On 26 Mar 2007 13:10:36 GMT, "Stan Goodman"
wrote:

On Mon, 26 Mar 2007 06:49:53 UTC, Omelet
opined:
In article uViCr8LlbtmJ-pn2-m9CFqGbzrXVF@poblano,
"Stan Goodman" wrote:

I grow a number of small edibles in large containers, in the interest
of water conservation because I am in an arid zone. My major
mysterious problem in recent years as been some mints -- which I would
have thought would be pretty trouble free. Oregano and sage are native
here, and I try to give them what they needs in nature, namely not too
much water in warm weather Spearmint is European and therefore wants
more water, and I try to oblige.

In both of the past few summers, both spearmint and oregano, though
not sage, began to turn black about half through the summer. I was
feeding them an organic fertilizer, and they were both surely moist
enough, so I tried reducing the water supply, which didn't seem to
help. What is it that they need that I am not giving them?

Possibly too much direct sunlight.

Try moving the pots to a different exposure.

My Oregano does well with a West exposure.

Easy enough. Thanks.


my thoughts too, lots more shade. Keep them in containers, because if
in the ground once they take off mint will grow everywhere sending out
runners.

Hal