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  • Mint & its wandering ways

    Hi there everyone.
    I'm giddy with excitement that after 8 months of hard work my allotment is starting to look something like an allotment rather than a weed covered mess of broken bricks. Last summer i bought some Moroccan Mint and its currently in a pot. I know that mint shouldn't be put into a garden but could i put it in a raised pallet collar surrounded by weed membrane... or would it still walk? & any other advice on another query would be appreciated. On one side of the allotment its banked up in the corner. Its nearly 1ft higher. I dont know what on earth has happened there. I think its the remnants of a dug out base of something. Hubby has tried to move the soil & flatten it as much as poss but what could we use to cover it up. Thanks everyone R x

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    Not grown that particular one, but I tried to contain some Mints in sunken pots with the bottoms knocked out, it still spread everywhere though. Weed membrane is for the most part, not that effective I have found, doesn't seem to take much to get through it, I have stopped using it now.

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    • #3
      I also put it in a pot in the ground, although didn’t take the bottom out. It did grow pretty tall and spread a bit but it was manageable.

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      • #4
        I ever put it in the ground. Big pots are the way to go but it will need to be repotted every year to keep it nice and fresh.
        Gardening requires a lot of water - most of it in the form of perspiration. Lou Erickson, critic and poet

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        • #5
          Mine's in the ground 'cos I don't care!!

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          • #6
            Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post
            Mine's in the ground 'cos I don't care!!
            haha Who knew!!

            I have my mint in pots, but I might be brave and put some in the tiny borders that I have around the pond and along the wall I built. I love mint, so I can't really have too much
            https://nodigadventures.blogspot.com/

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            • #7
              I like it in the paths and so-called lawn because it smells so good when trampled and mown.

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              • #8
                Same here VC - I have thyme in my path for the very same reason!
                https://nodigadventures.blogspot.com/

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                • #9
                  But of a thug but I am partial to a mohito in the summer.

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                  • #10
                    Corsican mint might be better for paths as it's shorter, bit like thyme. I keep losing mine though. Anyone else growing it successfully?
                    Riddlesdown (S Croydon)

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                    • #11
                      Mint yes, thyme no, it always dies. I haven't really experienced the mint taking over, I expect we eat enough of it that it doesn't get the chance.

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                      • #12
                        I bought some Russian mint in 2002 and it escaped from the pot. I let it grow wherever it likes, which it does!

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                        • #13
                          What's Russian Mint like, Ocelot? Its a new one on me!

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                          • #14
                            It's a bit like spearmint/garden mint, VC. In fact I can't really notice much difference.

                            https://www.victoriananursery.co.uk/..._Russian_Mint/

                            A google search on those two words brings up the coin Mint in Moscow...

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                            • #15
                              I fell into that money trap too, Ocelot, and another one for which I blame you.

                              I ordered a random selection of 12 mixed mints from Amaz0n for £14.99. I bet they'll all be ones I have already.

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