Arrrrrr

[goofywife]

Ok, last year I thought I was doing the right thing. I planted spearmint. I thought oh, Katy can run and play in it and she will smell good. Not, she doesn't like it and I discovered that it will take over everything.

This year is has come back with a vengeance! So, I decided I would yank it all out. I have been out there for three hours and I am sure I missed some of the roots.

It is really wicked stuff. It had wrapped its roots around all of the other plants and trees choking them out.

[DianaB]

I've planted stuff before that I had to pull out the next year because it was taking over too. I planted a lot of the trailing Vinca in my flower bed to fill in the bare spots.......and, talk about taking over!!!! It was spreading out into the grass and across the sidewalk!!! I pulled it all out but I ended up with a few sprigs that grew again so this year I'm going to be back out there pulling it out again!!! Live and Learn!

[katcarasella]

I'm sorry Michelle, I had to chuckle when I read this, been there, done that:eek:
I'm sure someone will have a tip for you on this one. The way I got rid of my spearmint was,
"I sold the house"!! :sidesplit:
Spearmint is like the "invasion of the yard snatchers."
This will be my first spring and summer in this house, so I'm anxious to see what pops up. I do have a creeping charlie problem in the side yard, but I have a lawn care company taking care of that already.
Has that squirrel always been in your avatar? I just noticed him.
Tie a rope around your ankle when you go in the yard again, so we can rescue you from the spearmint monster.:eek:

[goofywife]

LOL:yelrotflmao: Yes, I have had the squirrels in there for a while. A couple of years ago my dh rescued them after their mother committed suicide, by jumping out of a electric pole he was replacing. They were about 1 week old. When they were big enough we moved their nesting home outside and taught them the kind of things we thought their mother would teach them. There was 1 male and 2 females. It was funny to watch my DH teach them to climb a tree.

They left our yard for bigger trees late in the summer. They came back for water the next summer. We have not seen them this year yet.

I'm sorry Michelle, I had to chuckle when I read this, been there, done that:eek:
I'm sure someone will have a tip for you on this one. The way I got rid of my spearmint was,
"I sold the house"!! :sidesplit:
Spearmint is like the "invasion of the yard snatchers."
This will be my first spring and summer in this house, so I'm anxious to see what pops up. I do have a creeping charlie problem in the side yard, but I have a lawn care company taking care of that already.
Has that squirrel always been in your avatar? I just noticed him.
Tie a rope around your ankle when you go in the yard again, so we can rescue you from the spearmint monster.:eek: