Haha! That's such a stupid thing to do. That's why I've only planted a blackberry in my garden.
Wait...
Wait, do blackberries also grow like weeds? I've never had much interest in gardening, but like the one plant I'd genuinely like to have, due to loving the fruit, would be blackberry
Blackberry is evil.
If it is not native to your country don't plant it! Nothing eats it, grows extremely quickly and is very hard to get rid of.
It's ALMOST worth it for fresh Blackberries that actually taste like blackberries. Not that trash in the grocery store.
fun fact: if you plant oragano next to mint, it will take on a minty flavor.
the tomato mozarella salad I made was... interesting
That’s so cool
I have no idea what I'm doing
Well they're not dead so you're already doing better than me.
Yet.
They're not dead yet.
I don't understand why people act like having a lawn of mint is worse than grass. Seems like it requires less maintenance.
Grass lawns started off as a way for pretentious rich people to flaunt how much of their land they could waste on nothing important, so it’s really not worse at all. Just another dumb trend that caught on.
Explain yourself right this instant young man!
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.
Wow this grows really well!
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Okay, I’m going to trim this back now.
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How the hell did the mint get over there
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.
I have also experienced this tragedy. But not before discovering that a little catnip gives mojitos a nice flavor
Since I do not enjoy being randomly attacked, I don't mess with their stash.
would be the best smelling field tho
I have a mint plant in my house, in a pot, that I simply cannot seem keep alive. It has a single stem left that’s trying its hardest to die every moment. I’ve taken it as a personal challenge to nurse it back to health (I need an easy win these days)
Last time I mowed, I noticed a new weed in the yard, popping up all over; this one smelled different, pleasant even. Fuck me, I’ve got a yard full of mint that showed up on its own, I’m guessing to mock my black thumb.
If you bought a supermarket pot you need to separate it and put it into a bigger pot. Otherwise it will cannibalise itself.
In fairness, if I were made of mint, I would also cannibalise myself.
Already done. It was actually a freebie supermarket plant my son picked up. The local store has a section where the ugly and dying plants are free. So we picked up a chocolate mint, and are trying to bring it back to life.
I had it nearly there, so I gently moved it to a bigger pot, with fresh new soil, and it promptly died. There was one single stem that was left that had gotten buried when I replanted it. Everything behind it died, but it must be trying to put some roots down at a buried node or something. It was floppy and I thought dead, but then decided to come back to life and is growing new leaves. Fingers crossed, I’m too afraid to touch them t right now, so I’m just keeping it watered and sunny and hoping it comes back.
I can always go get some from the yard :).
Oooohhh noooo, not mint!! How can I ever live with a yard of short, lush, green, plants that smell nice when I cut them, keep pests away, and give me an endless supply of ingredients for drinks and desserts? It's going to cover up all my regular grass that I can't do shit with and benefits no one!
So I'm. Gardener who doesn't know. What is it that i should know?
Mint is extremely hardy, isn’t picky about soil type, spreads quickly, strangles and overtakes whatever is growing with it, and reproduces from the roots. If mint ever goes into the ground, your entire yard will very quickly be overtaken by it even if you start ripping it out as soon as you see it. It’s basically an invasive weed that happens to taste good. Anyone who intends to grow it will keep it in above-ground pots instead. But even then, all it takes is a small sprig landing in the grass, and suddenly your entire lawn is starting to smell minty when you mow.
My grandma's garden got a mint infestation, and I simply rip some up and make fresh mint tea whenever I visit :)
It's really really, good
I had a potted mint in my parents backyard years ago. It grew through the bottom of the pot and started to invade the flower bed. Since then, my parents have drowned the entire bed in weed killer, pulled up everything they could find by the roots, and then put down a tarp and bark chips. Every year, some more mint pops up through all that.
Not a gardener, but I've heard people say it grows like a weed and we should plant some on mars
If it likes your climate it'll spread fast and be hard to keep in check because it spreads underground
Tried planting mint for several years in a row - seeds, transplants, nursery plants (yes those exist). All died. Finland is a harsh place.
Mint is succeptable to all sorts of fungal pathogens. Some pathogens like fusarium can remain in the soil for over 30 years as well.
BTW, experienced gardner here and I planted my mint in the ground. There comes a point where you no longer fear it and can control it.
It smells awesome when you mow. I will not apologize.
This bamboo grove is really taking off!
I'll plant it next to my invasive english ivy and see which one wins...
I've got privit, onion weed, rust weed and bamboo all fighting it out in gladiatoral combat
And winners reward will be acid ans fire followed by a salting of the earth after which the soil will be evacuated to the clay level before it is dumped in my neighbours yard (where all of these fuckers came from
Let me get in on this. The previous owner of my home planted Garlic. There’s no grass in that corner of my yard now. Just garlic. It escaped the garden bed.
See also horseradish, amaranth, native sunflowers, and in my case, tomatoes.
Planted once, 10 yrs later still finding them in every nook and cranny of the neighborhood.
I think most people would be happy with your luck with tomatoes
you guys make a lot of fuss about a plant that is tasty and you can eat.
I just wish Kudzu tasted half as fun.
Me to weeds in other pots: "Die! You are taking away nutrients and water from my precious plants!
Me to weeds in the mint pot: "You poor things! You are going to suffer."
I had mint on my balcony. This spring I saw mint grow around the corner. In my doormat!
I really don't know what you're all getting into a tizz about?! Grows just fine for me ;)
Glad y'all warned me about mint! I'll just plant some nice snow-on-the-mountain in a small little patch over here.
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