Guest guest Posted April 29, 2001 Report Share Posted April 29, 2001 Mint Our back yard is huge, . We have lots of fruit trees and bushes, and Wayne is trying to get the mint to spread like a carpet around them, so he can just mow them now and then, and cut down his weeding time. It takes him three hours to mow the back lawn, at a run. Our small garden is 30 by 40, our big garden is 40 by 60, and the lawn is between them. Gives yo an idea about the size of the yard. :-D The kinds of mint we have don't attract flies, but the catmint (also called catnip) never lasts long enough to harvest, as the cats keep it down to the roots. Yes, mint is very hard to be rid of once you have it. It is like trying to get rid of snow-on-the-mountain, as it spreads by roots, and even if you dig it out, if the least little root is left behind, it sprouts more. One way to be rid of it is to find something more aggressive than it that will strangle it out and take over. Take a sample to your local greenhouse and see if they can identify it, and what might be more aggressive than it, either a different kind of mint (peppermint seems to be the most aggressive -- there are many varieties), or another plant altogether. If it is bothersome, you can use chemical herbacides, but I would leave that as a last resort, as they poison the soil for years if you intend to use that place to grow anything edible, or you have MSC or EI. {{{Gentle Hugs}}} Doni-Marie _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.