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title: "Hey guys! I’m new to planting/flowers! Has anyone ever propagated…"
description: "Hey guys! I’m new to planting/flowers! Has anyone ever propagated spearmint before? I have a TON of it planted in a small garden from the prior residents and I…"
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# Hey guys! I’m new to planting/flowers! Has anyone ever propagated…

_Posted by Kase on 2024-04-26_

Hey guys! I’m new to planting/flowers! Has anyone ever propagated spearmint before? I have a TON of it planted in a small garden from the prior residents and I want to move it, not throw it out!

## 4 comments

### Kades commented on 2024-04-26

I have never done it but I can imagine it would do pretty well. Mint is a nuisance in my garden and it takes over everything so I’d put it in its own pot once all is said and done lol.

#### Ladybirdplants replied on 2024-04-26

Make sure if it’s on grass that you put a slab or something underneath the pot too if it’s shallow, as their roots can spread through the drainage holes too

### Succulent❤️Mama commented on 2024-04-26

Yeah I was going to say that propagating isn’t your issue. Good luck removing it!🤣 Mint grows really easy, if you leave any of it behind in the garden, it will probably come back. I would advise you dig a wide chunk of soil up around it and put that in a pot. I had my peppermint in a pot sitting on the ground and it started growing in the yard near by.😄 Just from roots growing into the dirt outside the pot! So I moved the pot onto a table and pulled up the mint in the yard for a couple years until it stopped coming back.

### Kate commented on 2024-04-27

Yes, my dad has taken cuttings of mint and put them in water. They eventually grow roots. I agree with the above statements to keep it in a pot/confined to its space as it does like to spread!

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