"Travis M." wrote in message
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"Eigenvector" wrote in message
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I planted catnip in my herbal garden because I happen to like the smell of
it.

I realized that sooner or later the neighborhood ferals would start
chomping on it, but I didn't realize the extent of the damage they can
cause.

How well can catnip survive this kind of damage by cats? Is it a very
hardy plant that will recover or might I just as soon plant it indoors
because it won't survive outside? I always got the impression that it
was a weed basically and would recover very fast.



Mine did not survive the 2 or 3 outdoor cats that come to my yard.

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Travis in Shoreline Washington

I'm wondering about that, no harm letting it go and seeing what happens.
But between when I posted this originally and now the cats came back and
mauled the rest of my catnip plants. Not just the catnip but the lemon
catnip too - which my cat seems to ignore.

I'm gonna get me one of those motion activated scarecrows and see if that
doesn't deter them - if not at least my garden will get some water.

The other responses give me some hope, I want it to turn into a weed, I have
a 16x6 foot planter box to fill with herbs - rosemary, catnip, lavender, and
marigolds and I'm crossing my fingers that it will do well.