Absolutely not. Its very aggressive and will outcompete most other things.
Mole-NLD
It’s ferocious…
Worse than bambu for going everywhere.
Never, I repeat… Never plant mint outside of a pot/tub. You’ll have life long regrets. (Ask me how i know…)
ToBePacific
No!
Mint spreads like crazy. Even though you could probably get a ton of coverage, good luck not spreading it to all your neighbors.
Also, it gets pretty tall.
I_M_N_Ape_
Mountain mint, bee balm, and hyssop (anise and purple) are native mint relatives.
AtlQuon
Keep mint in pots/containers, not in the ground.
PresOfTheLesbianClub
New to this.
Love mint!
What’s the downside to an all mint garden and yard? It sounds lovely!
(Downvoted even tho I said I’m new. So welcoming y’all. Just trying to learn the culture.)
PavBoujee
Nope. Don’t do it.
SadLilBun
Say goodbye to your lawn. It will be nothing but mint.
Unlikely-Collar4088
I have my mint confined to a raised garden bed.
And by “confined” I mean I have to rip out the shoots that pushed through or crawled under the wood walls of the bed every other day from May till October because if I don’t they’ll choke out everything else.
itsrooey_
Mint is a no but a native yarrow would work.
glutenfreebuns11
sometimes i wonder if the ppl in the comments have actually any real experience with mint.
we planted it in the garden and it never ever spread how ppl act like it does. we also had it at work at in the hotel garden and we had more of a problem with it not spreading enough. this is in central cali weather with lots of water
fizzzylemonade
Just echoing the other comments because it looks like you’ve already got it in the ground – I would suggest removing that immediately. Transfer to a pot on a sidewalk or patio.
c-u-in-da-ballpit
No.
Our mix is Crimson clover, white clover, creeping thyme, mazus, and blue star creeper.
Terrible-Reasons
I was going to put mint in my lawn and I started with just under my lemon tree and I hate it. It’s long stemmy and can’t be contained.
I do think when the Internet says “mint” for lawn replacement they also mean Corsican Mint. But don’t always specifiy.
Representative_Elk90
No, mint is bad.
It is considered invasive in many places. My mint has had to be jailed. It is now confined to a pot with no drainage holes.
It just takes over.
gottagrablunch
Smells great when you mow it but otherwise maybe not
GemmyCluckster
Please don’t.
KCMOhawker
Thank you all for this input!!
Smallwhitedog
I was in the gardening subreddit the other day, and someone argued with me that mint was a good option for cover cropping his vegetable garden. I hope he enjoys his mint-only garden for the next 20 years!
ben_bliksem
Mint is like sex: if you plant it without protection you’ll have baby mints for the rest of your life.
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Absolutely not. Its very aggressive and will outcompete most other things.
It’s ferocious…
Worse than bambu for going everywhere.
Never, I repeat… Never plant mint outside of a pot/tub. You’ll have life long regrets. (Ask me how i know…)
No!
Mint spreads like crazy. Even though you could probably get a ton of coverage, good luck not spreading it to all your neighbors.
Also, it gets pretty tall.
Mountain mint, bee balm, and hyssop (anise and purple) are native mint relatives.
Keep mint in pots/containers, not in the ground.
New to this.
Love mint!
What’s the downside to an all mint garden and yard? It sounds lovely!
(Downvoted even tho I said I’m new. So welcoming y’all. Just trying to learn the culture.)
Nope. Don’t do it.
Say goodbye to your lawn. It will be nothing but mint.
I have my mint confined to a raised garden bed.
And by “confined” I mean I have to rip out the shoots that pushed through or crawled under the wood walls of the bed every other day from May till October because if I don’t they’ll choke out everything else.
Mint is a no but a native yarrow would work.
sometimes i wonder if the ppl in the comments have actually any real experience with mint.
we planted it in the garden and it never ever spread how ppl act like it does. we also had it at work at in the hotel garden and we had more of a problem with it not spreading enough. this is in central cali weather with lots of water
Just echoing the other comments because it looks like you’ve already got it in the ground – I would suggest removing that immediately. Transfer to a pot on a sidewalk or patio.
No.
Our mix is Crimson clover, white clover, creeping thyme, mazus, and blue star creeper.
I was going to put mint in my lawn and I started with just under my lemon tree and I hate it. It’s long stemmy and can’t be contained.
I do think when the Internet says “mint” for lawn replacement they also mean Corsican Mint. But don’t always specifiy.
No, mint is bad.
It is considered invasive in many places. My mint has had to be jailed. It is now confined to a pot with no drainage holes.
It just takes over.
Smells great when you mow it but otherwise maybe not
Please don’t.
Thank you all for this input!!
I was in the gardening subreddit the other day, and someone argued with me that mint was a good option for cover cropping his vegetable garden. I hope he enjoys his mint-only garden for the next 20 years!
Mint is like sex: if you plant it without protection you’ll have baby mints for the rest of your life.