My mint plant is now happily pest free, thanks to a lot of patience, radical pruning, and judicious use of a dish soap and cayenne pepper solution. The now pest-free plant has moved quarters too, into spacious digs in a cheery red pot, along with a dwarf lupin.
I also bought a few more pots, some good dirt, and some more plants. I now have a hot banana pepper plant, a busy sweat pea that doesn't need staking (or, so said the accompanying tag), and a thyme plant that I bought at our local farmer's market today. I would have bought more herbs, but I had a hard enough time getting one plant home alive in this horrid heat (on a bike, no less!). I now have a veritable little garden going on in my little balcony. With luck, everything will grow well, and I'll have my own peas, hot peppers, and herbs to enjoy over the summer and fall. The only thing I wish I had was a cayenne pepper plant, but alas, the only seeds I have left are back in my parents' house. I contemplated buying habanero peppers, but I decided against it. Now, I'm having not-buyers remorse; I may go back to Lowe's to get one. And another bucket to use as a pot.
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