What's going on in your garden (2018-2022)?

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My chives are growing like crazy.

Also, I didn't know oregano could be a spreader. I had two well-contained oregano plants last year, and now I've noticed they're encroaching on my sage.
 
TastyReuben said:
My chives are growing like crazy.

Also, I didn't know oregano could be a spreader. I had two well-contained oregano plants last year, and now I've noticed they're encroaching on my sage.
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Oh yes, oregano is a spreader. I planted one small oregano plant a few years ago, and it is now about 3-foot by 6-foot in spread. I don't have any other herbs or peppers growing in that garden, so I just keep it within the boundaries of the garden with a weed-whacker.

CD
 
TastyReuben said:
Let's hope it gets into a death match with the mint...and wins.
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Let's hope the mint doesn't devour your house, forcing you to move. I've never planted mint, but I had a neighbor once who did, which means I had mint, too. :stop:

CD
 
caseydog said:
Let's hope the mint doesn't devour your house, forcing you to move. I've never planted mint, but I had a neighbor once who did, which means I had mint, too. :stop:

CD
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When I first planted it, I asked all around about an herb garden, and over and over again, "You have to have mint! Mint!"

Then it started spreading and I went back to the same people and complained that the 🤬 mint was taking over my herb garden, and they all said, "Well, yeah, you can't plant that right in the ground, you know."

Thanks for telling me that before, people! 😒

The worst part is...after planting it and trying it in several things, I don't like it. At all. Except in a mint julep.

Now I just go out every couple of weeks and pull it up, and pull it up, and pull it up.
 
TastyReuben said:
When I first planted it, I asked all around about an herb garden, and over and over again, "You have to have mint! Mint!"

Then it started spreading and I went back to the same people and complained that the 🤬 mint was taking over my herb garden, and they all said, "Well, yeah, you can't plant that right in the ground, you know."

Thanks for telling me that before, people! 😒

The worst part is...after planting it and trying it in several things, I don't like it. At all. Except in a mint julep.

Now I just go out every couple of weeks and pull it up, and pull it up, and pull it up.
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Ours is planted down the side of the house, no one goes down there !

Russ
 
rascal said:
You need to make mint sauce!!
I had it with my lamb last night.

Russ
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No thanks, you can have my share. I hate mint. Didn't know that until I planted it and started trying it in stuff. It's disgusting.
 
TastyReuben said:
The worst part is...after planting it and trying it in several things, I don't like it. At all. Except in a mint julep.
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I'm not crazy about it, either, except in cocktails like a mint julep or a mojito. Do you have a mint julep on Derby Day? (For those not from the US, Derby Day is the day the Kentucky Derby is run -- rascal probably knew that).

CD
 
caseydog said:
I'm not crazy about it, either, except in cocktails like a mint julep or a mojito. Do you have a mint julep on Derby Day? (For those not from the US, Derby Day is the day the Kentucky Derby is run -- rascal probably knew that).

CD
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Yup I knew that, I'm on a few racing sites, galloping and harness that I check in every day. You familiar with Melbourne cup day?

Russ
 
caseydog said:
Do you have a mint julep on Derby Day?
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Yes, usually, and many other days besides. :)

It's the undertone of earthiness with mint that I don't like. We never had mint when I was growing up, the first time I ever tried it was just a few years ago. In my mind, "mint" means lifesavers candies, peppermint patties chocolates, and mint-chocolate-chip ice cream - sweet stuff, and when I smell mint, it smells sweet, but when I eat mint, it tastes sweet, then it gets kind of funky and dirty, like an old sock. :headshake:
 
rascal said:
Yup I knew that, I'm on a few racing sites, galloping and harness that I check in every day. You familiar with Melbourne cup day?

Russ
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I don't follow horse racing. I know about the Kentucky Derby because it is a really big deal in the US. It is almost a national holiday. :laugh:

BTW, I've been to a Derby Day party. It was hoot.

CD
 
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