Re: Corsican Mint/now storms
gardenchat@hort.net
  • Subject: Re: Corsican Mint/now storms
  • From: P* E* <g*@gmail.com>
  • Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 20:08:28 -0500
good deal.  I saw the direction this system was headed in and thought - oh
dandy, here we go.

On 6/9/10, Zemuly Sanders <zemuly@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Oh, joy!  Thanks, Pam.  At least I got the yard mowed.
> zem
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 6:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Corsican Mint/now storms
>
>
>
> Zem - heads up, just checked the radar & it looks like more lovely stuff
>> heading your way!
>>
>> On 6/9/10, Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> mmmmmmmmmmm....... try mowing over chocolate minte - Heaven!
>>>
>>> Kitty
>>> neIN, Zone 5
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jesse Bell" <justjess01@gmail.com>
>>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 9:41 AM
>>>
>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Corsican Mint
>>>
>>>
>>> Yeh..the French Perfume Mint that Zem gave me has spread out into the
>>>
>>>> yard...and I figured my husband would have a fit.  But he LOVES it.
>>>> He said it smelled so good when he mowed.  He wants to transplant some
>>>> of it to other areas.  Right now a family of bunnies are hiding out in
>>>> it.  I'm waiting until they grow up and then I'll disturb the mint and
>>>> move some around.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 6/9/10, Johnson, Cyndi D Civ USAF AFMC 95 CS/SCOSI
>>>> <cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> It sounds nice. Hope it takes off, you'll have that nice minty fresh
>>>>> fragrance when you walk on it.
>>>>> I remember at my mother's house she had planted mint in a corner of her
>>>>> little border garden and it spread into the lawn, but not terribly
>>>>> aggressive. Smelling it when you mowed was a little pleasant bit of a
>>>>> boring job.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cyndi
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
>>>>> Behalf Of Jesse Bell
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 6:13 PM
>>>>> To: gardenchat@hort.net
>>>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Corsican Mint
>>>>>
>>>>> Well...I planted it tonight and checked out the area.  No competition
>>>>> for growth.  Never mulched there, and won't.  2-3 years ago I had put
>>>>> pea gravel and larger rocks there.  They just got mashed down into the
>>>>> dirt over time so the soil is damp and rocky.  It gets about 4-5 hours
>>>>> of morning sun.  Not much traffic there.  It gets plenty of moisture
>>>>> because it is close to where I water the horses and it gets run-off.
>>>>> I guess time will tell.  And yes Kitty, it's the small, flat leafed
>>>>> kind.  It's the stuff that Cream deMint (sp) is made of.  The lady I
>>>>> bought it from at the farmers market said it did well for her in shade
>>>>> or full sun.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 6:24 PM, Judy Browning <judylee@lewiston.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> > Here Corsican Mint likes as much sun as it can get. It survives in
>>>>> part
>>>>> > shade with lots of water. It doen't like stuff piled on it, so don't
>>>>> mulch
>>>>> > it. I had a nice patch by a stepping stone, but DH mulched all my
>>>>> flower
>>>>> > beds & it hasn't appeared again this year. It dies back in the winter
>>>>> but
>>>>> > comes back each summer.
>>>>> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jesse Bell" > <
>>>>> justjess01@gmail.com>
>>>>> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>>>>> > Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 2:45 PM
>>>>> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Corsican Mint
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> >> No, I wanted something low and flat that will grow around the
>>>>> stepping
>>>>> >> stones and such.  Filler stuff.  Monkey grass would be too tall for
>>>>> >> what I want. But thank you for the offer Pam.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> On 6/8/10, Pam Evans <gardenqueen@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> yep, pretty tough stuff.  did you try lirope (sp?), some people >>>
>>>>> call
>>>>> it
>>>>> >>> monkey grass - I can dig you up some and send it in September when
>>>>> the
>>>>> >>> weather is more cooperative.
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> On 6/8/10, Jesse Bell <justjess01@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> >>> >
>>>>> >>> > O.K. our guest house/bunk house has a side yard area where >>> >
>>>>> NOTHING
>>>>> >>> > grows because of this HUGE tree.  I have planted a few things but
>>>>> they
>>>>> >>> > don't really survive.  I put some paving stones on the "dirt" >>>
>>>>> > back
>>>>> >>> > there and today I bought mint (yes..the plant that takes over the
>>>>> >>> > world) to put there as a low ground cover between the paving
>>>>> stones.
>>>>> >>> > It gets morning sun but after that...all shade.  Think it will
>>>>> make
>>>>> >>> > it?
>>>>> >>> >
>>>>> >>> >
>>>>> >>> > --
>>>>> >>> > Jesse R. Bell
>>>>> >>> >
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>>>>> >>> Kemp TX
>>>>> >>> zone 8A
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>> Pam Evans
>> Kemp TX
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
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