playing n the dirt

One group of plants that I have not been successful growing is herbs.  I have heard they are easy to grow and in fact will grow like weeds.  Not mine, and I am not sure what I have done wrong, other than all my attempts have been in containers.

So yes I was surprised this week to discover a mint growing in a container of petunia’s in one of the garden beds.  When I first spotted it I thought it was mint and rubbed the leaves to make sure.  Sure enough, it’s mint.  I have been keeping an eye on it and it seems to be doing fine.  In fact is growing like a weed.

I am not sure where it came from, but I do recycle my potting mix.  I probably recycled a container of mix that I had tried to grow mint in and used it when potting the petunias. 

My next text will be to see if I can keep it alive over this winter.  Wish me luck.