Thank you. Just had a quick browse of mint family members. Never knew there were so many. Do you have a favourite mint type? What would be good on my shitpatch do you reckon?
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At the risk of being too serious...
Red Mint (Mentha Rubra) tolerates various conditions.
Pineapple mint (Mentha Suavolens) is a variegated one.
Both about 50cm high (in ideal conditions) and invasive as hell.
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FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Fri 24 Jan 2020, 13:46,
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Mint is an aggressive fucker
I put some spare mint from the supermarket in a corner of a windowbox to save it. Within a couple of months it had completely taken the box over. I dread to think what it does if let loose...
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Fri 24 Jan 2020, 15:53,
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Ideal for contained spaces with poor soils and little attention.
I have seen them send shoots (stolons) out of the bottom of pots through the drainage holes and off into surrounding soil.
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FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Fri 24 Jan 2020, 17:14,
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