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Making Mint My Bitch
Jan. 21st, 2009 08:22 pmI've always wanted mint in my herb spiral, but I've heard from *lots* of people that Mint Takes Over. So far I've managed not only to prevent it from taking over, but to kill it repeatedly. Why? Because *this* project wasn't done yet.
Now, it is.
I have some ugly blue rainbarrels I use for water catchment to water my plants and trees. I took some used cedar fencing and covered them with it to make them look like wooden barrels. But the top?
The top was ugly.*
So, stacking functions in a Permaculture way, I decided to combine my mint-lust and my desire to cover the top of my barrels. I've created a tray that fits on top of the barrel, under the wood, and holds the mint. There is a protected hole for the piping so no dirt will get into it, the mint gets automatically watered when it rains, as some water always collects on top of the barrels, and because it's in it's own container four feet off the ground, it *can't* *escape* and Take Over!
I'll post pictures once the mint gets busy and makes things look pretty.
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Now, it is.
I have some ugly blue rainbarrels I use for water catchment to water my plants and trees. I took some used cedar fencing and covered them with it to make them look like wooden barrels. But the top?
The top was ugly.*
So, stacking functions in a Permaculture way, I decided to combine my mint-lust and my desire to cover the top of my barrels. I've created a tray that fits on top of the barrel, under the wood, and holds the mint. There is a protected hole for the piping so no dirt will get into it, the mint gets automatically watered when it rains, as some water always collects on top of the barrels, and because it's in it's own container four feet off the ground, it *can't* *escape* and Take Over!
I'll post pictures once the mint gets busy and makes things look pretty.
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