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maipú @lemmy.world

3mo ago

I got tired of killing my cactus so now I plant mint

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.
- 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.
- Yeah i was gonna say good luck killing that guy
- after being dead all winter
  Yes, this is what perennials do.

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:
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Mandarin oranges in coke bottle:
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- 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
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  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.

See, what people don't realize, cactus thrive on neglect.
- 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
  
  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.
  
  Winter, Dark, Cold and too much Water? Let me bloom a second Time this Year. Looks like im doing something right with mine :)

Fresh mint is so great to have around. What variety of mint is it?
- I know it as orange mint 🍊 (Mentha spicata orange) is super citrusy..
  
  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.
  
  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!
  
  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.

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