tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040094306206601621.post558125267216972066..comments2024-03-21T01:15:20.870-07:00Comments on Sacramento Vegetable Gardening: So You Wanna Grow MINT, Do Ya?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040094306206601621.post-21125355200404330752014-03-24T17:14:44.615-07:002014-03-24T17:14:44.615-07:00Yeah, mint... great stuff. It took over a raised b...Yeah, mint... great stuff. It took over a raised bed and I was able to kill it after about six months of pulling every runner that surfaced. I have it in a barrel and it managed to escape that too.<br />It has cousin named Lemon Balm that is just as evil.Laura P.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040094306206601621.post-30548855325865783592014-03-24T14:55:09.871-07:002014-03-24T14:55:09.871-07:00I have it in my garden in a pot lined with weed cl...I have it in my garden in a pot lined with weed cloth and I make sure to cut the flowers/seed pods off before it can drop seed. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040094306206601621.post-2041436535414924252014-03-24T08:20:41.518-07:002014-03-24T08:20:41.518-07:00I commented on Chic Little House to NOT PLANT MINT...I commented on Chic Little House to NOT PLANT MINT! I don't think the Sac Bee or Sac Connect editors really read the blogs they posts.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788198753815842259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040094306206601621.post-3118515028679881912014-03-23T16:18:16.181-07:002014-03-23T16:18:16.181-07:00I bet chickens could control your mint. They kille...I bet chickens could control your mint. They killed our Bermuda grass!Dreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15059983303403184992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040094306206601621.post-13522804537297729042014-03-23T10:46:01.868-07:002014-03-23T10:46:01.868-07:00We grow it but keep it very contained for the reas...We grow it but keep it very contained for the reasons you state. It WILL take over the whole garden if you let it.D. Musickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732066060512288839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040094306206601621.post-33117759224300632772014-03-23T06:00:40.864-07:002014-03-23T06:00:40.864-07:00I keep mint in a hanging basket. That stuff needs ...I keep mint in a hanging basket. That stuff needs to be jailed like that.MAYBELLINEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459481721591224275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040094306206601621.post-33706229221938716472014-03-22T19:38:42.851-07:002014-03-22T19:38:42.851-07:00Hi Katrina! Love your blog! Love what you're d...Hi Katrina! Love your blog! Love what you're doing to that house! You have a designer's eye and a designer's touch. Wish I had that. I don't. I have a mind of a tomato gardener. And I just wanted you to avoid the pain I caused myself at my old house (MINT!) -- and the monster I have here!Bill Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11816389236294882066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040094306206601621.post-62942570374184490012014-03-22T18:29:02.680-07:002014-03-22T18:29:02.680-07:00Hi Bill thanks for the advice! So glad you warned ...Hi Bill thanks for the advice! So glad you warned me about mint! :) I doubt I'll be planting that now even in a container, lol looking forward to reading your blog and getting gardening tips!! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11784825966340743698noreply@blogger.com