rock to the point that most grasses also fail to grow. I wouldn't mind something nice like mint or another invasive plant if it meant actually having something grow at all...

We put a few mint plants in a large concrete planter and it filled the whole planter in one season. It does keep mice, cats, and mosquitos away.

What if I want a lawn full of mint

Depends on where you live. Mint does have limits. It really dislikes dry and cold. We've planted it several times here and it's quite difficult to keep it alive. Our growing season is quite short so it's a bit depressing to have it die so quickly.

laughs in Bermuda grass

source: gardener

Mint, not even once.

There is a reason why I planted my piperita in a pot, far off the ground.