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Balcony Gardening

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And it works great on a balcony or indoor garden! Mint is also naturally pest resistant.

Image source: Bryan E. McCay

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[–] MadBabs@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] jecht360@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Fr. Just say no to intentionally planting mint in the ground.

[–] Shelbyeileen@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You've also gotta make sure to cut the flowers off before the seeds spread. That's how I ended up with them in my rock garden.

[–] toaster 1 points 1 year ago

This is a great tip!

[–] Canadian_anarchist@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

My neighbor planted lemon balm in her small garden bed- now it's all lemon balm and has spread around the strata gardens. Anything in the mint family has to be contained, or soon it will be all you have.

[–] toaster 2 points 1 year ago

The mint, it c̸̪̾̍ó̷̭͇̗̄n̸̥͗̀s̶̜̊̒̌͝ǘ̶̼̪̈̚m̸̗͂ę̴̨̭̮͗s̴͚͗̒̇̿

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

And here I can't make enough with a solid green thumb. Trying again next year.

[–] Patches@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Why I thought they look great next to the Bamboo I planted? ^/s