Bummer. Though not entirely surprising - as pervasive as they sound, if the shape and texture made them a good candidate for lawns, I’m sure it’d have been tried well before my two neurons fired off the idea.
…I do wonder if there’s a similar candidate. I don’t know jack about what herbs and such actually look like before making it into a jar in my kitchen, but if there is something that grows comparably to clover, feels decent to walk on, and smells decent when trimmed, even if it’s not quite as amazing as mint…
I mean, if we’re gonna go through the trouble of growing a crop just to cut it and throw it away, it might as well at least smell nice, right?
Or we could do the smart thing and ditch the lawn for a legit herb garden that we can actually consume… but that kind of logic is a tall order.
Creeping thyme is quite nice
Stays soft and low
Not as aggressive as mint though, so you might have to make space vs just letting the mint go
Of the rest of herbs I grow (basil, rosemary, parsley, cilantro, chives/winter onions, oregano) the oregano isn’t too woody or tall. It gets a bit leggy, though it could just be fallen over and accepting of is new life. Also a lot oregano varieties to work with. Nice hot oregano
Unclear how it would directly complete with other plants.
Bummer. Though not entirely surprising - as pervasive as they sound, if the shape and texture made them a good candidate for lawns, I’m sure it’d have been tried well before my two neurons fired off the idea.
…I do wonder if there’s a similar candidate. I don’t know jack about what herbs and such actually look like before making it into a jar in my kitchen, but if there is something that grows comparably to clover, feels decent to walk on, and smells decent when trimmed, even if it’s not quite as amazing as mint…
I mean, if we’re gonna go through the trouble of growing a crop just to cut it and throw it away, it might as well at least smell nice, right?
Or we could do the smart thing and ditch the lawn for a legit herb garden that we can actually consume… but that kind of logic is a tall order.
Creeping thyme is quite nice Stays soft and low Not as aggressive as mint though, so you might have to make space vs just letting the mint go
Of the rest of herbs I grow (basil, rosemary, parsley, cilantro, chives/winter onions, oregano) the oregano isn’t too woody or tall. It gets a bit leggy, though it could just be fallen over and accepting of is new life. Also a lot oregano varieties to work with. Nice hot oregano
Unclear how it would directly complete with other plants.