Planting mint

Maybe plant some bamboo to help it

Tldr Mint is invasive.

I obviously don't know... :(

Edit: Thanks for the answers - now I know! Where I live it doesn't spread that easily, and often when it's growing well it disappears overnight or in a matter of days thanks to caterpillars or grasshoppers. I didn't know it would grow out of control in other places.

Whats actually wrong with this? I feel like a lawn full of mint is infinitely better than the short grass suburb lawns that are so pervasive.

Meanwhile kudzu is over here like.. what trees?

Also catnip, but with catnip there's a 50% chance neighborhood cats will show up and roll on it until it dies.

It's gonna smell really nice when you mow your mint lawn.

You know what's also invasive?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houttuynia_cordata

The last people to own our house planted this stuff in the ground. It's also called fish mint, because it smells like fish when you cut it.

When we bought our house 2 years ago, the previous owners had planted mint in the ground, despite having a raised garden bad. My wife and I spent an entire afternoon taking back mulch and digging to remove the mint. We built a 2nd garden box and put it over the top of the mint spot, but I'm already seeing bits of mint poking up from under the box...

Also ivy. A curse on whoever first brought English ivy to the Americas.

IDK. I like the wild mint patch in our lawn. Want some mint? Just go grab some mint.

I've planted mint, strawberries, and raspberries. But this is the last time I'll get to see how far they've made it. I planted them to go to war with the buffle grass, tumble weeds, and tree of heaven. I can still drive by in a few years and see how its going.

My buddy warned me about the mint the pervious owners planted, and I pulled it right away. It was right by our basement entrance so I frequently peer in and inspect for mint shoots. I think there must be a buried barrier or something (like landscaping cloth) preventing it from spreading outside the bed it was in. I found a small sprig 4 years after pulling everything I could find.

Pair it with raspberries

I planted some mint in a large pot, at an off-grid shack on a New England beach... two decades ago. That shit is still thriving to this day, despite zero maintenance and/or care and numerous harsh winters!

Our soil is almost entirely clay and rock to the point that most grasses also fail to grow. I wouldn't mind something nice like mint or another invasive plant if it meant actually having something grow at all...

ENJOY THE MINT EVERYONE

Maybe add some white cover, some comfrey, sunchoke, raspberries, and you've got a permaculture paradise!

I did this once. Only way to get rid of it was to sell my house.

What if I want a lawn full of mint

I don't see the problem. Mint is delicious

We put a few mint plants in a large concrete planter and it filled the whole planter in one season. It does keep mice, cats, and mosquitos away.

laughs in Bermuda grass

source: gardener

Depends on where you live. Mint does have limits. It really dislikes dry and cold. We've planted it several times here and it's quite difficult to keep it alive. Our growing season is quite short so it's a bit depressing to have it die so quickly.

Mint, not even once.

There is a reason why I planted my piperita in a pot, far off the ground.

Everytime I now the grass it smells minty!

So we moved.

Don't worry just let my dad do the gardening. He killed the mint, the rhubarb, the blueberries, the redberries and the apple tree with his genius ideas!