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Fri, Aug 17, 12 at 20:15
| Just trying to gain information ahead of time so I will know what needs to be done come fall. I have quite a bit of catmint growing as a ground cover. I have cut it back once and it has returned quite nicely and now I am wondering. Do I cut it back again now (still looks fine) or wait til the frost kills it or do I leave it through the winter? I left it last year then simply rake it out in early April and it did wonderfully throughout the spring and summer. However I think this year I would rather not leave it (UGLY) unless this is best for the mint. Can you share how you tend to yours in the colder areas. Thanks in advance. |
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| I have Walkers Low and the much taller upright N. subsessilis. I cut them both back after the first bloom flush as you did, and get a rebloom by early August. Then at the end of the growing season, I cut them back to the ground. I am always pleased with the fresh spring growth without all that 'brush' to clean up around it. |
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- Posted by mad_gallica Z5 Eastern NY (My Page) on Sat, Aug 18, 12 at 11:14
| Catmint doesn't seem to care. There are things that have to be cut back in the fall, and things that shouldn't be cut back in the fall. It isn't in either of those categories. If I get everything that has to be done, finished, and get to it - great. If I don't, no harm done. I usually get about a third of them done. |
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| Agree with mad gallica re: cut it back whenever you get to it |
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