Mint & More

We had one of the most delightful surprises this weekend! The weed that was growing horribly out of control in one corner of our yard turned out to be mint! Yay wild herbs! :)

The downside? Mint has a very intrusive root system that tends to choke out other plants. So we were thinking that perhaps the mint was the reason the lime tree isn’t looking so hot these days. We decided to leave a little bit of the mint (the patch furthest away from the lime tree) so we can enjoy it but we did some serious downsizing.

The upside? A bunch of the mint we tore out of the ground looked awesome as a kitchen table decoration! Plus, it made the house smell amazing! Also, I read that people root mint in water, so these mint clippings should last a while sitting in the vase. I think mojitos may have to be on the menu for this coming weekend… :)