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[–] 162 points 2 months ago (12 children)

Haha! That's such a stupid thing to do. That's why I've only planted a blackberry in my garden.

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  • [–] 23 points 2 months ago (12 children)

    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

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    [–] 128 points 2 months ago (6 children)

    fun fact: if you plant oragano next to mint, it will take on a minty flavor.

    the tomato mozarella salad I made was... interesting

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    [–] 125 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    I have no idea what I'm doing

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  • [–] 22 points 2 months ago (5 children)

    I don't understand why people act like having a lawn of mint is worse than grass. Seems like it requires less maintenance.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 months ago

    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.

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    [–] 83 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    Explain yourself right this instant young man!

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  • [–] 125 points 2 months ago (5 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 80 points 2 months ago* (2 children)

    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.

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    [–] 66 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 57 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    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!

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  • [–] 44 points 2 months ago (7 children)

    Tried planting mint for several years in a row - seeds, transplants, nursery plants (yes those exist). All died. Finland is a harsh place.

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  • [–] 30 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child)

    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.

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    [–] 44 points 2 months ago (5 children)

    So I'm. Gardener who doesn't know. What is it that i should know?

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  • [–] 57 points 2 months ago* (4 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 53 points 2 months ago

    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.

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    [–] 41 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    This bamboo grove is really taking off!

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    [–] 41 points 2 months ago (5 children)

    I'll plant it next to my invasive english ivy and see which one wins...

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  • [–] 17 points 2 months ago*

    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

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    [+] 34 points 2 months ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)
    [–] 33 points 2 months ago* (2 children)

    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.

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    [–] 29 points 2 months ago (8 children)

    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.

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    [–] 21 points 2 months ago

    I had mint on my balcony. This spring I saw mint grow around the corner. In my doormat!

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  • [–] 21 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    I really don't know what you're all getting into a tizz about?! Grows just fine for me ;)

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    [–] 20 points 2 months ago

    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."

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  • [–] 20 points 2 months ago

    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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  • [–] 16 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    My neighbors mint spread to an area of my driveway that is comprised of (from bottom to top) weed barrier, 8 inches of CA6, and 2 inches of river rock.

    Needless to say, we've been finding excuses to make as many mojitos as possible.

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