Re: [CH] Garden's In and a mint tip
Brent Thompson (brent@hplbct.hpl.hp.com)
Wed, 24 May 2000 10:24:38 -0700
> If you love mint ... Plant the mint plant in a plastic pot, or a tub with
> its bottom removed, and plant the pot in the ground so only the pot lip is
> showing. This will help keep it from invading the rest of the garden.
This is not true, at least not for spearmint. Spearmint will eventually
spread freely from any contact with the soil, including at least 12 inches
below ground surface. I have no experience with mint planted such that its
only contact with soil is deeper than about 1 foot, however, so no opinion
about whether/how quickly it could spread from such a situation.
Note: those cute little mint flowers produce seeds which disperse and
readily sprout next Spring throughout your garden, too.
--- Brent