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A mint plant grows many horizontal branches along the ground from which new plants can arise. How can this be harmful to the growing plants?​

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The aromatic aroma of mint isn’t as pleasing to many crop pests, so planting crops next to mint can deter these plant nemeses.

Step-by-step explanation:

Mint can suffer from several plant diseases such as verticillium wilt, mint rust, mint anthracnose. If these strike, the best thing to do is get rid of your mint plants and get new, healthy ones. Just don't place them in the same spot or potting soil because that increases the chances that the disease will spread to the replacement plants as well. In Other Words, If you're feeling kind, you can call mint plants aggressive. If you don't like thugs taking over your garden, you will consider mint invasive. Because it grows by underground root runners, mint spreads easily and quickly. To contain it, grow mint in a 12- to 16-inch-wide pot so it can't ramble through your landscape.

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