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Ok but counterpoint why do my incredibly thriving hanging pots of mints inevitably become a home for massive amounts of aphids, huh?
I'm honestly just annoyed they love my mint specifically, haven't even had an issue on them on tomatoes, or other herbs. Spraying them because this is generally just the stuff I grow on my balcony and I can't be arsed to try and introduce predators when they won't stick around. LEAVE MY MINT ALONE
Deffo keep the mint then if they only go after it. Sounds like it's serving as a pest magnet and keeping the rest of your stuff cleaner if I'm reading right.
Maybe if it's not actually killing the plant but from my experience plant pests just tend to propagate exponentially.
Oh I let them kill the diversion plant. If I really want what that thing is growing I just get a second and put it somewhere else usually.
Different story at work where I have to make sure everything lives but at home I have this horrible looking nasturtium that I spray wayyyyyyy less on purpose.