It seemed I had a little too much of a good thing!This year on the long weekend in May...
...my poor herb garden was awaiting a fresh start. I had mint in there last year...and, although I knew it to be invasive and had planted it in a pot...it disregarded all boundaries and crept around with abandon. I tried digging it out...but realized it was a lost battle. The entire herb garden had to go...and in year 2009 I am making a fresh start.
Mint is good...in it's place. I think I'll do without it this year! Well, maybe a pot on the patio would be good.
Enjoy the day...
Too much of a good thing indeed! A pot, high off the ground, on a stone patio would be just the thing!
ReplyDeleteI have my mint growing around a tap - it is thriving!
ReplyDeleteYour gardens look great...last year and this year (so far anyway). Anything green looks like it has life to me, and is a good thing, or maybe too much of a good thing ie mint! I am interested in how you use these herbs, perhaps at some point you will do a post, or tutorial?
ReplyDeleteYes Judy better watch those invasive plants..I've had some trouble with some over the years as well. I agree that a pot of mint on the deck would be best.
ReplyDeleteSometimes a new start is good..
Judy, this made me smile. I've learned to plant my mint in a pot, too. I definitely have to have some mint though.
ReplyDeleteYour beds look so nice. I wish we had beds, but I plant all of my herbs in pots. I used to have them in beds, but those beds became rose beds.
I've been wondering about starting a herb garden, in a pot maybe, but it's kind of hard to know where to begin. Fresh basil, rosemary, parsley and chives would be handy to have.
ReplyDeleteThe bed you are planting your herbs in looks so nice. I understand about the mint as I planted mine in a pot and planted the pot in the ground. I read somewhere that this was a good way to keep it contained. Hmmm... it is now popping up in the middle of the oregano, thyme, lemon balm. I'm sure you get the picture.
ReplyDeleteOh yes -- mint and strawberries and anything that grows a runner should be kept isolated. I grow all my herbs in pots out of necessity, and they do well. Your raised bed looks like a wonderful place to grow herbs! I wish I had space for one.
ReplyDeleteI kept my Rosemary plant inside all winter on a windowsill and it survived very well and is now thriving...one advantage of having it in a pot!
Happy gardening!
So I guess there will be no fresh mint to muddle in mojitos come August?
ReplyDeleteMint ..oh ya. .at least you put yours in a herb garden. .imagine putting it in your perennial bed. . good times. . .
ReplyDeleteYour herb garden looks wonderful .. I need one of those. .I'll nonchalantly. .bring you blog up for Terry.,
had that happen with a Japanese lantern plant, i'm seriously considering digging up the whole bed this year because i can't keep the plant from coming back lol
ReplyDeleteThe bed that you are re-doing this year is beautiful, especially against the backdrop of the mountains behind it. I am anxious to see the progress of it. I am putting my mint in a pot this year, on my porch. It worked well for my mother, the last few years. If you think of it, please keep us updated once in a while.
ReplyDeleteMint in a pot on the patio sounds like a perfect solution...we all need our mint. I love to run my fingers through the stuff and just release that fragrance. You have plenty of good soil and a wonderful location to work with. It'll do very well, I'm sure.
ReplyDeleteLove it...will you grow summer savoury? I am in desperate need of it constantly. Must find some plants to begin it on my patio herb garden....do they sell these as young starter plants? Maybe out your way? Grin....not in my little town I am afraid.
ReplyDeleteNothing better than a fresh go at a garden. Your design looks so charming right off your porch. That freshly tilled soil looks gorgeous to me!
ReplyDeleteMint is a monster....but I cant do without it, so I plant it in its own big pot and stand it on the terrace.
ReplyDeleteI think one of my favourites is Basil, and I grow several different sorts, lovely in a tomato salad!