Once a friend of mine gave me a fern as a feng shui item to put in a
corner so that it'll attract money. My two kittens chewed it to the
bone and the sad plant died. Yes, I'm still poor...and as long as I
have these two rascals, Oscar and Lonnie, will always be. :-\

I'm too afraid to raise catnip..afraid for the plant. Maybe cat
grass...

Layne

On 11 Jul 2004 19:51:55 GMT, Ol' Duffer wrote:

Planted a short row of catnip in the new grape arbor this year,
figuring our cat would enjoy it. After reading the planting
suggestions on the package, I thought I would try for an extra
good stand and bought three packages instead of one.

Germinated well, and when the sprouts looked big enough to fend
for themselves, I showed Fluffy where it was. She was suitably
greatful, however...

It is now apparent that I underestimated her ability and persistance
in grazing the little plants nearly flush with the ground. Moreover,
she has now determined that directly on top of the poor things is a
great place for a morning nap. And afternoon. And evening.

I guess I don't mind, as I planted the stuff mostly for her to
enjoy, but it is unclear whether any of it will survive long enough
to naturalize. I think I'm going to have to make a stronger run at
it next year. Maybe three rows with ten seed packs, about an order
of magnitude more than one might think reasonable.