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Re: Speaking of mint....

I grow mint in a large (36" across pot) - I took the plastic edging and
divided the pot into quarters - each section a different mint.  This was
done last year.  This year the chocolate peppermint took over the whole
pot, but I was easily able to pull it out of the 3 quarters it did not
belong in and have had good luck in leaving the pot whole, above the
ground.  It is sitting at the foot of the steps off the deck.  I am going
to do another one this year.

Jean
Fredericksburg, VA, USDA Zone 6B (I think)

Nancy Roberts, Statistics Geek wrote:
>
> I'll admit I did plant mint last year, and I payed for it this
> year.  I knew it was an "agressive" plant, and by this spring
> I was pulling mint out 2 feet away from where it was planted.
> I'm going to rip it all out (that bed needs to be boxed in
> anyway) but I want to know if I can possibly replant any of
> it.
>
> I have heard ideas about planting invasive things like mint in
> their own container, then "planting" the container in the
> garden.  An example would be to plant the mint in a 12" or
> lager pot, then plant the pot (with the rim still slightly
> above ground level) in the garden.  Is this really going to
> control the mint, or just slightly delay the inevitable
> spread?  Could the bottom of the container be open if it was
> sufficiently deep?  What would be sufficiently deep?  I'd
> really like to be able to have a variety of mints in my herbal
> garden without having to isolate each plant from any other
> living plant by 4 feet of concrete/brick/wood. :-)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Nancy
> Northern Utah, USDA Zone 4
> nancyr@cc.usu.edu
>
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