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theroadtofairyland · 1 year

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Thoroughly Mentholated

Watercolor On Artboard

2022, 12"x 16"

Garden Mint, Mentha

Jadeite and Sugilite

#art #nature #artists on tumblr #flowers #floral #watercolor #painting #minimalism #herbs #garden #mint #garden mint #spearmint #sugilite #artist #artwork #jade #jadeite #artists #botany #plants

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askwhatsforlunch · 29 days

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Lemon and Garden Herb Asparagus

These bright, fragrant and delightfully buttery Lemon and Garden Herb Asparagus make a delicious May Day lunch! Have a good one!

Ingredients (serves 2):

about 2 dozens green asparagus, rinsed

1 teaspoon coarse sea salt

1 tablespoon unsalted butter

1/2 tablespoon olive oil

1 lemon

3 fluffy sprigs Garden Chervil

a small bunch Garden Chives

half a dozen leaves fresh mint

a pinch of fleur de sel or sea salt flakes

Chervil Hollandaise Sauce, warmed, to serve

Trim the bottoms of the asparagus.

Bring a large, deep pan of water to a boil over medium-high heat. Stir in coarse salt, and add the asparagus. Cook, 5 minutes.

Once cooked, immediately plunge the asparagus in a bowl of ice water, to stop cooking. Drain thoroughly.

In a large frying pan, melt butter with olive oil over a medium flame. Once the butter is just foaming, grate in the zest of the whole lemon. Cook, 1 minute.

Finely chop Chervil, Chives and mint, and add half of the chopped herbs to the pan. Cook, 1 minute more.

Add asparagus to the pan, shaking gently to coat them in herbs and butter. Cook, shaking often, about 5 to 7 minutes until just browning. Sprinkle with fleur de sel. Add remaining chopped Chervil, Chives and mint, and toss, to coat.

Serve Lemon and Garden Herb Asparagus immediately, with warm Chervil Hollandaise Sauce, buttered Sourdough toasts and chilled dry white wine, like a Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc.

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jadesdumbstuff · 2 years

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#plants #indoor plants #meirl #mint #outdoor plants #garden #gardening #backyard #house plant #plantlife #plantbased

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animeglitch · 18 days

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los-plantalones · 3 months

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reblog to share some mint with your followers. just don't let it escape containment, okay?

#mint #peppermint #herbs #plants #transparent png #transparent background #plantblr #mint is to gardens what glitter is to craft areas #if it escapes containment it gets fucking everywhere and it’s impossible to get rid of

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textless · 1 month

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It's the most wonderful time of the year - baby praying mantis season!

I haven't posted any new photos in a month or so for reasons, not least that it's been fun to look through old pictures and give them another chance at love, or views, or whatever. But yesterday I spotted the first praying mantis babies of the season, and that calls for a change of pace. Shoot, I think it should be a holiday.

The earliest I have ever seen mantis babies here is April 14. So, April 21 is right on time. I found at least five individuals, and they are so tiny and well-camouflaged that it certainly means there are lots more I haven't seen.

Hooray, and happy Baby Mantis Season!

Cochise County, Arizona, April 2024.

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turtlesandfrogs · 2 years

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You can actually grow mint in the ground. It takes a bit of a trick, but you can definitely do it.

But first, a personal lesson on why people tell you not to plant mint in the ground (and yes, I knew better, but life happens and I didn't actually intentionally plant this):

This is my apple mint patch, which started by accidently dropping some minty debris and thinking, what's the worst that could happen? This. This is what can happen.

As you can see, it has engulfed potatoes, rhubarb, strawberries, and raspberries. It has received no care. It has out competed the invasive species that was there (bindweed), and replaced it. It's about 4 feet tall in the center, 5 feet wide, and 7 feet long. I really should do something about it this year.

And here's my other mint patch which is lest than 10 feet away, started at the same time, looking a little rough because I pulled some out to give a friend the other day (well, and it's shaded, and that corner of the yard is pretty weedy- but still! It gets the idea across!)

Take a closer look at the soil between the pots:

Notice something? Something like the mint not escaping? Yeah, there's bindweed that's gotten in, but ignore that for now*.

Mint.

In the ground.

Contained.

I also know someone who planted theirs in a chimney flue bricks, and it too, has not escaped- even after 5 years.

Why is this important? Well, because mint likes it moist and pots dry out quickly (which means that if i had to keep an eye on it, it would have died 4 years ago).

But if you half bury the pot, the roots (but not the runners!) go down and out and can use the moisture in the soil. I actually lifted these pots up a while ago to check, and they had sent roots down but not runners- and it has been multiple years.

Meaning I haven't had to water this mint. Not even during the 100+ weather days, and we have a summer dry period where we don't get any rain for months.

Now, truly, I was a bit concerned and not trusting of my own idea when I started this, so let me draw a picture of what this system actually is, for folks like me who think it's too good to be true and want some extra insurance:

So, as you can see, I didn't put the pot straight into the ground- I actually mostly buried a bin (that had holes in the bottom for drainage), and planted mint pots into that. I have not seen any mint escaping from the pots, but that's there, just in case.

*bindweed/perennial morning glory is awful. If you see it starting in your garden, remove it without hesitancy or mercy. Get every little bit of root. It's harder to get rid of than English ivy or Himalayan blackberry.

#adhd gardening #for folks who don't know mint is the glitter of the gardening world #gardenblr #gardening #my plants #grow your own #mint #did i make this whole post because someone told me not to plant mint in the ground even if it was in a pot? yes. yes i did #I'm probably going to redo this whole post in a couple weeks after I've cleaned up this area #because yikes

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humunanunga · 1 year

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'Tism won again! 🎉

Re:that post about invasive mints and the addition about outcompeting them with related plants, you can look up native lamiaceae species if you're still worried about replacing one invasive species with another! If you live in the USA, uswildflowers.com lets you search by state, and if you wanna narrow your search results even more, look up [plant family] native to your ecoregion!

There are different-level ecoregional maps for each state too--

--and some species only occur in the wild within unique subregions. For example, there's a Brazos mint, or rattlesnake flower, that only grows in sandy soil within the post oak belt in Texas, and the post oak savannahs only show up within the east central Texas plains on a level IV-inclusive map.

And I dunno about anyone else, but there's something special about meeting some of your more exclusive neighbors.

#mint #lamiaceae #invasive species #native plants #ecoregion #environmentalism #gardening #media #website #tldr #etc

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bluebelly-sun-serpentine · 1 year

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rave-meow · 11 days

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interrupting your scheduled mairimashita posting for some doodles of favorites from other media (theres way more. WAY MORE. but in a combination of forgetfulness, a now cramping hand, and sheer tiredness.... I left a lot out (broken heart emoji .. ill do a part 2 eventually

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louvys · 1 year

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theroadtofairyland · 2 years

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Thoroughly Mentholated

Watercolor On Artboard

2022, 12"x 16"

Garden Mint, Mentha

Jadeite and Sugilite

#art #nature #artists on tumblr #flowers #floral #watercolor #painting #minimalism #herbs #garden #mint #garden mint #spearmint #sugilite #artist #artwork #jade #jadeite #artists #botany #plants

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askwhatsforlunch · 10 months

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Tomato and Feta Semolina Salad (Vegetarian)

We're back on the road, heading Southwards to a little French Riviera holiday! Except this time, we're driving there (when I say we, I mean Mum and Jules, whom we are picking up en route in Dijon!) But before we even reach Burgundy, we'll have a little picnic (one of my favourite things on a long drive), and this Tomato and Feta Semolina Salad is exactly the sort of dishes that travels well and nicely! Happy Saturday!

Ingredients (serves 2):

1 1/2 cup Lemon Semolina

a dozen leaves fresh garden mint

a small bunch fresh Garden Chervil

a small bunch fresh Garden Chives

1/2 cup ripe Cherry Tomatoes, rinsed

a small Green Onion

2 tablespoons olive oil

60 grams/2 ounces Feta Cheese

Spoon Lemon Semolina into a medium bowl.

Finely chop fresh mint and Garden Chervil and Garden Chives, and add to the bowl.

Halve Cherry Tomatoes, and add to the bowl as well.

Finely chop Green Onion, and add to the bowl. Drizzle in olive oil, and give a good but gentle stir, to mix well.

Finally, crumble in Feta Cheese, and gently toss once more.

If bringing on a picnic, spoon Tomato and Feta Semolina Salad into a container, close tightly, and chill in the refregirator at least a few hours (to overnight) before leaving (or serving)!

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disabled-dragoon · 5 days

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Right! I'm off to the garden centre today.

My plan is to try and get a tomato plant- there are three centres within 15 minutes of my village so I'm hoping at least one of them pulls through for me.

Also on the agenda for today:

Cress seeds (for my guinea pigs, they go mad for the stuff and it's the only thing I can confidently grow from a seed)

New tools (my old ones got badly damaged when my grow tent fell down)

Lettuces

Container soil

Possible Herbs- I haven't decided which ones yet, but I do want to try mint. No idea what I'll do with it but I'll figure it out. Someone said it goes nicely in tea.

#listen I've heard the horror stories about mint #I get it #if it gets overgrown at least my garden will smell nice #oh I could learn how to make mint ice cream!#gardening #not disability related

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sixthleafclover · 11 months

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Brave Mint Dragon.

Prints: https://sixthleafcloverstore.com/products/mint-dragon

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greencheekconure27 · 2 months

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#chaotic gardening #mint #stinging nettles #nettles #weeds #plants #gardening #polls

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