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[–] abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 156 points 1 month ago (12 children)

Haha! That's such a stupid thing to do. That's why I've only planted a blackberry in my garden.

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 46 points 1 month ago (1 children)
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[–] Gerudo@lemmy.zip 23 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It's ALMOST worth it for fresh Blackberries that actually taste like blackberries. Not that trash in the grocery store.

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[–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 23 points 1 month ago (12 children)

Wait, do blackberries also grow like weeds? I've never had much interest in gardening, but like the one plant I'd genuinely like to have, due to loving the fruit, would be blackberry

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 42 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Blackberry is evil.

If it is not native to your country don't plant it! Nothing eats it, grows extremely quickly and is very hard to get rid of.

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[–] MissJinx@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Oh no, I planted Bamboo trees to avoid issues

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[–] mimic_kry@sh.itjust.works 125 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I have no idea what I'm doing

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 30 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well they're not dead so you're already doing better than me.

[–] mimic_kry@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 month ago

Yet.

They're not dead yet.

[–] robocall@lemmy.world 22 points 1 month ago (5 children)

I don't understand why people act like having a lawn of mint is worse than grass. Seems like it requires less maintenance.

[–] binux@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 month ago

Grass lawns started off as a way for pretentious rich people to flaunt how much of their land they could waste on nothing important, so it’s really not worse at all. Just another dumb trend that caught on.

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[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 124 points 1 month ago (6 children)

fun fact: if you plant oragano next to mint, it will take on a minty flavor.

the tomato mozarella salad I made was... interesting

[–] kinkles@sh.itjust.works 27 points 1 month ago (1 children)
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[–] too_high_for_this@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

A similar thing happens with fennel and dill. The result is something that tastes like a weaker mix of both and the fennel doesn't grow a bulb.

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[–] 4grams@awful.systems 64 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I have a mint plant in my house, in a pot, that I simply cannot seem keep alive. It has a single stem left that’s trying its hardest to die every moment. I’ve taken it as a personal challenge to nurse it back to health (I need an easy win these days)

Last time I mowed, I noticed a new weed in the yard, popping up all over; this one smelled different, pleasant even. Fuck me, I’ve got a yard full of mint that showed up on its own, I’m guessing to mock my black thumb.

[–] RamenDame@lemmy.world 29 points 1 month ago (2 children)

If you bought a supermarket pot you need to separate it and put it into a bigger pot. Otherwise it will cannibalise itself.

In fairness, if I were made of mint, I would also cannibalise myself.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Already done. It was actually a freebie supermarket plant my son picked up. The local store has a section where the ugly and dying plants are free. So we picked up a chocolate mint, and are trying to bring it back to life.

I had it nearly there, so I gently moved it to a bigger pot, with fresh new soil, and it promptly died. There was one single stem that was left that had gotten buried when I replanted it. Everything behind it died, but it must be trying to put some roots down at a buried node or something. It was floppy and I thought dead, but then decided to come back to life and is growing new leaves. Fingers crossed, I’m too afraid to touch them t right now, so I’m just keeping it watered and sunny and hoping it comes back.

I can always go get some from the yard :).

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[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 54 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oooohhh noooo, not mint!! How can I ever live with a yard of short, lush, green, plants that smell nice when I cut them, keep pests away, and give me an endless supply of ingredients for drinks and desserts? It's going to cover up all my regular grass that I can't do shit with and benefits no one!

[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 28 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It’s going to cover up all my regular grass that I can’t do shit with and benefits no one!

If it only replaced regular grass, it would be fine. Problem is, it'll choke everything in its path, including parsley and roses aaand I hope you won't miss that chamomile patch, because it's now mint.

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[–] alzymologist@sopuli.xyz 44 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Tried planting mint for several years in a row - seeds, transplants, nursery plants (yes those exist). All died. Finland is a harsh place.

[–] The_v@lemmy.world 30 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Mint is succeptable to all sorts of fungal pathogens. Some pathogens like fusarium can remain in the soil for over 30 years as well.

BTW, experienced gardner here and I planted my mint in the ground. There comes a point where you no longer fear it and can control it.

[–] Know_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It smells awesome when you mow. I will not apologize.

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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 43 points 1 month ago (5 children)

So I'm. Gardener who doesn't know. What is it that i should know?

[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 54 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

Mint is extremely hardy, isn’t picky about soil type, spreads quickly, strangles and overtakes whatever is growing with it, and reproduces from the roots. If mint ever goes into the ground, your entire yard will very quickly be overtaken by it even if you start ripping it out as soon as you see it. It’s basically an invasive weed that happens to taste good. Anyone who intends to grow it will keep it in above-ground pots instead. But even then, all it takes is a small sprig landing in the grass, and suddenly your entire lawn is starting to smell minty when you mow.

[–] Naz@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 month ago

My grandma's garden got a mint infestation, and I simply rip some up and make fresh mint tea whenever I visit :)

It's really really, good

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[–] sness@sh.itjust.works 51 points 1 month ago

I had a potted mint in my parents backyard years ago. It grew through the bottom of the pot and started to invade the flower bed. Since then, my parents have drowned the entire bed in weed killer, pulled up everything they could find by the roots, and then put down a tarp and bark chips. Every year, some more mint pops up through all that.

[–] zeroConnection@programming.dev 35 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Not a gardener, but I've heard people say it grows like a weed and we should plant some on mars

[–] Zwiebel@feddit.org 17 points 1 month ago (5 children)

If it likes your climate it'll spread fast and be hard to keep in check because it spreads underground

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[–] Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 41 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This bamboo grove is really taking off!

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[–] TheSlad@sh.itjust.works 39 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I'll plant it next to my invasive english ivy and see which one wins...

[–] how_we_burned@lemmy.zip 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I've got privit, onion weed, rust weed and bamboo all fighting it out in gladiatoral combat

And winners reward will be acid ans fire followed by a salting of the earth after which the soil will be evacuated to the clay level before it is dumped in my neighbours yard (where all of these fuckers came from

[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 16 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Let me get in on this. The previous owner of my home planted Garlic. There’s no grass in that corner of my yard now. Just garlic. It escaped the garden bed.

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[–] webkitten@piefed.social 33 points 1 month ago

"Hey guys my new mint plant is growing well in the ground"

"That's cool I use arch btw"

[–] BierSoggyBeard@feddit.online 32 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

See also horseradish, amaranth, native sunflowers, and in my case, tomatoes.

Planted once, 10 yrs later still finding them in every nook and cranny of the neighborhood.

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 25 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I think most people would be happy with your luck with tomatoes

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[–] Luminous5481@anarchist.nexus 28 points 1 month ago (8 children)

you guys make a lot of fuss about a plant that is tasty and you can eat.

I just wish Kudzu tasted half as fun.

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[–] Redfox8@mander.xyz 20 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I really don't know what you're all getting into a tizz about?! Grows just fine for me ;)

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[–] chris@l.roofo.cc 20 points 1 month ago

I had mint on my balcony. This spring I saw mint grow around the corner. In my doormat!

[–] Blackfeathr@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago

Glad y'all warned me about mint! I'll just plant some nice snow-on-the-mountain in a small little patch over here.

[–] philipp_@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 1 month ago

Me to weeds in other pots: "Die! You are taking away nutrients and water from my precious plants!

Me to weeds in the mint pot: "You poor things! You are going to suffer."

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 16 points 1 month ago (2 children)

NGL, I'd rather have a lawn of mint than of grass.

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 month ago

I used to have that. Pretty sure our neighbor planted it to try and sabotage us because our yard was a mess. Fuck you Jerry. On the rare occasion that I'd mow, it smelled amazing

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[–] BigBenis@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Somebody planted mint in one of my raised beds before I lived here and it's a constant battle to keep it at bay. At least I get refreshing mint tea out of the 20% of it I harvest.

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[–] hDGGgrLpg8nEucjxWnJz@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Not a gardener but I definitely don't know

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 28 points 1 month ago (2 children)

If it didn't smell so good and taste so great in ice cream, it would be a weed.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 27 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The only difference between an herb and a weed is how tasty it is. The only difference between a wildflower and a weed is how pretty it is.

[–] NotEasyBeingGreen@slrpnk.net 18 points 1 month ago

It's just whether you want it there or not.

A rose bush in a corn field is a weed!

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