Attack of the Mint

I could not back the riding mower, a Sears Craftsman Limited Edition, out of the shed today so I had to let the jungle of grass grow. Instead, I tackled the mint mess in the pineapple garden in front.

Five or six years ago I heard that if you place a five gallon bucket in the ground, leaving four inches of bucket above the soil line, you could plant mint and not worry about it invading the garden. WRONG!!! The invision is slower, but it is indeed a mess if you let things go for just one short season. I pulled mint for two hours. If I would have been dipped into a vat of hot water, there would have been enough mint tea to serve all of the folks in England!

The moral of the story is that you should never, EVER invite mint into a garden unless you plan on growing ONLY mint. The stuff will haunt you forever!

shel