Most mints (including catnip) are pretty easy to grow in the organic garden, and it’s gratifying to see your mint plants spreading lushly. But be careful; it’s also easy to get too much of a good thing! Mints are extremely aggressive plants, and tend to take over a garden given the least bit of encouragement. They propagate through underground runners, popping up elsewhere unexpectedly—so if you’d rather not maintain a running battle with your mints, be sure to create a barrier around its section of the bed, down to about a foot. One way to avoid this problem is to gird it around with aluminum sheeting; another way is simply to grow it in containers, and never let any seeds or cuttings escape.
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