Tried planting mint directly in the ground instead of a pot last spring - huge mistake

Thought I was being clever by saving $12 on a container. Now mint is taking over half my raised beds and my wife's tomato plants are drowning in it. Anyone else got a plant they wish they'd kept confined?

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3 Comments

maryr4310d ago

Guess you learned the hard way that mint doesn't need a container, it needs a concrete bunker." Mint is basically the herpes of the garden, spreads fast and never really goes away.

fionat5510d ago

Mint's a nightmare, feel your pain. That stuff laughs at containers and spreads like crazy, it's relentless. Solidarity from someone who still finds rogue mint shoots popping up years later.

anthonyrivera10d ago

Double down on what @fionat55 said, mint is basically the herpes of the garden, spreads fast and never really goes away.