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Maybe plant some bamboo to help it

Tldr Mint is invasive.

I obviously don't know... :(

Edit: Thanks for the answers - now I know! Where I live it doesn't spread that easily, and often when it's growing well it disappears overnight or in a matter of days thanks to caterpillars or grasshoppers. I didn't know it would grow out of control in other places.

One time I did that, and was horrified to see that the next day the gardner removed it and disposed of the body.

It was my baby and it was literally choking itself in every pot I planted it because it would just grow until the entire pot was roots.

I now know that it had to be done, this is what it means to be an adult. To know that sometimes murdering a baby mint is for the greater good T_T

Meanwhile kudzu is over here like.. what trees?

Whats actually wrong with this? I feel like a lawn full of mint is infinitely better than the short grass suburb lawns that are so pervasive.

Also catnip, but with catnip there's a 50% chance neighborhood cats will show up and roll on it until it dies.

You know what's also invasive?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houttuynia_cordata

The last people to own our house planted this stuff in the ground. It's also called fish mint, because it smells like fish when you cut it.

It's gonna smell really nice when you mow your mint lawn.

When we bought our house 2 years ago, the previous owners had planted mint in the ground, despite having a raised garden bad. My wife and I spent an entire afternoon taking back mulch and digging to remove the mint. We built a 2nd garden box and put it over the top of the mint spot, but I'm already seeing bits of mint poking up from under the box...

Also ivy. A curse on whoever first brought English ivy to the Americas.

IDK. I like the wild mint patch in our lawn. Want some mint? Just go grab some mint.

I've planted mint, strawberries, and raspberries. But this is the last time I'll get to see how far they've made it. I planted them to go to war with the buffle grass, tumble weeds, and tree of heaven. I can still drive by in a few years and see how its going.

If you want mint & don't care about other plants, then I don't see a problem. Some people might consider its low maintenance effort a good thing. 🤷

Mint

Mint everywhere.

My buddy warned me about the mint the pervious owners planted, and I pulled it right away. It was right by our basement entrance so I frequently peer in and inspect for mint shoots. I think there must be a buried barrier or something (like landscaping cloth) preventing it from spreading outside the bed it was in. I found a small sprig 4 years after pulling everything I could find.

Mint ~~plant~~ field.

FTFY

Pair it with raspberries

I planted some mint in a large pot, at an off-grid shack on a New England beach... two decades ago. That shit is still thriving to this day, despite zero maintenance and/or care and numerous harsh winters!

I did this once. Only way to get rid of it was to sell my house.

ENJOY THE MINT EVERYONE

Maybe add some white cover, some comfrey, sunchoke, raspberries, and you've got a permaculture paradise!