Someone knows this: Mint barrier

what do you use for mint anyway??? i cant stand the stuff personally, or what ive tried. i tried putting it in a salad once but it was terrible i thought and now i have a real big plant in a pot(i was advised to keep it in one) and dont really have any use for it.

hmm would it be invading a garden of theirs or just their lawn?? cuz if its their lawn wouldnt they just be cutting it back? or maybe you could weed it every time it gets bad? what else are ya growin? what i would probably do is use old basically unuseable tiles and stuff ive found dumpster diving lying around which i been thinkin about usin to make a border or raising a bed with. it probably wouldnt be 100% effective with mint i guess since the roots invade too? but it would look neat and be good and recycle...

good luck with your kindness, your an awesome mod dm, its always nice to see another healthy green soul : )

 

To keep mint from spreading i would suggest putting it in a large flower pot.

Are you wanting to take sheets of metal and vertically put them in the ground to create a barrier?

 

The only two things that could survive worldwide nuclear war are cockroaches and mint!

Here's what has worked, so far, for me. I say so far because doesn't give up easily. This works well with all Mints, Cilantro, Oregano, Gotu Kola, Creeping Thyme, or any herbs you want to contain.

I get sheets of fiberglass 8 feet by 3 feet. They are available in colors or clear for use on roofs and/or green houses. I cut them into 9 inch strips, 8 feet long. I dig a trench and bury the strips 6 or 7 inchs deep, with 2 or 3 inchs above the ground. Mint will put out runners above and below the ground. BUT, very important, my ground is quit acidic (pH 5.5) due to lots and lots of pine trees. Mint hates acidic soil, and therefore won't easily spread into the un-limed soil. If my soil was naturaly more neutral, I'd have gone deeper with the barrier.
Some folks say that a wide area of pine straw mulch around the mint bed will help contain the mint (the acidic soil thing). There are also folks who say mint has made it under 3 foot deep barriers and under a 20 foot wide paved driveway. So, good luck.

ps#1: a great herb forum is: http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/herbs/
ps#2: Hey Drumminmama, did you catch my answer to what you asked me? http://www.hipforums.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1200052&postcount=10

Peace,
poor_old_dad

 

That would be your best bet, mint is a bitch to control.

I've some pineapple mint in a pot that my neighbor gave me, it's sooo delicious! I love mint!

 

Hate mint?!? What kinda psycho are ya?? J/K. Mint, while lovely in teas for colds, upset stomachs and even purifying the air can be a real monster if set loose in the ground.

Pots...big pots. Give it plenty of room to spread around in its own area even though the little monsters still like to stick out feeders even on cement to "reach out and take over" some other innocent plant's space. Pull it up when it gets too big for its home-don't worry it'll be back and you have a mint plant to curse...er..gift someone with. *g*

I just recently purchased new spearmint, peppermint and moroccan mint (kinda smells like chocolate mint) though it is a type of green tea mint.

All will get nice large pots to grow in as I wish not to curse our whole 1/4 acre with mints.
May I suggest planting it in ground were you've lined pond plastic deep into the ground to prevent roots from spreading then keep the little feeders snipped. Don't know if that will help though.

Urby

ps: mint isn't good in salad unless you get it fresh and new growth.

 

I have a couple varities of mint growing in the ground. But I still all the varities I grow in pots, including those in the ground. I use bowl shaped pots, 15" diameter and 6" deep. Due to my acidic soil I've had a hard time getting mint to grow (in the ground) at all.

I'd like to highly recommend Chocolate, Apple and Orange Mint.

http://www.mountainvalleygrowers.com/mint.htm

I think Chocolate mint should be called Chocolate mint mint. I think it tastes like a Peppermint Pattie or an Andes after-dinner Chocolate Mint. Apple and Orange are great for cooking. And hot Apple mint tea, on a cold winter day ... well... I can't describe how good it is.

One of the stars of my speciman garden is Corsican mint (Mentha requienii). It's a hard to grow mint!!! It has tiny leaves that are unbelievably strong in aroma and taste. This picture (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/49/Peppermint_and_Corsican_mint_plant.jpg) shows peppermint and corsican mint (the corsican being the much smaller).

Peace,
poor_old_dad

 

I made the mistake of planting mint in a side garden many years ago. It totally took over! We have to weed wack it at least twice a season. Too much there, even if all we drank was mint tea. My first mint plant died, so I didn't think I needed to sink a border for the next few. Oh, how naive.