Amie Peters wrote:We have just bought a new house and the previous owners planted mint and then left it unattended for a decade. Now it is every where! Aside from a good old shovel and fork to dig it up, is there any other way I can get rid of it??
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Dan Boone wrote:All my mint in Central Oklahoma dies in the heat of summer if it doesn't get irrigated. I only *wish* it would "take over".
That said, what functions does feral mint interfere with? I've had trouble understanding that. It is easily shaded out by anything taller and it's not that hungry; it grows well in containers with anything else I'm growing in there as a sort of green mulch. So I can't quite understand why it would be a concern even if it got loose and went everywhere. It's a pleasant ground cover and the flowers are attractive to pollinators. Am trying to figure out why it would ever be worth fighting.
Dan Boone wrote:All my mint in Central Oklahoma dies in the heat of summer if it doesn't get irrigated. I only *wish* it would "take over".
That said, what functions does feral mint interfere with? I've had trouble understanding that. It is easily shaded out by anything taller and it's not that hungry; it grows well in containers with anything else I'm growing in there as a sort of green mulch. So I can't quite understand why it would be a concern even if it got loose and went everywhere. It's a pleasant ground cover and the flowers are attractive to pollinators. Am trying to figure out why it would ever be worth fighting.
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Karen Donnachaidh wrote:
I have been looking for a low growing mint. I wanted to plant around the house to deter mice, but I'm starting to think "low growing" kinds don't exist.
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