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Re: Containing mint

The best way for planting mint is to either do them in pots or bury pots - I
use several multi-gallon pots that I have cut the bottom out of and buried
them in the garden - I have heard of people using chimney flues

At 09:03 AM 04/13/98 -0400, you wrote:
>We were going to plant mint and chives in patio containers this year.
>However, I would prefer to plant them in the ground in the herb bed, along
>with the other herbs.
>What is the current thinking on the best method for keeping mint or chives
>within bounds?
>Is a circle of 4-6 in. plastic lawn edging sufficient?
>Or do you recommend burying large clay pots or other container?
>Thanks for your advice on this common question.  --Ted
>
>Ted Patterson     patters@erols.com     Wayne, PA     usda zone 6B
>
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