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yes, I used the peanut butter pot, support the extreme cheapskates.

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Even if you do manage to kill Mint, it's probably not gone. Both my mint plants sprung back up this spring after being dead all winter.

[-] maipu@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

mint 1 - death 0

There's some sort of perpetual war going on in my yard.
I mix of mint and oregano who compete for the same spot.
It is like watching a duel of immortals.

[-] h3mlocke@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago

Yeah i was gonna say good luck killing that guy

[-] Classy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

after being dead all winter

Yes, this is what perennials do.

[-] lvxferre@mander.xyz 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

That's a damn great choice if you killed a cactus. You probably overwatered it, but mint loves water. Water 2~4 times a week and you should be good.

It will quickly overgrow your pot, but resist the temptation to plant it on the ground. It isn't like mint doesn't thrive on soil, it does a bit too well... killing everything in its path.

I used the peanut butter pot, support the extreme cheapskates.

I know that feeling. Apple trees in margarine pot:

Mandarin oranges in coke bottle:

Cheapstakes unite!

[-] maipu@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

the need to use the peanut butter pot was because I don't have a yard haha, it is a wonderful adventure to start gathering all the plastic that has a minimum depth and make holes with a wire and get intoxicated by the smell of burning plastic, the extreme cheapskates leave their life and soul for the garden, pd: what beautiful plants

cheapskates

[-] lvxferre@mander.xyz 5 points 1 week ago

it is a wonderful adventure to start gathering all the plastic that has a minimum depth and make holes with a wire and get intoxicated by the smell of burning plastic

This is one of those joys of gardening that books and online tutorials definitively do not talk about.

[-] maipu@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

and just when you think you've seen it all, you're enjoying punching plastic bottles

[-] FrostyTrichs@walledgarden.xyz 11 points 1 week ago

Fresh mint is so great to have around. What variety of mint is it?

[-] maipu@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

I know it as orange mint 🍊 (Mentha spicata orange) is super citrusy..

When it outgrows the peanut butter pot you can transplant it into an orange juice jug and convince people that's why it tastes like this.

[-] maipu@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

my neighbor : me : what happens is that the jug of orange juice gives citrus powers to the mint

[-] th3dogcow@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Do you have any good recipes for using mint? It’s not common where I’m currently living, but had it in the garden when I was growing up. All I can think of is lamb.

[-] BertramDitore@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago

Oooh I love cooking with mint. It's great with lamb, but it works with so many kinds of dishes!

Here are some ideas:

Mash it up and add it to some lemon juice, super refreshing summertime drink.

Tabouleh is a very simple salad that includes mint, this is a goto of mine, works as a side dish with just about anything and is a great way to use up your herbs (if you're growing mint, you know what I mean, it can quickly get out of control)

Add some mint to your pesto for a fresh take.

Sprinkle some mint on roasted green beans.

Watermelon chunks with feta and chopped mint. Soo good. Might freak you out, doesn't make sense to the typical American palate, but it's amazing.

[-] th3dogcow@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Thanks. Those all sound awesome!

[-] maipu@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

I tried it in food but it seems to me that the strong point is to use it in infusions, hot water + about 4 leaves and you get a tea that you take half a cup and you can drool on your pillow from sleep. and in food: for sauces, it elevates them.

[-] th3dogcow@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Ooh sounds interesting. I’ll have to see if I can get my hands on some. Thanks for the reply!

[-] maipu@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

good luck in your search, PS: seeds are easier to find.

[-] FrostyTrichs@walledgarden.xyz 3 points 1 week ago

Awesome! Apple mint is somewhat of a recent discovery of mine and I can't believe how much it smells and tastes like apples, it sounds like the orange mint is similar!

[-] maipu@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

jaja menthol fruits, the best of both worlds, another one way trip is the eucalyptus, it has many varieties, I still don't get it but when I pass by the squares and there are eucalyptus trees I take a couple of leaves, wash them and put them under my pillow

[-] BobbyGasoline@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

See, what people don't realize, cactus thrive on neglect.

[-] maipu@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

I have an anxious attachment to plants and over water them, so instead of neglecting it, I over care for it, next time I will buy a cactus and ghost it so it won't die

[-] UxyIVrljPeRl@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Winter, Dark, Cold and too much Water? Let me bloom a second Time this Year. Looks like im doing something right with mine :)

[-] maipu@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I think I drowned it, but above a guy said that the secret of cactus is to forget about them haha, do you have any trick?

[-] UxyIVrljPeRl@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Not really and mine hat standing Water this Year too. Im just happy that it and the palms are happy to have either too much or too litle water.

Everything else i do Hydroponics as there is no overwatering :)

[-] BobbyGasoline@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Exactly! Same thing happened to a girl I used to know. She had two cactuses, put one on a window behind a curtain and forgot about it. The other, in full view, she kills it with her love. She finds the other thriving when she is packing up for a move.

[-] maipu@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

omg, it seems that the secret of love is distance, your friend saved herself 2 years of therapy

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