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Posted: 3/26/2023 5:27:10 PM EDT
I like the smell of mint, and last year I decided to try growing some in my bathroom. A lady at church brought me some from her property, and I liked the smell of it. I couldn't keep it alive though, which is kind of standard for me regarding plants.
 Anyone know what kind of mint this is, and how to keep it alive? (I plan to ask her for more, if I can't find it anywhere else).  |
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Posted: 3/26/2023 5:43:20 PM EDT
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Put it outside in the ground. That shit grows like weeds.
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Posted: 3/26/2023 5:44:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Put it outside in the ground. That shit grows like weeds. This |
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Posted: 3/26/2023 5:52:55 PM EDT
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Quoted: A lady at church brought me some from her property, and I liked the smell of it. I couldn't keep it alive though, which is kind of standard for me regarding plants. Growing outside in natural light and moisture vs in your bathroom. 
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Posted: 3/26/2023 5:54:52 PM EDT
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FPNI.
I put some in a raised garden cause the internet said it would help keep of the pests away. Never cared for it at all and it thrived. Same with lemon balm and rosemary. |
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Posted: 3/26/2023 5:55:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: This Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Put it outside in the ground. That shit grows like weeds. This Took over our two flower beds. Nothing killed it. Finally replaced everything with rocks. |
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Posted: 3/26/2023 6:19:37 PM EDT
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But... my whole idea was to make my bathroom, and possibly my room, smell like mint.
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Posted: 3/26/2023 8:55:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: But... my whole idea was to make my bathroom, and possibly my room, smell like mint. In that case, you're going to need a grow light. |
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Posted: 3/26/2023 8:56:39 PM EDT
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We’ve got mint in parts of the plantings around the house. The plants we have are descendants of mint plants from the wife’s grandparents home in gulf shores MS.
We got some sprigs from her mom and literally tossed them in a corner of the brickwork on our house. They took OFF. Like invasive took off. Now they’re everywhere. I like em. Like the smell and they probably help keep some bugs away. But they grow like the devil.  Mint Flower by FredMan, on Flickr
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Posted: 3/26/2023 9:01:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: But... my whole idea was to make my bathroom, and possibly my room, smell like mint. Go toss some sprouts on some cinderblocks. Come back in a week. Pull mint vines and bring into bathroom. You really don’t get the smell until stems or leaves are broken. |
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Posted: 3/26/2023 10:04:18 PM EDT
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I may look into grow lights, if that's what it takes to keep them inside. Anyone recognize what type I had there? They smelled good, just being near them.
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Posted: 3/27/2023 1:47:47 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: But... my whole idea was to make my bathroom, and possibly my room, smell like mint. Buy a $20 diffuser and a good essential oil mint. Put a few drops in the diffuser. Plug it in. Your bathroom will smell like mint. If you want to grow mint, put it outside. you will soon be asking how to kill it. It is invasive. ETA: @67Firebird You don't have enough light in the house to grow mint effectively. If you put that planting box in the window, you still may need a grow light. AND.. Until you crush or break the stems of the mint, you won't smell it. So...an essential oil diffuser is the way to get the mint smell in your home. 
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Posted: 3/27/2023 9:25:33 AM EDT
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That would certainly be easier. I did buy a little wire rack, and put the plant right in front of the window, and it still died pretty quickly. I also put it in Miracle Grow soil, but nothing helped. If I'd have to keep a grow light on it all the time, rather than just as a starter, it's no longer worth it to me.
Thanks for all the replies.  |
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Posted: 3/27/2023 10:03:48 AM EDT
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I wonder if putting it in a large container on a deck or patio would keep it contained?
Does mint survive through the winter? Both OP and I are in MO? |
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Posted: 3/27/2023 10:04:59 AM EDT
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RE growing plants indoors, my mom has a brown thumb. Every plant she tried to have in the house dies.
We got her a little grow light on a stake. It goes right in the pot with the plant and has its own timer to turn on and off. So far, her plants are doing better than without that little thing. |
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Posted: 3/27/2023 10:29:59 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: But... my whole idea was to make my bathroom, and possibly my room, smell like mint. To the plant, your bathroom smells like shit and piss. |
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Posted: 3/27/2023 10:30:23 AM EDT
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Quoted:
I wonder if putting it in a large container on a deck or patio would keep it contained? Maybe, but for me it defeats my purpose. Does mint survive through the winter? Yes. My love of mint started at a place in Poynor, MO., where I used to go hunting. There was a small spring next to the creek, and it was surrounded by mint. When I'd get down to take a drink, I could smell that mint really well. It was there every year. Both OP and I are in MO? Yep, I'm about in the middle. |
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Posted: 3/27/2023 10:31:10 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: To the plant, your bathroom smells like shit and piss. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: But... my whole idea was to make my bathroom, and possibly my room, smell like mint. I never heard any complaints.  |
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Posted: 3/27/2023 2:32:25 PM EDT
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Quoted: I like the smell of mint, and last year I decided to try growing some in my bathroom. A lady at church brought me some from her property, and I liked the smell of it. I couldn't keep it alive though, which is kind of standard for me regarding plants. Anyone know what kind of mint this is, and how to keep it alive? (I plan to ask her for more, if I can't find it anywhere else). https://i.postimg.cc/x1TQQ6g9/2022-8-8-Mint-Plant.jpg SHALLOW BURY THE MINT horizontally in the dirt, they are like vines and can be buried to encourage a healthier root system. |
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Posted: 3/27/2023 10:20:08 PM EDT
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Unless it was some funky strain, like Chocolate, you can usually get mint plants at most big box stores like Walmart or Home Depot. Grocery stores sometimes even have it. You can also propagate it really easily.
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Posted: 3/27/2023 10:49:39 PM EDT
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I'm watching for it at Walmart, but last year they only had some big leaf kind, and it didn't smell good. I still don't know what kind I had, so I just look for the small leaves.
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Posted: 3/27/2023 11:11:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Put it outside in the ground. That shit grows like weeds. That is why you definitely should not put it in the ground outside. It’s extremely invasive. |
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Posted: 3/27/2023 11:14:32 PM EDT
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My favorite part of mowing is hitting the section with wild mint
It’s smells absolutely incredible |
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Posted: 3/27/2023 11:23:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That is why you definitely should not put it in the ground outside. It's extremely invasive. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Put it outside in the ground. That shit grows like weeds. My idea is strictly for inside. I have no intention of putting it outside, but if I did it would be up by our pond. Maybe it would choke out those stupid Cattails. Pond in background;  |
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Posted: 3/27/2023 11:32:26 PM EDT
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Callisons company in Washington produces 60 to 70% of the world mint sales since 1903. $10,000 per barrel of mint oil. Good luck!
https://www.callisons.com/ |
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Posted: 3/27/2023 11:36:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: But... my whole idea was to make my bathroom, and possibly my room, smell like mint.  |
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Posted: 3/27/2023 11:47:06 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/29/2023 2:54:41 PM EDT
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As kids my brothers and I brought home some mint plants and planted them in the backyard. They overtook mom's flower beds and dad cussed about the mint plants for years. That stuff WILL take over any outside flower bed. I have never tried growing it indoors.
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Posted: 3/29/2023 3:46:59 PM EDT
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I wish it was the opposite; I'd have it hanging all over in there.
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Posted: 3/29/2023 4:29:50 PM EDT
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Don't plant it near any veggie or flower plots. I haven't been able to get rid of it in one of my beds. I've torn out every root vine I can find for for about six years now
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Posted: 3/29/2023 7:27:54 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I wonder if putting it in a large container on a deck or patio would keep it contained? Does mint survive through the winter? Both OP and I are in MO? My advice to people is to ALWAYS grow it in a container, and be prepared to lose control of it....but not as quickly. The fast way it spreads is via rhizomes--underground runners from the roots--so if you contain it, you slow down the spread significantly. HOWEVER...it does make seeds. So unless you are going to keep the seed heads pinched back until frost kills the plant, you will still get new mint outside the container. If I wanted mint, that would not stop me from growing it. But it's important to know that you WILL lose control of it at some point, and will have to use herbicide to stop it. That helps with picking an appropriate location for it. Put it somewhere in a back corner or behind the shed....somewhere you don't care if it spreads and that is not near less robust species that it will quickly overtake.
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Posted: 3/29/2023 7:38:02 PM EDT
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@67Firebird
These work extremely well. They are small and attractive. Aerogarden There are less expensive ones. If you are interested in something like this, let me know and I will read the specs and tell you whether the one from Wayfair is any good. One from Wayfair A different one from Wayfair Any of these would fit on the back of the toilet, or you could probably hang it on a wall. Mint would thrive in this kind of setup. AND....it would not invade anything. |
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Posted: 3/29/2023 8:05:56 PM EDT
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I'm trying to avoid having a light on all/most of the time, so I'm still deciding between doing that and giving up.
I wanted it next to my sink;  When it died I got more, and a little rack, and put it in front of the window. It died there too, but a bit more slowly.  |
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Posted: 3/29/2023 9:17:23 PM EDT
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Hmmm, Walmart has a clip-on one that I could use on the sink area, and not have to block my window. Maybe I'll try that.
I appreciate the ideas. Just to emphasize though, I'm not putting any of it outside. I want to smell it in the bathroom, not look at it through the window. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Plant-Grow-Light-Gooseneck-Dual-Head-LED-Lamp-Hydroponics-Greenhouse-Dimmable-US/602928200 |
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Posted: 3/29/2023 9:46:54 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Hmmm, Walmart has a clip-on one that I could use on the sink area, and not have to block my window. Maybe I'll try that. I appreciate the ideas. Just to emphasize though, I'm not putting any of it outside. I want to smell it in the bathroom, not look at it through the window. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Plant-Grow-Light-Gooseneck-Dual-Head-LED-Lamp-Hydroponics-Greenhouse-Dimmable-US/602928200 You will still have to brush or otherwise disturb the mint, to get the smell. Outdoors, you have wind blowing through big patches of it, animals wading through it, and all kinds of other disturbances. Also...the mint will do MUCH better if you pinch it back. So one way to have that is to regularly pinch some off...like a mini bouquet of it (A nosegay, 'twould have been called in the 19th/early 20th Centuries ) Stick the mini bouquet in a little glass (a shot glass or juice glass would work great) and keep that on the nightstand. You have effectively pruned your mint, gotten a scented treat for the bedroom and released scent into the air in both rooms. I meant to say, if you haven't had mint 7 up or mint lemonade, you haven't lived. A sprig of mint, crushed just a little, in a glass of ice cold 7 up is fantastic. Also good in iced tea. |
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Posted: 3/30/2023 12:28:25 AM EDT
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I think I'm convinced. I want to have that smell in here again.
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Posted: 3/30/2023 1:11:47 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I think I'm convinced. I want to have that smell in here again. DOOO it!!! Take pictures! ETA: No matter what system you use, you do have to attend to the water. With the hydroponic system, you have to keep it filled. If you do a pot with a clip-on light, you still have to keep it watered. DO NOT USE POTTING SOIL. Use potting MIX. Miracle Grow potting mix is fine. Just not potting "soil." Potting soil is useless. Don't buy it. |
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Posted: 3/30/2023 10:24:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Hmmm, Walmart has a clip-on one that I could use on the sink area, and not have to block my window. Maybe I'll try that. I appreciate the ideas. Just to emphasize though, I'm not putting any of it outside. I want to smell it in the bathroom, not look at it through the window. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Plant-Grow-Light-Gooseneck-Dual-Head-LED-Lamp-Hydroponics-Greenhouse-Dimmable-US/602928200 Dont get those burple lights, get a yellow one, or just get a grow bulb and put it in a directional lamp or clamp light, etc. You could probably get by with using one, or a couple, 100 watt LED light bulb in a lamp for mint, I doubt they need really strong light, though I would use a daylight, or higher kelvin, bulb. |
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Posted: 4/1/2023 5:05:58 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My advice to people is to ALWAYS grow it in a container, and be prepared to lose control of it....but not as quickly. The fast way it spreads is via rhizomes--underground runners from the roots--so if you contain it, you slow down the spread significantly. HOWEVER...it does make seeds. So unless you are going to keep the seed heads pinched back until frost kills the plant, you will still get new mint outside the container. If I wanted mint, that would not stop me from growing it. But it's important to know that you WILL lose control of it at some point, and will have to use herbicide to stop it. That helps with picking an appropriate location for it. Put it somewhere in a back corner or behind the shed....somewhere you don't care if it spreads and that is not near less robust species that it will quickly overtake. Thanks @Kitties-with-Sigs |
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Posted: 4/1/2023 5:11:42 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I wonder if putting it in a large container on a deck or patio would keep it contained? Does mint survive through the winter? Both OP and I are in MO? Nothing will contain mint. It’s like a cross between bamboo and kudzu, with a sweet minty aroma. It’ll get top dieback in winter and then sprout with renewed vigor in the spring |
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Posted: 4/1/2023 12:54:45 PM EDT
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I don't know what kind of mint you guys have, But I have a little patch in the corner of my yard that's never got any bigger.
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Posted: 4/3/2023 10:52:31 PM EDT
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I make mint tea regularly in the evenings, late summer to hard freeze when the leaves finally die. Pick a handful of leaves, steep in boiling water, drink. Right up by the house just outside the diningroom slider is convenient.
Lake superior is three miles away, even in the summer heat the evenings cool to the 60s. If it is still hot late at night, two weeks out of the year, steep, cool, and ice. We have both peppermint and spearmint and do nothing to keep it going outdoors. Indoors it needs a light. |
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Posted: 4/3/2023 11:16:50 PM EDT
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I'm going to order the clip-on desk lamp, and a grow bulb. I gave my planter to my friend at church, so that when the Mint is ready she can plant some directly in it for me.
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Posted: 4/22/2023 5:38:19 PM EDT
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My friend brought my planter back today, and she had a nice Mint plant in it. I used the Seek app, and it's a Spearmint plant.
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Posted: 4/23/2023 9:41:01 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Put it outside in the ground. That shit grows like weeds. Yeah it’s 2-4D resistant. We have Chocolate mint or perilla mint here that grows wild and cattle will poison themselves on it in the fall. Killing mint here is quite a feat. |
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Posted: 4/23/2023 9:58:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yeah it’s 2-4D resistant. We have Chocolate mint or perilla mint here that grows wild and cattle will poison themselves on it in the fall. Killing mint here is quite a feat. I didn't realize it would hurt livestock! Is it because they eat so much of it? |
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Posted: 4/23/2023 11:30:39 PM EDT
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We had that years ago. We had some variety was a lemon mint combo. Never used it for anything other than twisting it up and smelling it.
It grew for twenty years and I think its gone. We dug that whole bed out to kill it. |
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Posted: 4/24/2023 9:35:40 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I didn't realize it would hurt livestock! Is it because they eat so much of it? Cows bloat and get bad scours leading to digestive poisoning. I’m not sure how it affects horses but it kills a few every year down here. Cows will just waste away after eating it like they can no longer digest food. |
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Posted: 4/26/2023 12:25:40 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Cows bloat and get bad scours leading to digestive poisoning. I’m not sure how it affects horses but it kills a few every year down here. Cows will just waste away after eating it like they can no longer digest food.  Oh My Gosh! I've got to look into this. Never ever heard of that. This is important enough that I should understand it. Holy crap, that's serious. 
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Posted: 4/26/2023 12:29:12 AM EDT
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I have a couple pots of mint growing in the patio for making mint watermelon margaritas in the summer. I have them on drip and give them some 2-3-1 fertilizer every 2-3 weeks. They are really taking off here in the last few weeks.
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Posted: 4/26/2023 8:09:57 AM EDT
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I have some Miracle Grow Indoor Plant Food, and I've been wondering if/how much/how often I should put some in there.
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