A mint plant with withered leaves sits on a window sill. - Valeria Vechterova/Getty Images Mint has a reputation for being so easy to grow and more difficult to keep under control in your garden than ...

It may be delicious, but mint can be highly invasive. If you love the cool, crisp, refreshing taste of mint in your lemonade or atop a summer salad, then you may be tempted to plant it in your garden.

Mint production has been decreasing in Idaho because of the challenges in getting rid of pests. Darin Oswald doswald@idahostatesman.com Though Idaho may be known for its potatoes, the state exceeds ...

Though Idaho may be known for its potatoes, the state exceeds most any other for a much lesser-known crop: peppermint. But across the U.S., mint farmers see a major threat to production that’s ...