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The Gardening Thread

Discussion in 'Permanent Threads' started by bewildered, May 27, 2017.

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  1. doomrider7

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    Thanks for the details. I'm mostly focusing on mint because I like mojitos if I'm being honest. Stuff like basil, chives, and lavender would be next up.
     
    #2401 doomrider7, Mar 23, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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    I'm looking at growing fresh mint because I got an ice cream maker for Christmas, and my favourite flavour is mint chocolate chip.
     
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    Nice. Let us know how it turns out!
     
    #2403 doomrider7, Mar 23, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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    Ugh. Mint. I thought I got it all out except the one desired patch but I got a good healthy clump coming up so I pawned it off on the neighbor. There's a bajillion seedlings coming up and I am suspicious it is all mint.

    Show us what you end up buying!
     
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    You ever seen The Ruins? The movie? If mint were violent and carnivorous, humans would have gone extinct a long time ago.
     
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    Have some questions about coffee grinds as fertilizer especially for herbs like the aformentioned mint, lavender, basil, etc.. Would that be a viable thing? My family goes through grinds like we run a coffee shop so we always have a supply. Also lights, what would be a good inexpensive setup for a bookshelf or is my windowsill a good enough spot?
     
    #2406 doomrider7, Mar 28, 2026 at 2:14 PM
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    They're great fertilizer but can quickly turn soil acidic so use sparingly.
     
    #2407 Nettdata, Mar 28, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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    This is only a problem for fresh grounds. If they've been used to brew, that leeches out most of the acidic elements to them and are pretty close to neutral.
     
    #2408 jdoogie, Mar 28, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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    Huh. You’re right.

    I used grounds one year and my soil measured very acidic. I thought that was the reason. I guess not.

    Weird.

    ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    TIL
     
    #2409 Nettdata, Mar 28, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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    Yeah the grounds would be spent. Like I said, it's a LOT of coffee we use. What would be the frequency of fertilizing for the herbs as well as the light situation.
     
    #2410 doomrider7, Mar 28, 2026 at 4:09 PM
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    I’d just put them in a compost pile. If I remember correctly, worms LOVE them.
     
    #2411 walt, Mar 28, 2026 at 4:14 PM
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