Recent discussions about mint (Mentha L.) - member of the Lamiaceae family

Re: Container Garden: Transplanting Mint

mint in a container will eventually fill the container. i have peppermint in a 1 -inch red-clay flowerpot. about once every two years, i knock the mint and its root ball out of the pot. that is, i turn the pot upside-down and rap it sharply (but not sharply enough to break the pot) on the edge of a table or other firm surface. - 4

Re: Container Garden: Transplanting Mint

mint will also grow in water. a friend got a curley mint to go in a small tub pond and gave it to me when she tired of the pond. i keep it very wet with water always standing in the oversized bottom saucer, and my dogs drink that water constantly. i haven't tasted it but wonder if it tastes like mint to them? i can't bring myself - 3

unknow minty plany

is this a mint plant ? it is poping up at the same place as last year and it is about to flower again. the leaves are very minty when rubbed. it is about a foot high. any ideas welcome. thank you http://i 6.tinypic.com/ 9dv3g8.jpg - 3

Gardening in an appartment

vegetables in the flower pots. i don't know anything about growing. i have one flower pot, but that's about it :) right now,i want to grow tomatoes, green chilies, and mint . i am hoping that i can grow them without using any chemical. i did some research about growing aboved mentioned vegetables, however, most of the advice is about growing - 3

Re: Pruning mint

snails too. i was surprised to come out one morning and find my abundant mint pot *gone*, completely - what the hell ( it was there yesterday ?!?!? ). reason: 3 snails, plump with minty fresh breath. - 3

Dreaded Asthma Weed

some are growing among my mint plants. is it still ok to eat the mint, or pull that out too when i pull out the sticky asthma weed? would the mint be affected? thanks for any help katherine - 3

Container Garden: Transplanting Mint

i received from nichols seed company yesterday the two mint plants i ordered in january. one is a black simpson peppermint and the other a spearmint. i am considering transplanting them both to a seven gallon nursery pot. they will share an apartment for a while until i figure- out how much of each i will use. if i need more of - 3

Re: unknow minty plany

one characteristic of the mint family is square shaped stems- your plant in not in the mint family - 3

Re: Growing small plants

yes, it is possible. i don't know where you live, but many people have alpine gardens arranged within a rock garden. one such plant in the mint family is corsican mint...for example. thyme comes in many colors and shapes; one which comes to mind would be wooley thyme. there are small grasses, depending on where you live, which - 2

Re: Dreaded Asthma Weed

the mint is fine, just pull out the weed. as a test, have a listen to the mint to see if it is wheezing. ;-) only if you use weedkiller. - 2

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