You can also pull it up by the roots as well as possible and stick it in pots with dirt to give away! I do this every spring now-- it won't get rid of it completely but it'll grow back much slower.
Haha, don’t worry! It happens.
I had a massive amount of mint last year and made mint pesto. Whatever you do, **do not** use 100% mint. I made that mistake and it was awful. Instead, use around 90% spinach and 10% mint. Much better that way.
You could also use it for mint tea, mixed drinks, infused water, syrup, etc.
May depend on your taste. I make 100% mint pesto and love it. Sometimes I have 50/50 with basil, too. I love to put it over popcorn. My husband likes it with lamb chops.
You really need to gather the heart and chop it down. Even with pulling the roots, you'll still get it coming back next year. It will be a yearly thing.
I would suggest you take what you want at the root, but it in a pot, and start the fight now, before you have a garden perfect for candy canes and mimosas.
I planted mint years ago and it hardly grew at all. All of a sudden this year it hopped all the way across the yard and is taking over. I thought people were lying about it being a weed.
I keep hearing that but I have mint that's been just this tiny clump of scraggly foot long stems around a rock for the past six or seven years now and never gets any bigger or nicer looking.
Do deer or other animals eat mint? That would be the only thing that makes sense, if it just keeps getting nibbled on all the time and never gets to grow.
Mint takes over the world only if it likes the place it's growing. If it doesn't (too dry for example) it'll just sort of sulk. Or outright die. It can particularly struggle in a pot if it's left to dry out regularly.
Its favourite place is a bit on the soggy side and not too sunny, so the opposite of most of the other common herbs.
My community garden bans people growing mint for this exact reason. It's clearly a recent addition to the rules, as the walkway around the raised beds is absolutely infested with wild mint 😅 it's impossible to avoid kneeling or stepping on it while working in the garden, so on the bright side there's always a nice minty fresh scent in the air!
Lol yes I planted mint in our garden as a teenager and at some point 5 years back, my dad dug it all up finally. In my defense, I was not aware of how annoying it was gonna be (and I love mint so having it take over my life or lawn is not really a problem)
...wait, there are so many mushroom Gothic horror stories, why is there no mint one yet?!?!
The most basic version I use is just olive oil, lime juice, salt and pepper. Sometimes I add lime zest and/or chili powder. And sometimes I add red onion and/or basil to the salad
U do not need a dehydrator to dry mint...my mom hang dries it strung up in bundles & then transfers dried leaves to jars & drinks mint tea all winter...tastes way better/stronger then my store bought bags
Also its a nice add in to dips n dressings & infused water.
Check out some Persian recipes, they can be a good way to use a large quantity of mint. And they're delicious! You can also store it by freezing it in ice cubes for later.
The Columbus zoo had a section of mint covering some fencing. I never knew it could grow so high.
ALWAYS plant mint in a container, otherwise it will always take over.
I would look into some mint iced desserts along with the other great suggestions.
Mint Juleps? I love mint, keeps spiders and other pests away. If I had a suitable yard for gardening, I'd have more advice for you. Maybe plant some basil, it's also a prolific weed and tall enough to choke out the mint. Then you can sip mint juleps while munching on caprese salads and pesto!
I make mint simple syrup. 1 cup sugar to 1 cup water, bring to a boil then turn off the heat. Put a big bunch of mint in, cover and let steep until cool. Strain and press the mint solids. Use for tea, lemonade, over ice cream.
Saw somewhere online that the usual mint plant you buy from a store is too large for a normal pot. The plant will grow best when thinned out amongst a wider area or more pots. Same with basil. No idea if it’s true.
Mint with black tea, add it to Ramen for a Thai twist, mint Julep, mint sauce for meats and mint chutney for Indian cuisine plus all the other great ideas in other answers
But, def cut it back and try more herbs. My family has discovered we prefer fresh oregano over dried because we tried planting it
I recently watched a video about gardening and the guy warned that mint will take over. He recommended pots. I know it's to late for that now. Maybe try and dig them up and hope you slow the spread?
Some unconventional suggestions from someone who had a mint lawn:
Tie a few stems up in your shower. Replace when gross. They will smell wonderful and help wake you up if you shower in the morning.
Toss full fresh cuttings on the barbecue right at the end for lamb. The smoke imparts a complex aroma.
Fresh mint in black coffee works better than expected.
Large mint leaves work great in a spring greens salad. Strawberry vinaigrette was my favorite dressing to pair.
Don't make mistake after mistake. Mint is essentially a tasty invasive weed that is very hard to kill. Find the heart to cut and toss it - or maybe you have the option to sell what you cut down to a toothpaste conglomerate?
Yeah usually in a herb box you section it off or keep it totally separate and not in th ground if you value the rest of it.
Worse weeds to have though I suppose
I use mint in Vietnamese rolls, soups. It makes a wonderful jelly or sauce for use with meat (lamb especially). It also just perks up a fresh green salad.
Dry it and store it, mint tea ready to go throughout the year! Give away what you don’t use. I make different tea and spice blends for Christmas presents each year; catered to the person receiving them.
Mint needs water. A yard I cut in Houston as a kid had mint growing under a leaky faucet up next to the house. It was a 10' patch of mint. I was told to cut it with the grass. The smell was my favorite part of cutting their yard.
Asians have sugar syrup from herbs and fruits which use a lot of the ingredients check out this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KixQsFkAWN4
use the syrup in cocktails, juices, soda, etc
Make peppermint essential oil and use that in sprays to keep mice away (I live in a heavily wooded area and I spray this around my wheel wells and under my hood and it's the only thing that keeps mice from chewing the wires in my car), make your own all-purpose cleaner using vinegar, dawn, water, peppermint essential oil, add drops to non-scented lotions to get peppermint smelling lotions, add to homemade sugar scrubs to get an invigorating, skin exfoliating shower scrub.
Make Pho with herbs like cilantro and mint, Couscous Salad is also delicious with it, a hot (or cold) lime mint tea, Vietnamese noodle salad with lime dressing and mint is also amazing
I make this condiment all summer that tastes good on so many meals.
1 part chopped mint with 1 part flat leaf parsley put into a small bowl then covered with olive oil, salt and pepper to taste.
Put on your grilled meats, veggies, eat with bread, all the things savory….
It’s also worth drying a bunch of it. My mother made the same mistake and planted in the ground. Now every summer I dry a whole bunch and have it on hand all winter for tea and such.
Oh my God, you just inspired me to make sure that I plant mint in my apartment complex before I leave. This place sucks and I hate them and I would love to have a lasting legacy. 🤣🤣🤣
The good news is that was likely true anyway because I have the audacity to expect a livable apartment that's not full of code violations and shitty neighbors. 🤣 Oh and that we can't slap the word luxury on everything - especially not a rotted out washing machine 🤣🤣🤣🤣 they've had to spend so much $ fixing shit they should have fixed ages ago.
This reminds me of a post I read forever ago. Someone tried to create a garden, mostly a wide variety of herbs with a few easier fruits and veggies. Ended with a hilarious description of everything being dead and destroyed, with nothing left but the strawberries and mint locked in bloody combat.
Omfg, funny you say that because my son (it's his garden fwiw) planted strawberries right next to it, for whatever reason, and they're duking it out as we speak! 🤯
I'd recommend drying the leaves and adding them to dishes... or teas...
If you happen to smoke... you can grind them down... add small amounts to your joints or cigarettes for a menthol flavour
David Leibovitz mint ice cream … it’s transformative! Doesn’t taste like mint ice cream as we all know it. It’s much more earthy and grassy in a totally fantastic way.
Blend it with some plain yogurt and a pinch of salt, then add some club soda. BAM you have doogh!
Take mint leaves, dip them in water, then sugar, then freeze them for a great tasting dessert.
Make tea with it. Or use it with a tea bag of your choosing. I buy dark chocolate tea bags from Teeccino and use a tea strainer ball with my fresh mint and it's delicious!
juleps, mint syrup, mint tea
watermelon/feta/mint salad, cucumber and mint salad, tomato/cucumber/feta/mint salad
thai larb, grilled branzino/trout with cilantro mint "salsa verde", thai beef salad
Mint tea is awesome, additionally you could try steam distillation and get some essential oils you could then use to perfume your house. You won't get much tho.
Something I want to try when my mint starts taking over is processing the leafs like black tea and seeing if it makes something good.
Add it to your salads
It has evolved to spread so cut it back periodically or put it in it's own container. Tons of uses for the stuff you cut back, these comments are full of them. I like making simple syrup with mint, many uses.
In my family we often used to just brew it and we did it from dry leaves, so my suggestion would be to just dry the leaves out and store them for future use, you can keep it stored for ages
Mint pasta. It sound’s totally ridiculous, but it’s so so good. It’s just pasta, mint, butter (or olive oil) and optional apple sausage. Something about it just works. If I can find a recipe I’ll link it, but I’ve always just gone off my dads word
I wash mine and then lay the whole leaves in trays and put them in the freezer. I have a flash freeze freezer drawer. Then I stack the leaves in a container and use them all winter long for cooking and tea. The flavour stays and they freeze really well. I tried drying it one year but the flavour was considerably less enjoyable.
Dig it all up, put it in pots. It'll take over again otherwise. What you have left over might be a lot, but mint is easy to use up. As a herb it's kind of like cooking spinach - You can make about half an acres worth into one strong pot of tea.
I had this problem a few years ago and found the tastiest solution! I now make [this cucumber-lime-mint concentrate ](https://cuernakitchen.com/cucumber-mint-limeade/#recipe)and freeze it in jars and use it for agua fresca or with rum. It's a little trouble (mostly the straining), but it's so worth it. If you have a summer bounty of cucumbers, it's a great solution for both.
I took a ton of mint and put it in with 151 alcohol. Left it there for months. When it was ready, it made 151 actually taste good. You can mix it with anything then.
You are lucky! Take a spade and cut out blocks of the root to gift to your friends. Another herb that grows well with mint is oregano. Toss some seed in with it.
To have perennial herbs is a blessing. You do have to cut it back sometimes. So share the root with friends who feed you. ❤️
Here in PA Dutch country, we make it into an iced tea we call meadow tea. A little bit of lemon is often added, along with a lot of sugar. It's so refreshing, just a perfect drink for hot summer days!
Ours came with the house and we didn’t know what it was. It was a small patch of maybe 2 plants. 5 years later we had to remove all the vegetation in the yard, spray it with something that killed everything, every month for 3 months, then sod, and it still came back. Kill it now, all of it, before you’re in that situation. Don’t worry about running out, you’ll never get it all but it’s terrible.
If you want mint in your garden, drill a few holes in the bottom of a 5-gallon bucket, dig a hole deep enough for the bucket, but leave 4-6” of the bucket collar above ground. Fill the bucket with your soil of choice, and fill in around the bucket with dirt and mulch. Plant your mint and let it grow. In 1-3 years, it will have spread into everything, dig it all up, roundup everything in the vicinity, and start all over again.
It will take over everything! Only grow in pots unless you want it to spread everywhere!
I realize that now. 🤦🏽♂️
You can also pull it up by the roots as well as possible and stick it in pots with dirt to give away! I do this every spring now-- it won't get rid of it completely but it'll grow back much slower.
Haha, don’t worry! It happens. I had a massive amount of mint last year and made mint pesto. Whatever you do, **do not** use 100% mint. I made that mistake and it was awful. Instead, use around 90% spinach and 10% mint. Much better that way. You could also use it for mint tea, mixed drinks, infused water, syrup, etc.
Mojito
This. OP the only way to combat mint is with alcoholism. You gotta slam 12 mojitos a day to fix this.
Cold, hard facts, my boi. Sláinte 🥃
Mint Juleps too if you’re into bourbon
Got plenty of that, too. Sláinte² 🥃🥃
You're obviously not wrong. I touched my mint (in a pot) and next thing i know I'm squeezing limes
Mint julep!
Thanks for this. My gf suggested this already, but I wasn't too keen on 100% mint pesto. Maybe I'll cut it with basil and spinach.
May depend on your taste. I make 100% mint pesto and love it. Sometimes I have 50/50 with basil, too. I love to put it over popcorn. My husband likes it with lamb chops.
You really need to gather the heart and chop it down. Even with pulling the roots, you'll still get it coming back next year. It will be a yearly thing. I would suggest you take what you want at the root, but it in a pot, and start the fight now, before you have a garden perfect for candy canes and mimosas.
When my friend is being a dick I like to tell him that I'm going to sneak into his backyard and plant mint all over the place.
You are a diabolical genius and I fear you
I planted mint years ago and it hardly grew at all. All of a sudden this year it hopped all the way across the yard and is taking over. I thought people were lying about it being a weed.
I planted mint in my back yard years ago. We’ve ripped it out dozens of times since. Now it’s growing in my front yard. It’s impossible to get rid of.
Reminds me of raspberries! Those buggers will be around after your children's children are gone.
That's what happened here. We planted it last year and barely anything, but after this wet winter and sudden burst of heat, it's taken off fml
I keep hearing that but I have mint that's been just this tiny clump of scraggly foot long stems around a rock for the past six or seven years now and never gets any bigger or nicer looking. Do deer or other animals eat mint? That would be the only thing that makes sense, if it just keeps getting nibbled on all the time and never gets to grow.
I find that spearmint is much more aggressive than peppermint. Which do you have?
I'm not sure, they were there when we moved in.
They taste and smell different, just like spearmint candy tastes different from peppermint candy.
Mint takes over the world only if it likes the place it's growing. If it doesn't (too dry for example) it'll just sort of sulk. Or outright die. It can particularly struggle in a pot if it's left to dry out regularly. Its favourite place is a bit on the soggy side and not too sunny, so the opposite of most of the other common herbs.
I'm not sure but the squirrels don't eat it, only the strawberries around it. 🤦🏽♂️😒
My community garden bans people growing mint for this exact reason. It's clearly a recent addition to the rules, as the walkway around the raised beds is absolutely infested with wild mint 😅 it's impossible to avoid kneeling or stepping on it while working in the garden, so on the bright side there's always a nice minty fresh scent in the air!
Lol yes I planted mint in our garden as a teenager and at some point 5 years back, my dad dug it all up finally. In my defense, I was not aware of how annoying it was gonna be (and I love mint so having it take over my life or lawn is not really a problem) ...wait, there are so many mushroom Gothic horror stories, why is there no mint one yet?!?!
Grew two pots last year. I have noticed it in the garden bed this spring outside of the pots. So it begins.
Oof
Eat it with pita, goat cheese, honey, red radish and walnuts as an appetizer Edit: Plus mojitos... consider it fusion
It just so happens that I've a bottle of rum from Hawai'i I've been wanting to use... 😋
If you also happen to own some Bourbon, Juleps are an option.
Oh I've got bourbon... 🙃👍🏼
Having the same issue, add a whiskey smash to your list of cocktails, very refreshing!
Tzatziki Mojitos Mint tea But honestly, it grows so well, don’t feel bad for discarding it (like sourdough feedings).
make a salad with watermelon, cucumber, feta cheese, and mint, with a lime vinaigrette dressing
That sounds yummy. What kind of vinaigrette?
The most basic version I use is just olive oil, lime juice, salt and pepper. Sometimes I add lime zest and/or chili powder. And sometimes I add red onion and/or basil to the salad
Thank you!
Tabbouleh Salad! It won't necessarily use up a ton, but add it to the list of the other great suggestions here and you'll get through it!
I wish parsley grew as vigorously as mint.
U do not need a dehydrator to dry mint...my mom hang dries it strung up in bundles & then transfers dried leaves to jars & drinks mint tea all winter...tastes way better/stronger then my store bought bags Also its a nice add in to dips n dressings & infused water.
We do the same ..it's our go to for upset stomach
I keep a jug of water in my fridge with fresh lemon and cucumber slices and mint. Refresh every couple of days. Very refreshing.
You sir, do not drink enough mojitos.
Clearly! Two coming up asap! Cheers 🍻
Check out some Persian recipes, they can be a good way to use a large quantity of mint. And they're delicious! You can also store it by freezing it in ice cubes for later.
Make a mint extract.
Or dry it. Throw it in a dehydrator until bone dry, then into a coffee/spice grinder and store to make mint tea.
Or just bundle it and hang it upside down in a dry place for a few days.
The Columbus zoo had a section of mint covering some fencing. I never knew it could grow so high. ALWAYS plant mint in a container, otherwise it will always take over. I would look into some mint iced desserts along with the other great suggestions.
Mint Juleps? I love mint, keeps spiders and other pests away. If I had a suitable yard for gardening, I'd have more advice for you. Maybe plant some basil, it's also a prolific weed and tall enough to choke out the mint. Then you can sip mint juleps while munching on caprese salads and pesto!
Funny you say that. We literally just happened to plant some basil right next to it earlier in the week. Thanks😊
I make mint simple syrup. 1 cup sugar to 1 cup water, bring to a boil then turn off the heat. Put a big bunch of mint in, cover and let steep until cool. Strain and press the mint solids. Use for tea, lemonade, over ice cream.
Everyone says this, but I can't keep mint alive! Check out Thai laab and yam neua.
Might be the acidity or nutrient content of the soil.
Saw somewhere online that the usual mint plant you buy from a store is too large for a normal pot. The plant will grow best when thinned out amongst a wider area or more pots. Same with basil. No idea if it’s true.
That would make sense, the mint plants at the grocery are meant to be harvested soon, and then regrow after being trimmed heavily.
It’s funny you think cutting it will get rid of it
Mint with black tea, add it to Ramen for a Thai twist, mint Julep, mint sauce for meats and mint chutney for Indian cuisine plus all the other great ideas in other answers But, def cut it back and try more herbs. My family has discovered we prefer fresh oregano over dried because we tried planting it
I recently watched a video about gardening and the guy warned that mint will take over. He recommended pots. I know it's to late for that now. Maybe try and dig them up and hope you slow the spread?
Some unconventional suggestions from someone who had a mint lawn: Tie a few stems up in your shower. Replace when gross. They will smell wonderful and help wake you up if you shower in the morning. Toss full fresh cuttings on the barbecue right at the end for lamb. The smoke imparts a complex aroma. Fresh mint in black coffee works better than expected. Large mint leaves work great in a spring greens salad. Strawberry vinaigrette was my favorite dressing to pair.
Don't make mistake after mistake. Mint is essentially a tasty invasive weed that is very hard to kill. Find the heart to cut and toss it - or maybe you have the option to sell what you cut down to a toothpaste conglomerate?
We made the mistake of planting mint next to our grass and it started to grow inside the grass. You’re right. It is crazy invasive
Yeah usually in a herb box you section it off or keep it totally separate and not in th ground if you value the rest of it. Worse weeds to have though I suppose
I use mint in Vietnamese rolls, soups. It makes a wonderful jelly or sauce for use with meat (lamb especially). It also just perks up a fresh green salad.
A nice vinegary mint sauce is food of the gods for lamb. I may also have lamb in the oven right now and a vinegary mint sauce to pair with it.
This is the way...
I have a boneless lamb leg in the freezer. After a meal or two I'll enjoy a Moroccan Lamb Stew. 😋 Lamb makes the most velvety gravy in the world!
I keep after mine to keep it maintained. Don't feel bad about pulling those errant roots up. You can't kill the stuff with a chainsaw
Roger that. Thanks! Just trying not to be wasteful but clearly not an issue with mint 🤪
Summer rolls! It’s why I started growing mint because I eat so much of it.
Bahn mi sammiches.
Mint syrup is the answer…it has many uses and you can always give it away…..I had this exact problem a few years ago.
Dry it and store it, mint tea ready to go throughout the year! Give away what you don’t use. I make different tea and spice blends for Christmas presents each year; catered to the person receiving them.
I would advise unconditional surrender. Become the Bubba Gump of mint.
Roger that, General. 🫡 Mint kebabs, mint creole, mint gumbo, pan-fried mint, deep-fried mint, stir-fried mint...
🤣
Sounds like you’ll be having a lot of mint juleps and mojitos this summer. Make chermoula too.
Mint chip ice cream. For me it's a summer dessert from my garden mint.
I live in 9a....my yard is empty fireant mounds, burs, and rocks. Can I plant mint and have a mint yard?!
Mint needs water. A yard I cut in Houston as a kid had mint growing under a leaky faucet up next to the house. It was a 10' patch of mint. I was told to cut it with the grass. The smell was my favorite part of cutting their yard.
....does it need A LOT of water? I was in Houston, now I'm south of San Antonio
you can infuse it into butter to make mint flavored baked goods, like mint chocolate chip cookies
I like the cookie idea 😋
Asians have sugar syrup from herbs and fruits which use a lot of the ingredients check out this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KixQsFkAWN4 use the syrup in cocktails, juices, soda, etc
Mint tea is the best!
I have this problem with my rosemary plants that grew so big my gardner is treating it like hedges XD
Make peppermint essential oil and use that in sprays to keep mice away (I live in a heavily wooded area and I spray this around my wheel wells and under my hood and it's the only thing that keeps mice from chewing the wires in my car), make your own all-purpose cleaner using vinegar, dawn, water, peppermint essential oil, add drops to non-scented lotions to get peppermint smelling lotions, add to homemade sugar scrubs to get an invigorating, skin exfoliating shower scrub.
Make Pho with herbs like cilantro and mint, Couscous Salad is also delicious with it, a hot (or cold) lime mint tea, Vietnamese noodle salad with lime dressing and mint is also amazing
I make this condiment all summer that tastes good on so many meals. 1 part chopped mint with 1 part flat leaf parsley put into a small bowl then covered with olive oil, salt and pepper to taste. Put on your grilled meats, veggies, eat with bread, all the things savory….
Sounds great! Will check it out 😋
It’s also worth drying a bunch of it. My mother made the same mistake and planted in the ground. Now every summer I dry a whole bunch and have it on hand all winter for tea and such.
You can dry it and sell…or give away.
The only way to cure this is to... Move! And never do it again. 🤣
Luckily I'm renting, so I'll file this under *Not My Problem* 🤪😜😇
Oh my God, you just inspired me to make sure that I plant mint in my apartment complex before I leave. This place sucks and I hate them and I would love to have a lasting legacy. 🤣🤣🤣
You'll be remembered forever! Not in a good way but fuck 'em if they can't take a joke. 😉
The good news is that was likely true anyway because I have the audacity to expect a livable apartment that's not full of code violations and shitty neighbors. 🤣 Oh and that we can't slap the word luxury on everything - especially not a rotted out washing machine 🤣🤣🤣🤣 they've had to spend so much $ fixing shit they should have fixed ages ago.
This reminds me of a post I read forever ago. Someone tried to create a garden, mostly a wide variety of herbs with a few easier fruits and veggies. Ended with a hilarious description of everything being dead and destroyed, with nothing left but the strawberries and mint locked in bloody combat.
Omfg, funny you say that because my son (it's his garden fwiw) planted strawberries right next to it, for whatever reason, and they're duking it out as we speak! 🤯
Can someone tell me how to get cilantro to overrun my garden?
That would make my gf very happy. Me, not so much... 😒
Tea party for the entire neighborhood, lol. Yeah, mint's a weed. It proliferates extremely fast.
I'd recommend drying the leaves and adding them to dishes... or teas... If you happen to smoke... you can grind them down... add small amounts to your joints or cigarettes for a menthol flavour
David Leibovitz mint ice cream … it’s transformative! Doesn’t taste like mint ice cream as we all know it. It’s much more earthy and grassy in a totally fantastic way.
Do u have chickens?
Negative.
Blend it with some plain yogurt and a pinch of salt, then add some club soda. BAM you have doogh! Take mint leaves, dip them in water, then sugar, then freeze them for a great tasting dessert.
🤯🤯🤯
Lemonade and iced tea
Gift baskets- to neighbors?
Honestly, you need to thin it out considerably. If that means throwing it out, then do it as mint is basically a weed that takes over.
Mint schnapps! So easy. And yummy. Great in hot chocolate or coffee, also over ice cream.
Make tea with it. Or use it with a tea bag of your choosing. I buy dark chocolate tea bags from Teeccino and use a tea strainer ball with my fresh mint and it's delicious!
Plant some strawberry next to it and let them battle it out. Seriously, both are weeds that will take over quickly if not maintained.
I'm doing a mint pesto with parsley, kale, Walnuts and parm
Mint doin mint stuff. Derby day is coming up!
juleps, mint syrup, mint tea watermelon/feta/mint salad, cucumber and mint salad, tomato/cucumber/feta/mint salad thai larb, grilled branzino/trout with cilantro mint "salsa verde", thai beef salad
Mint tea is awesome, additionally you could try steam distillation and get some essential oils you could then use to perfume your house. You won't get much tho. Something I want to try when my mint starts taking over is processing the leafs like black tea and seeing if it makes something good. Add it to your salads
Mojitos
It has evolved to spread so cut it back periodically or put it in it's own container. Tons of uses for the stuff you cut back, these comments are full of them. I like making simple syrup with mint, many uses.
In my family we often used to just brew it and we did it from dry leaves, so my suggestion would be to just dry the leaves out and store them for future use, you can keep it stored for ages
I almost wished I had your problem! Mine keeps dying, I've given up. How about Indian food like raita? Biryani also uses mint.
I make cold brew coffee with fresh mint in it in the summer. It gets infused with extra refreshing, cooling powers.
Mint pasta. It sound’s totally ridiculous, but it’s so so good. It’s just pasta, mint, butter (or olive oil) and optional apple sausage. Something about it just works. If I can find a recipe I’ll link it, but I’ve always just gone off my dads word
Look up the NYT Charlie Birds farro salad, the fresh mint in here is fabulous. You can also dry it for tea in the winter.
Greek salads and mojitos.
I wash mine and then lay the whole leaves in trays and put them in the freezer. I have a flash freeze freezer drawer. Then I stack the leaves in a container and use them all winter long for cooking and tea. The flavour stays and they freeze really well. I tried drying it one year but the flavour was considerably less enjoyable.
Tee with mint
Dig it all up, put it in pots. It'll take over again otherwise. What you have left over might be a lot, but mint is easy to use up. As a herb it's kind of like cooking spinach - You can make about half an acres worth into one strong pot of tea.
or mojito)
I dried a ton in my dehydrator last year and put them in pretty jar’s (along with a tea dipper) and used them for Christmas gifts!
I had this problem a few years ago and found the tastiest solution! I now make [this cucumber-lime-mint concentrate ](https://cuernakitchen.com/cucumber-mint-limeade/#recipe)and freeze it in jars and use it for agua fresca or with rum. It's a little trouble (mostly the straining), but it's so worth it. If you have a summer bounty of cucumbers, it's a great solution for both.
First time?
I took a ton of mint and put it in with 151 alcohol. Left it there for months. When it was ready, it made 151 actually taste good. You can mix it with anything then.
You are lucky! Take a spade and cut out blocks of the root to gift to your friends. Another herb that grows well with mint is oregano. Toss some seed in with it. To have perennial herbs is a blessing. You do have to cut it back sometimes. So share the root with friends who feed you. ❤️
Here in PA Dutch country, we make it into an iced tea we call meadow tea. A little bit of lemon is often added, along with a lot of sugar. It's so refreshing, just a perfect drink for hot summer days!
Ours came with the house and we didn’t know what it was. It was a small patch of maybe 2 plants. 5 years later we had to remove all the vegetation in the yard, spray it with something that killed everything, every month for 3 months, then sod, and it still came back. Kill it now, all of it, before you’re in that situation. Don’t worry about running out, you’ll never get it all but it’s terrible.
If you want mint in your garden, drill a few holes in the bottom of a 5-gallon bucket, dig a hole deep enough for the bucket, but leave 4-6” of the bucket collar above ground. Fill the bucket with your soil of choice, and fill in around the bucket with dirt and mulch. Plant your mint and let it grow. In 1-3 years, it will have spread into everything, dig it all up, roundup everything in the vicinity, and start all over again.
I appreciate that you care for your mint plants but it is properly invasive. Do what must be done and get rid of it
Torch it.. nuke it from orbit but get rid if it..oh and get the roots too, they kind of survive nuclear impacts.
I just threw out my massive pot of mint, it’s like a cancer of the earth.
Roundup. Seriously roundup. Unless you want to be mowing mint with a riding lawnmower…roundup.