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green beetles and their and fat, black grubs.Mint is a prolific plant, so there's no need to control the beetles. If you're worried, you could try growing pennyroyal, Mentha pulegium as a sacrificial crop, or simply remove beetles and larvae by hand

We have a Community Herb Garden in which we grow Thyme. Unfortunately Ants are building nests under the spreading thyme and destroying them. What can we do?     Ants love dry ground, is there any way that you can make it damper to deter them?  I had

Hi, this is my second year of growing my own salad and veg, this year i've moved upto a 8 x 6 green house and so far everything is growing quickly. My issue is, this morning i went into the greenhouse and discovered on my mint plant hundreds

, you might have to paint the leaves of the mint with weedkiller.  I did this last year by mixing glyphosate (Roundup or similar) with wallpaper paste and painting it onto creeping buttercup that was infesting some low-growing conifers and heathers.  It

Dig over veg plots, mixing compost into the soil as you goContinue filling a trench with kitchen waste where you want to grow beansCover rhubarb with forcing jars for an early harvestUse cloches to warm the soil for early sowingsPlant new fruit

Watch Monty Don as he creates a scented garden using a variety of lavender plants, with suggestions for encouraging bushy growth.summerMore advice on growing herbsMedicinal herbs by Jekka McVicarPicking herbsRaising new mint plantsPlanting herbs

Ive grown cat mint from seed and although its growing well should i nip it out to encourage the plants to thicken up? I nip out a couple of the shoots, so that it flowers longer and it does bush out a bit more. I agree - would definetely nip out

Help! We had some new turf laid last October, in place of old fruit bushes.  Unfortunately we now have brambles and mint growing through.  I have tried stump and bramble killer on the main plants, but how do I get rid of the bits growing through

and mintIce cube traysummer-autumn30 minutesSelect the healthiest and freshest shoots of yourchosen herb and cut the leaves away from the stems. Wash the leaves, then chop them up into small pieces using a sharp knife or a pair of kitchen scissors

, a place of contemplation.  The grass under the tree, with table and chairs, does not grow much. So what can we do about the bare ground? My first thought is to put paving of some sort down ,leaving a clear circle of soil round the catalpa trunk. I