Container mint smackdown and other going ons at My Patio Farm

Yes, I know that’s not mint. Despite the headline, the biggest news of the weekend is the first small tomatoes I discovered dangling from the tomato plants! It is very exciting! The next step is to start tying up some of the tomato stems on the handy new not-so-well constructed fence/trellis that now exists behind them. My spiritual gardening gurus, the authors of The Bountiful Container, recommend tying them up with strips of t-shirts or old pantyhose. Pantyhose! That’s a weird word.

And now to the mint.

I have read that mint cannot be planted in the same container as any other herb because it is so aggressive it will strangle any other plant out of existence. But there were three interesting looking mints at the nursery, so I bought all three and have been letting them battle it out in the same large pot. They appear to be evenly matched. One note however: The vine-y mint (Indian mint it is called) is just for looks. I love how it trails over the edge but it’s definitely a loser on taste. Another note: My baby loves mint! He ate like 15 leaves last night one by one.

And here is a bonus pic just to brag about how gorgeous this red lettuce is, and to humbly accept blame for letting the green lettuce bolt.

Sam says: “I hate baths.”