I think that the only real answer to your problem is to dig the area
concerned and remove every morsel of mint
root. That is easier said than done, but you need to adopt a systematic
and determined approach to overcome this once only problem.

Best to place a large piece of substantial plastic on your patio, lawn
or suitable spot, remove any shrubs from the affected area to the
plastic and thoroughly tease out every morsel of the mint roots from
amongst their roots.

Then place all of the soil containing mint roots onto the plastic and
again rid it of every morsel of mint roots. When done replace cleansed
soil and shrubs.

Hard work but well worth the effort.

Regards,
Emrys Davies.



"hkw" wrote in message
s.com...
Hello all,

I'm new here! And a pretty inexperienced gardener, although I'm trying
to learn....

Here's my problem; I have a flowerbed running along one side of my
garden, in which I'm trying to grow roses and some other shrubs.
However, someone who lived here previously has planted MINT at one end
of this flowerbed, and its gets completely out of control and
threatens
to take over the whole bed!

I try to pull it up in the winter when it's died down a bit, but the
extensive network of tough roots underground means it springs back
rampant as ever in the summer, and is impossible to pull up. It grows
to about 3 feet high, too, and is really unsightly.

How do I get rid of it for good, without poisoning the soil and
affecting my existing shrubs or future plants?

Thanks....
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hkw
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