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Mint
May 1, 2007 7:06:59 GMT
Post by Suzy R Sopham on May 1, 2007 7:06:59 GMT
Having rather stupidly planted some mint in a small area of the garden a couple of years ago, I then realised it would be a much better idea to keep it in a pot.
I have tried everything to kill off the bit I planted in the soil - weed killer, lawn mower petrol and it WILL NOT die!
Any other ideas please?
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Mint
May 1, 2007 7:18:50 GMT
Post by faeryboots on May 1, 2007 7:18:50 GMT
Sooz, the only thing I have ever known to work is neat bleach but I don't like using it. Personally I think you are just going to have to dig it out and grab the new shoots as they appear.
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Mint
May 1, 2007 8:23:31 GMT
Post by carlott on May 1, 2007 8:23:31 GMT
You could plant some lamb We planted in pots and the darn stuff has escaped by layering
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Mint
May 1, 2007 8:49:22 GMT
Post by faeryboots on May 1, 2007 8:49:22 GMT
I keep mine shaded in the greenhouse away from everything else.
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Mint
May 1, 2007 10:00:57 GMT
Post by revmichael on May 1, 2007 10:00:57 GMT
Sooz, the only thing I have ever known to work is neat bleach but I don't like using it. Personally I think you are just going to have to dig it out and grab the new shoots as they appear. I agree with Faery. The only way is the dig it out as it shoots through. I heard a nurseryman talking about mint on the radio once. He said that it either won't grow or it spreads like mad. He said he grew a whole field of peppermint once - by mistake; he only wanted a small patch. I too, keep mine in a pot in the greenhouse - up on a shelf to stop it spreading. Unfortunately it doesn't grow very well there and I only get short stems coming up. Hey Ho. You just can't win with some people - em plants.
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Mint
May 1, 2007 10:34:38 GMT
Post by faeryboots on May 1, 2007 10:34:38 GMT
Michael, I keep mine at the bottom of the greenhouse underneath the staging. It gets plenty of sun and a fair amount of shade. It's lovely and bushy, the top of the greenhouse may be a little too warm and sunny for it.
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Mint
May 1, 2007 10:52:06 GMT
Post by Suzy R Sopham on May 1, 2007 10:52:06 GMT
Thanks for that.
I don't usually use chemicals but this has so far defied everything!
I think I'll give the bleach a go as it is not somewhere that we (or next door - it is right next to the fence) have or want plants to grow at the moment.
Sooooz xxxxx
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Mint
May 1, 2007 14:20:45 GMT
Post by Tigger on May 1, 2007 14:20:45 GMT
I did the same thing in my garden a few years ago. It took some weeding to finally remove the darn thing (all done by hand it was the best way to make sure I got all the shooters and roots), but it did leave the soil in a lovely crumbly state.
If you are not one for being organic and can't face the weeding then you might try glyphosate. This should kill in thoroughly.
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Mint
May 1, 2007 14:56:01 GMT
Post by carlott on May 1, 2007 14:56:01 GMT
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Mint
May 1, 2007 15:03:28 GMT
Post by revmichael on May 1, 2007 15:03:28 GMT
Michael, I keep mine at the bottom of the greenhouse underneath the staging. It gets plenty of sun and a fair amount of shade. It's lovely and bushy, the top of the greenhouse may be a little too warm and sunny for it. Thanks an idea. I'll move it down although it won't get any sun there. I'll probably take it outside for the summer - but watch that it doesn't spread over the rim of the pot.
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Mint
May 1, 2007 15:08:36 GMT
Post by bones2112 on May 1, 2007 15:08:36 GMT
Having rather stupidly planted some mint in a small area of the garden a couple of years ago, I then realised it would be a much better idea to keep it in a pot.
I have tried everything to kill off the bit I planted in the soil - weed killer, lawn mower petrol and it WILL NOT die!
Any other ideas please? can you dig me up some please Soooze as mine is not doing very well at the mo . On the serious bit I think Faery is right
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Mint
May 1, 2007 16:15:08 GMT
Post by carlott on May 1, 2007 16:15:08 GMT
Having rather stupidly planted some mint in a small area of the garden a couple of years ago, I then realised it would be a much better idea to keep it in a pot.
I have tried everything to kill off the bit I planted in the soil - weed killer, lawn mower petrol and it WILL NOT die!
Any other ideas please? can you dig me up some please Soooze as mine is not doing very well at the mo . On the serious bit I think Faery is right That reminds me I have promised some Corsican Mint to someone in Fife - thanks.
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Mint
May 1, 2007 16:32:57 GMT
Post by revmichael on May 1, 2007 16:32:57 GMT
can you dig me up some please Soooze as mine is not doing very well at the mo . On the serious bit I think Faery is right That reminds me I have promised some Corsican Mint to someone in Fife - thanks. - and please can I have some Fifian mint to give to somone in Corsica?
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Mint
May 2, 2007 4:45:46 GMT
Post by smiffy on May 2, 2007 4:45:46 GMT
I have planted mine on the edge of the patio, in a bed about 1 foot wide, that has sleepers on the other side. Every so often we just pull it up by the handful leaving a couple of shoots for the cookpot. I have found as it is restricted it is ok.
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Mint
May 2, 2007 20:29:04 GMT
Post by BjornTobyStomped on May 2, 2007 20:29:04 GMT
I've got loads of mint in the back garden if anybody wants some.
I've got at least three different varieties.
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Lucy Lastic
Young Limb
Another cynical ex hippy now working for the establishment
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Mint
May 8, 2007 14:33:51 GMT
Post by Lucy Lastic on May 8, 2007 14:33:51 GMT
Michael, I keep mine at the bottom of the greenhouse underneath the staging. It gets plenty of sun and a fair amount of shade. It's lovely and bushy, the top of the greenhouse may be a little too warm and sunny for it. Thanks an idea. I'll move it down although it won't get any sun there. I'll probably take it outside for the summer - but watch that it doesn't spread over the rim of the pot. Be careful where you sit the pot as it will send roots through the bottom of the pot and come up elsewhere. I have mine in a pot sitting on a concrete slab - it's work so far!
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Mint
May 10, 2007 10:57:54 GMT
Post by Ann T Soshal on May 10, 2007 10:57:54 GMT
I grow mine in pots and stand the pots in cat litter trays. Makes it easier to water them and stops roots growing through the pots into the ground.
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Mint
May 11, 2007 0:11:59 GMT
Post by Fi on May 11, 2007 0:11:59 GMT
Thanks for what sounds like a brilliant tip Ann, but I'm a bit confused - do you fill the trays with cat litter - if so, to what depth - or are you just using the trays as oversized 'saucers' beneath the pots with the mint in?
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Mint
May 11, 2007 0:28:34 GMT
Post by Murphy Slaw on May 11, 2007 0:28:34 GMT
Thanks for what sounds like a brilliant tip Ann, but I'm a bit confused - do you fill the trays with cat litter - if so, to what depth - or are you just using the trays as oversized 'saucers' beneath the pots with the mint in? Cat litter trays don't have holes in them.
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Mint
May 11, 2007 16:33:01 GMT
Post by Ann T Soshal on May 11, 2007 16:33:01 GMT
Thanks for what sounds like a brilliant tip Ann, but I'm a bit confused - do you fill the trays with cat litter - if so, to what depth - or are you just using the trays as oversized 'saucers' beneath the pots with the mint in? i use them as oversize saucers. I put the water in the tray and that way, the nutrients in the soil, don't get washed out either.
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