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Re: Containing mint

I took some large black plastic pots (like you buy perennials in that are
about 8 inches high (2 gallon pots, I think), cut the bottom out, and sunk
them in the ground with about 1 inch sticking up.  I filled them with
regular garden soil and planted peppermint and spearmint in them.  In two
years, I haven't had a problem with the mint escaping.  I do need to dig
them out this year though, since they're getting a bit crowded in the
pots.  Leaving part of the top sticking out is important to keep the
runners from getting over the top of the pot.

Jenny Herl              |   "The world has enough for everyone's need, 
jlherl@uiuc.edu         |    but not enough for everyone's greed."
University of Illinois  |  
Urbana-Champaign        |    --attributed to Mahatma Ghandi (1869-1948)

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