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F freddiefreelance Member San Diego, Ca. Joined: Feb 15, 2003 Posts: 3006	F freddiefreelance Posted posted on Fri, May 13, 2005 8:51 AM For the freshest mint & limes you could try growing your own. Mexican & Bearss limes grow happily in Southern California, and this is the time of year to find them in garden centers. You can find small ones that'll be happy growing in a large pot on a patio. Be careful about planting mint in a garden, it throws out roots in every direction & can come up as a new plant from the root ends. I've seen one plant infest an entire yard & move into the surrouding yards, too. The roots can grow out through the drainage hole in the bottom of a pot & into the ground & get into your garden that way, so plant your mint in either porus pots with no drainage holes, pots with built in bottoms, or put the pots on solid concrete with no access to the surrounding soil. Rev. Dr. Frederick J. Freelance, Ph.D., D.F.S [ Edited by: freddiefreelance on 2005-05-13 08:51 ]

For the freshest mint & limes you could try growing your own.

Mexican & Bearss limes grow happily in Southern California, and this is the time of year to find them in garden centers. You can find small ones that'll be happy growing in a large pot on a patio.

Be careful about planting mint in a garden, it throws out roots in every direction & can come up as a new plant from the root ends. I've seen one plant infest an entire yard & move into the surrouding yards, too. The roots can grow out through the drainage hole in the bottom of a pot & into the ground & get into your garden that way, so plant your mint in either porus pots with no drainage holes, pots with built in bottoms, or put the pots on solid concrete with no access to the surrounding soil.

Rev. Dr. Frederick J. Freelance, Ph.D., D.F.S

[ Edited by: freddiefreelance on 2005-05-13 08:51 ]

Post #158574 by freddiefreelance on Fri, May 13, 2005 8:51 AM