Basic gardening tips - Let's talk Mint

Plants come in array of  shapes and sizes, some for instance if given the chance will invade every corner of your garden.  Mint is one such plant. My husband found this out the hard way when he thought it would be a good idea to plant mint as a ground cover, to endless protests from me, but sometimes you have to go through the exercise in order to see the error of your ways, which he did.

The good thing though is mint makes a wonderful tub plant and the bigger the tub the better.

The picture to the right is of mint still trying to take over our front garden bed even creeping up the wall.  It takes constant effort stop it from taking over.

So to avoid a troublesome wonderers, plant your mint in a tub.  To look after it and ensure it is always producing at maximum capacity I have 2 plants on the go, as mint can suddenly become very leggy and straggly.  When this happens I push all the mint into the tub and pour a full bag of potting mix enriched with compost all over the mint.  Don't be afraid that it won't come back because mint is a very hardy, strong plant, just don't do it in winter.  A very easy solution to a problem and in no time you will be rewarded with lush bunches of mint.

That's why I say "plant it in a tub."


Happy gardening


Bronwyn