Andy is a bit grumpy…
…waiting for his home-grown, fresh ‘nip!
(Not to worry. He got his nip. No photos were taken, however, thanks to a smart phone failure. Frankly, neither kitty boy reacts in a cute way to ‘nip. Both make a face like they just smelled a skunk. Dougy runs away and Andy circles around my hand with the ‘nip till he adjusts to the stench – ‘nip has a really nasty musky stench in my opinion and Dougy’s – then he sniffs and licks and chomps down on the leaf. Dougy eventually comes around for his share, but he prefers kitty treats over ‘nip any day!)
Tell Andy and Dougy that I, too, think fresh nip smells stinky. I like dry nip.
The girl cats here seem to like catnip better than the boys. Even old Willow gets a rise out of it.
I’m not sure what the deal is with Dougy. Andy likes it any way he can get it, but Dougy seems a bit overwhelmed by the fresh ‘nip. I grant it is a strong scent whern a cat can be several feet away and can react to it!
Your garden in jars does not seem a pleasure for those ” unhappy ” cats ! 🙂
I am sorry Doug you comment did not succed to pass WordPress . Perhapss a new try?
In friendship
Michel .
WordPress has been giving me problems of late.
As for the jars, the catnip is stronger than dried ‘nip, and it takes them a little time to get used to fresh leaves again.
I tried posting on your blog post again, Michel, and it looks like it posted.
Yeah, Doug ; The comment is there . Thank you to have tried again.
In friendship
Michel
I tried growing it in a vacant spot in the garden and a few different, but similar, plants started growing and I could not tell what was what so I abandoned growing it! Get it from Chewy or Amazon now and then. Long ago was giving it, rubbed on a toy, to Washe cat daily but he started acting like a zapped-out tweeker junkie! So now he gets a little, no more then once a week, on Sunday afternoons & I join him with a couple beers for me 😉
I had the problem of visiting cats having ‘nip parties! I even put a cage around a grown lamp grown plant. A neighbor teenage cat managed to rip the plant to shreds…reaching through the openings. Another plant grown and put outside in a bank of potted plants attracted another neighborhood cat. (I thought it was secure because it was hidden in so many plants!) I came home from work, and the kitty was sprawled out on the patio, surrounded with by catnip stems and leaves. He’d spent the day getting high, coming down, and repeating the process till the little catnip was a all used up!
I grow basil and my puppy goes batcrap crazy smelling it…it is weird….chuq
I kind of react the same to basil! It’s my favorite! One year, I grew 12 different varieties of it in my garden and it was a summer to remember. (I don’t have a garden where I live now, though I can grow small amounts in the window.)
My favorite these days is thyme…..I love that woody smell….chuq
I grew thyme, rosemary, oregano, and marjoram (among several other herbs) under a grow light, The I highly recommend the fresh marjoram! I grew other herbs as well – that was when I grew all the basil varieties, too. Starting the ‘nip from seed reminded me how much I enjoyed growing an herb garden using a light stand. I’ll have to look into getting a new one that’s not quite as big as the one I used to have.
I know I prefer marjoram over oregano…our grow season down here is lengthy so most of the herbs grow well for about 9-10 months….chuq
Whew! -10 months here would have to be in a greenhouse!
Yep we are lucky if we get cold weather for two months…..some years we seldom see any frost…..good for gardens stuff…sucks if you have fruit trees which I do…..chuq
We had our first frost here last Tuesday. Average killer frost (which we haven’t had yet) is September 15th.
Damn! We have not had any temps lower than 90 since May…..I would love some cooler weather…..house has been closed up too long….chuq
Ugh! It is a shame when one has to leave the house closed when the weather is “nice” but too hot. We had enough of those days here this year, but nothing like your 90s all season. With two cats (even with odor-control litter) it always is nice to be able to leave the door open for fresh air.
Jan/Feb and a bit of March we get some cool weather….then the temps start up and summer is here…..chuq
He’s so cute when he’s grumpy ♥
I agree! LOL!