yes, I used the peanut butter pot, support the extreme cheapskates.

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    That’s a damn great choice if you killed a cactus. You probably overwatered it, but mint loves water. Water 2~4 times a week and you should be good.

    It will quickly overgrow your pot, but resist the temptation to plant it on the ground. It isn’t like mint doesn’t thrive on soil, it does a bit too well… killing everything in its path.

    I used the peanut butter pot, support the extreme cheapskates.

    I know that feeling. Apple trees in margarine pot:

    Mandarin oranges in coke bottle:

    Cheapstakes unite!

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      the need to use the peanut butter pot was because I don’t have a yard haha, it is a wonderful adventure to start gathering all the plastic that has a minimum depth and make holes with a wire and get intoxicated by the smell of burning plastic, the extreme cheapskates leave their life and soul for the garden, pd: what beautiful plants

      cheapskates

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        it is a wonderful adventure to start gathering all the plastic that has a minimum depth and make holes with a wire and get intoxicated by the smell of burning plastic

        This is one of those joys of gardening that books and online tutorials definitively do not talk about.

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          and just when you think you’ve seen it all, you’re enjoying punching plastic bottles

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        Do you have any good recipes for using mint? It’s not common where I’m currently living, but had it in the garden when I was growing up. All I can think of is lamb.

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          Oooh I love cooking with mint. It’s great with lamb, but it works with so many kinds of dishes!

          Here are some ideas:

          Mash it up and add it to some lemon juice, super refreshing summertime drink.

          Tabouleh is a very simple salad that includes mint, this is a goto of mine, works as a side dish with just about anything and is a great way to use up your herbs (if you’re growing mint, you know what I mean, it can quickly get out of control)

          Add some mint to your pesto for a fresh take.

          Sprinkle some mint on roasted green beans.

          Watermelon chunks with feta and chopped mint. Soo good. Might freak you out, doesn’t make sense to the typical American palate, but it’s amazing.

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          I tried it in food but it seems to me that the strong point is to use it in infusions, hot water + about 4 leaves and you get a tea that you take half a cup and you can drool on your pillow from sleep. and in food: for sauces, it elevates them.

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        Awesome! Apple mint is somewhat of a recent discovery of mine and I can’t believe how much it smells and tastes like apples, it sounds like the orange mint is similar!

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          jaja menthol fruits, the best of both worlds, another one way trip is the eucalyptus, it has many varieties, I still don’t get it but when I pass by the squares and there are eucalyptus trees I take a couple of leaves, wash them and put them under my pillow

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          my neighbor : me : what happens is that the jug of orange juice gives citrus powers to the mint

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      I have an anxious attachment to plants and over water them, so instead of neglecting it, I over care for it, next time I will buy a cactus and ghost it so it won’t die

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        Exactly! Same thing happened to a girl I used to know. She had two cactuses, put one on a window behind a curtain and forgot about it. The other, in full view, she kills it with her love. She finds the other thriving when she is packing up for a move.

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          omg, it seems that the secret of love is distance, your friend saved herself 2 years of therapy

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        Winter, Dark, Cold and too much Water? Let me bloom a second Time this Year. Looks like im doing something right with mine :)

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          I think I drowned it, but above a guy said that the secret of cactus is to forget about them haha, do you have any trick?

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            Not really and mine hat standing Water this Year too. Im just happy that it and the palms are happy to have either too much or too litle water.

            Everything else i do Hydroponics as there is no overwatering :)