#anyway mint is ABSOLUTELY NOT a common allergen wtf are you on abt.

[dragontatoes]

Mint as a counterargument is so weird? Nothing in the mint family is banned anywhere (that I know of). It's in most herb gardens already. We are already living in the worst case scenario of mint planting.

And sorry to be that guy. I'm a student of horticulture - study of growing plants - and the reason we have invasive plants is basically landscapers and plant sellers fucked up. Long story short - ppl didn't move over to the states with a pot of english ivy to dump in their own garden. Landscapers (a LONG time ago - usually the 60s at latest) went "Hey, I bet we could get ppl to pay us to plant this!", and they did. And then bc ecology wasn't well understood, it fucked the ecosystems up.

Even if it wasn't already here in abundance, Suburb Sally isn't going to destroy the whole neighborhood by smuggling over some bamboo from Japan (if she even gets through customs with that). Let her grow some mint. Why are you being a plant cop

in my opinion it is essential to make a "right to garden" law that means no one can stop you from growing whatever you want in your yard.

I think it should even apply to renters so a landlord is required to allow you to have a garden

And I think this can become a reality