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[-] runner_g 31 points 4 months ago

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...

[-] Poem_for_your_sprog@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago
[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

It strangles the other plants. And the underground root growth means it's really hard to get rid of after it breaks containment.

[-] Poem_for_your_sprog@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago
[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Personally? Gravel, tar, some cancerous chemicals holding the two together...

[-] Poem_for_your_sprog@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Wait then why not just let the mint grow?

[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

I think there's been a misunderstanding. I don't have anywhere to grow anything unless it's in pots. I'm talking about mint generally, and why people don't like it growing in ground versus in pots.

[-] runner_g 2 points 4 months ago

Yep! It also spreads like a weed.

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