Catnip - Catmint (Nepata cataria) PLUG PLANTS - For Your Cats Enjoyment
The first 4 plugs are the plants now
Mainly 2 plants per cell and they can be divided if needed, gently tease apart and repot. There could be a bit of loose soil in the pack as the plugs are sent quite dry (They prefer it that way!)
The plants will benefit either way by being trimmed by nipping the tops off occasionally to promote a bushy growth habit.
The cut off pieces can be given to your cat to play with until the spring comes and faster growth starts
As it's early in the season, a sunny windowsill indoors or greenhouse/polytunnel protection will be ideal. Please note the different coloured leaves, the colder the weather the more purple they become.
Catnip or Catmint (Nepata cataria) is a perennial is a greyish plant with whitish purple flowers. Cat's find it hard resist the intoxicating scent of this plant, and it will need protecting from them. The leaves have a mint-like smell. Use leaves fresh or dry in tea and cat toys. Native habitat is on roadside banks.
Growing
Catnip can be grown for several years in the same place with only minimal weeding required. Like most herbs in the mint family, catnip can easily spread and take over a garden if allowed to.
IT'S SLUG TIME! Protect the plants from slugs and snails.
