How can I kill mint growing in my flower beds?
Question:I have mint growing in a number of the flower beds at my house, and I can't figure out how to get rid of it. What will kill it? Is there any way to get rid of it without killing everything else in the beds? Thanks!
Answers:
Spray it only with clorox.
I'm not sure why you want to get rid of it, but you'll probably have to dig it up by the roots.
I made that mistake once.the stuff is crazy with roots everywhere. I looked for answers on the same subject and found most said that the only way to do it is to dig it out and keep digging. You have to kill the roots. Luckily, I only had a few flowers around mine so I just dug up the whole bed and saved what I could. Good luck.
the only way that I have found is round up. I now only grow mint in pots
Mint loves garden beds. Trouble is it goes feral. Use a small old paintbrush dipped in weedkiller and dab it on the leaves. The poison will be taken through the plant to the roots and kill it. If this sounds too difficult, cut the bottom off a plastic 2-litre softdrink bottle, place the bottle over the mint in bunches, then spray the poison through the top of the bottle. This will contain the weedkiller so that it doesn't go all over your desirable plants. Make sure you only use the poison on a fine day because if it rains 6 hours before or after, you've wasted your time & money. Clean the bottle/brush really well afterwards, for obvious reasons, and wear protective clothing & gloves when using the weedkiller. If you want to grow mint it's best to plant it in a pot (raised up on bricks or those little 'feet' for pots, to stop the roots escaping through the holes in the bottom of the pot and going feral again!) I find it grows well in a hanging basket, too. Hope this has helped.
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