How can I kill mint?
Posted by pano | Under Herb Garden Friday Sep 3, 2010I have a neighbor who planted a little pot of mint in her herb garden a couple years ago and the mint took over the whole garden and she tried several attempts to try to get rid of it all but it keeps coming back what would be the best way to get rid of it once and for all.
She has tried to root it all up and also tried burning it all. but it came back! help.
Good luck. Roundup usually works but if you miss one tiny bit it’ll grow back. You can try making it into a mint garden. Dig around the perimiter down a foot and put in cement or a solid plastic edging this will help contain it to one spot but make sure you cut it back before it flowers I planted some once thinking how much could it possibly grow? well it took almost three years to get rid of it. Eventually I just cut it with the lawnmower and enjoyed the lovely scent Then I sold my house. It’s someone elses problem now. live and learn!
Put a sign in the driveway "Free Mint you Dig" you will have it gone in no time
Yeah, mint can be a pain. I like to smother it. You can do this with weed cloth (sometimes called landscaping cloth and is black) covering it or newspapers at least 6 sheets thick, check with your newspaper first and make sure it is printed with soy based inks and do not use the ad’s because the color ink can be bad, and then you will need to put something on it to hold it down.
Alternatively you can kill it all with Round up but, make sure you kill it all and don’t eat it because then you will round yourself up.
If that doesn’t work then I would check with the professionals at the local garden center and they can give you more ideas. I really like to smother them though as it doens’t leave nasty chemicals in the soil.