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Once I uncover my pond from the winter I don't cover anything until I cover it back up for the next winter. I want plants that I don't have to fret about (I got enough going on to remember to cover plants). If a plant dies off I just replace it with something else (I figure it wasn't meant to be in my garden). The majority of my plants have lasted for a couple years now. I typically replace 1-3 plants each spring because they didn't come back (all in the same areas). Thats partially why I decided to go with another herb in one of those areas, my herbs have not done me wrong.
Keep a close eye on your spearmint, they are VERY invassive (in case you didn't know). I just added some edging around mine to keep it fomr creeping into my other plant areas. I usually have to prune it (sideways, not tops) once a week if not more. Chocolate isn't as invassive because the growth is on top of the soil so its easy to see & cut (spearmint digs down a couple inches).
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Katy
Are we SURE there are actually a whole 24 hours in a day? It sure seems like there are less than that. 
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