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It would be best to separate your Clockwork Orange mints into individual pots, before they all get into a tangled mess of roots.SpookyShoe wrote: ↑Sun Mar 27, 2022 9:35 am Clockwise from top:
Pineapple (variegated), Spearmint, Orange, and Apple.
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Chocolate.
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You should try to get the real Mojito mint.worth1 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 27, 2022 10:51 am Years ago when I lived in Austin a house I lived at had mint all over the back yard.
It was really thick up against the west side of the house.
I think my mint died out here due to neglect more than anything.
That was the year my wife passed away and lost interest in a lot of things.
I love spearmint for Mojitos and iced tea.
Which one is that?Tormato wrote: ↑Sun Mar 27, 2022 11:07 amYou should try to get the real Mojito mint.worth1 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 27, 2022 10:51 am Years ago when I lived in Austin a house I lived at had mint all over the back yard.
It was really thick up against the west side of the house.
I think my mint died out here due to neglect more than anything.
That was the year my wife passed away and lost interest in a lot of things.
I love spearmint for Mojitos and iced tea.
The mint from Cuba. I don't know if it's legal to possess, here in the US, or not. But some people do have it. Up here, it may not be hardy enough to overwinter. That's the one reason I don't have it, nor looked for it. And, I don't drink Mojitos. Hmm, that's two reasons.worth1 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 27, 2022 11:08 amWhich one is that?Tormato wrote: ↑Sun Mar 27, 2022 11:07 amYou should try to get the real Mojito mint.worth1 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 27, 2022 10:51 am Years ago when I lived in Austin a house I lived at had mint all over the back yard.
It was really thick up against the west side of the house.
I think my mint died out here due to neglect more than anything.
That was the year my wife passed away and lost interest in a lot of things.
I love spearmint for Mojitos and iced tea.
I'm partial to spearmint.
Loved spearmint gum when I chewed the stuff many years ago.
A little bit of mint, 6-10 by pepperhead212, on FlickrA large enough bed to meet all your needs, and then some, I assume.pepperhead212 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 27, 2022 4:27 pm My spearmint is just starting to peek through in my mint bed. It is definitely my favorite, and I would grow it inside in the off-season, but it attracts aphids. Strange thing is, they have never once appeared outside! And they show up on the stems, not the leaves, no matter what I do, and when the spearmint is gone, the aphids are gone. No sense whatsoever. Yet, they never show on peppermint, though it's not as good.
Here it was in early June, last year - almost all spearmint, but a little peppermint in there, in the lower part of the photo, as well.
That mint bed is on the NW corner of my house, and gets sun late in the day, and I do little to help it grow! I do have some drip lines it it, for when it gets dry, but that's only in the drought season. It is completely surrounded by concrete, so it's not spreading any!
You're right, they will become an uncontrollable, tangled, hot mess. I'm going to make hanging baskets out of each individual mint. They can't stay in full sun anyway during the coming months. And the pot I have them in is unnecessarily deep. The pot is meant for a singular, large plant.Tormato wrote: ↑Sun Mar 27, 2022 10:48 amIt would be best to separate your Clockwork Orange mints into individual pots, before they all get into a tangled mess of roots.SpookyShoe wrote: ↑Sun Mar 27, 2022 9:35 am Clockwise from top:
Pineapple (variegated), Spearmint, Orange, and Apple.
IMG_20220327_092631888.jpg
Chocolate.
IMG_20220327_080120833.jpg
It looks like you have the true chocolate mint (squared stems). I have black peppermint (I think, as I'll check the stems this year). If you would like some roots, just ask.
Hanging baskets, and your large pot are very attractive. With the tougher mints, you're probably OK, especially partially shading during the strongest sun and hottest temp of the day. If you ever have trouble with the weaker mints, double potting might be the way to go. Many people, up here in the northeast, plant a cheap thin plastic pot with the bottom cut off and the lip about an inch above the soil line. It's the easiest way to stop the invasive spread. In using an overlapping hoop of weed barrier, mint can find a way to squeeze through that overlap.SpookyShoe wrote: ↑Mon Mar 28, 2022 6:59 amYou're right, they will become an uncontrollable, tangled, hot mess. I'm going to make hanging baskets out of each individual mint. They can't stay in full sun anyway during the coming months. And the pot I have them in is unnecessarily deep. The pot is meant for a singular, large plant.Tormato wrote: ↑Sun Mar 27, 2022 10:48 amIt would be best to separate your Clockwork Orange mints into individual pots, before they all get into a tangled mess of roots.SpookyShoe wrote: ↑Sun Mar 27, 2022 9:35 am Clockwise from top:
Pineapple (variegated), Spearmint, Orange, and Apple.
IMG_20220327_092631888.jpg
Chocolate.
IMG_20220327_080120833.jpg
It looks like you have the true chocolate mint (squared stems). I have black peppermint (I think, as I'll check the stems this year). If you would like some roots, just ask.
I've seen the mojito mint before, but I haven't noticed it this year. Yet.
Mint is growing fast! Some of it is 6 inches tall already, and it is filling out the area, as usual. by pepperhead212, on Flickr