It's not to early for Garden questions is it? I planted an herb garden in a small garden spot next to my kitchen and?

I planted an herb garden in a small garden spot next to my kitchen and now I want to plant other things there instead. My problem is that the MINT that was planted there will not go away. What can I use to get rid of the mint, but not ruin the soil for the new plantings.

I've been fighting this mint for three years by digging it up. It keeps spreading and spreading.... HELP! Asked by TJRock 46 months ago Similar questions: early Garden questions planted herb garden small spot kitchen Home > Patio, Lawn & Garden.

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Two ways, mechanical and chemical Mechanical is digging up the area and then really watching it for new sprigs which you must remove immediately. If you think you have really done this for the last three years, then move to chemical. If you have dogs, cats or kids, you need to keep them away from the area while you do this (but not for too long).

Buy some Spectracide (or Roundup but the first is better) and a disposable brush or bottle sprayer (unless you really have a good sized garden in which case a real garden sprayer is a nice investment... I have several). If you are talking a small area, dilute the herbicide as directed on the label and spray the mint (and only the mint) with the bottle sprayer (when there is no wind). If you have a really small area put the dilute liquid into a can (or something else you can throw away) and PAINT the liquid on the mint plants (this works well when plants have invaded beds with things you do not want to poison.) This stuff is fast working, you can see the damage in hours so if you can, do this work one afternoon and then the next morning pull up all the plant you can see.

Don’t worry, the poison will be in the system and the plant roots you cannot see will die. This way you have minimal poison out in the yard for minimal time. You can also spray the area with water thoroughly.

This will not ruin the soil for the new plants. With herbicides you need to follow the instructions but if you do, they work well. You don’t need more than they say so don’t use it full strength.

Lots of people do not like to use chemicals in their yards and I respect that. I have used them carefully for years with no harm to my pets. I do a lot of weeding by hand and even more prevention with pre-emergents a couple of times a year but sometimes things get out of hand (or the weeds have too good a hold) and I need the chemical advantage.

You might dig some mint out and put it into above ground pots (that’s what I do as I want some but not lots! ). Lemon balm will also spread but not nearly so fast and it is easier to pull up (and worth it for the scent!

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Never plant mint in free ground! Use a half barrel or other large container. Mint is an excellent fly repellent around doorways, though, and we have some large containers of it not only by the barn doors, but by the front and back doors of our house as well.

Now, the only way I know to get rid of it is to use Round Up -- which will kill it down to the roots. In about a week or two you will be able to pull it up or hoe it under and it will not come up again. Then the ground will be fine for other plantings.Do not let Round Up get on anything you do not want to kill.

Since you only want to kill the mint, you do not need very much. If you wait the prescribed time on the container, you will find the mint completely and totally eradicated. If you missed some underground roots that later spring up, use just a tiny spray on the new leaves and let them die out.

Do not try to dig them out until they are dead. I HATE Round Up because I hate poisoning things, but sometimes it is the only option left. Mint is stubborn enough to need it.

I looked at your profile and you are in Missouri. Wait until the mint starts growing in the spring to spray it.It needs to be actively growing to absorb the poison. Round Up will not hurt the soil for other plants, however.

Just use it as sparingly as possible. You can pick it up in premixed pump sprayers. Tuppence's Recommendations Round Up: Concentrate 16 oz Amazon List Price: $23.95 this is the stuff, but I would suggest just getting a less expensive pre-mixed pump spray container of it.

Unwanted Mint is the bane of all gardener's existence... short of a flame thrower, the only sure-fire (no pun intended) way I know of how to get rid of it is to dig up the entire bed down to about two feet, remove all of the dirt and replace with new dirt. Then wait to see if any of it comes back. If it does, pull it up and be ever watchful for new sprouts.

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1 Mint is the hardest to rid in the garden short of digging the area and pulling every root you see! It's root system is like that of a vine above ground, I made the same mistake too once, never again! Just getting part of the root system won't help!

Mint is the hardest to rid in the garden short of digging the area and pulling every root you see! It's root system is like that of a vine above ground, I made the same mistake too once, never again! Just getting part of the root system won't help!

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