So if I were to plant some catnip in my front yard, it would not
*hurt* the cats, right?

On another note I wonder if it would deter or attract the
neighborhood cats...Hmmm...Maybe if I planted it in the neighbors
yard the cats would go there and crap...hmmm...

"John DeBoo" wrote in message
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So if I were to plant some catnip in my front yard, it would not
*hurt* the cats, right?

On another note I wonder if it would deter or attract the
neighborhood cats...Hmmm...Maybe if I planted it in the neighbors
yard the cats would go there and crap...hmmm...


Is catnip the same as catmint?

On another note I wonder if it would deter or attract the
neighborhood cats...Hmmm

My FLA friend bought a large catnip plant from home depot and kept it on her
back patio in a pot for her cats. She lived in a large complex with lots of
neighbors with lots of cats. Her two female (not fixed) cats would spend lots
of leash time on the patio. So many cats would stop by to get high she had to
get rid of it. It was hard enough already keeping the toms away.

Elizabeth wrote:
"John DeBoo" wrote

So if I were to plant some catnip in my front yard, it would not
*hurt* the cats, right?

No.

Is catnip the same as catmint?

Possibly. Generally, though, catnip is the whiteflowered one (Nepeta
cataria), whereas catmint is either the tall or the low blueflowered one
(Nepeta grandiflora, Nepeta x faassenii).

Henriette

--
Henriette Kress, AHG Helsinki, Finland
Henriette's herbal homepage: http://www.ibiblio.org/herbmed

I would agree, depending on the cats in your area the plant may never
get a chance to get established if they hammer it hard. Some cats
however get no effect from the catnip. We have two cats, one is addicted
the other could care less. I would give it a try, the stuff grows like a
weed anyway so whats it hurt. It may help to start it in a pot then
transplant a large plant as a small plant would be no match for even a
small cat who had the fever.

Mark

dkra wrote:
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In article , John DeBoo
wrote:


So if I were to plant some catnip in my front yard, it would not
*hurt* the cats, right?

On another note I wonder if it would deter or attract the
neighborhood cats...Hmmm...Maybe if I planted it in the neighbors
yard the cats would go there and crap...hmmm...


I once planted some catnip in a pot outside my building. I wondered why
the large healthy plant started developing a flattened appearance, and
then learned that the neighbor's cat had decided to take naps in the pot.

The catnip leaves best exude their lovely, pungent fragrance when they are
damp and/or crushed.

If you plant it out in the ground, depending on the particular tastes of
these cats (not all cats go nuts over catnip) you might find it eaten to
the ground.

-- dkra

No, catnip will not hurt the cats. You will probably get visitors who will
sniff it, roll in it, or eat some of it, but they don't seem to linger around
it. They may maim the plant in the process, but they don't usually kill it -
even if they chew it to the ground, it will usually recover and regrow from the
roots.

Plant it in a plastic pot or other container set into the ground, because, like
mint, it can take over and spread. It's also a good idea to strip out the
flowers before they can spread seeds, for the same reason.

"Catmint" is not the same as catnip, although some people use the names
interchangeably. Catnip has heart-shaped, scalloped, slightly fuzzy leaves and
stalks of tiny white flowers that may have a blue or violet streak in them,
depending upon the soil. It smells only vaguely mint-like to humans (and has
only a mild mint-like taste in tea). "Catmint" has a more mint-like shiney
leaf, blue flowers, and a much more pronounced minty smell. It does not attract
cats as well as catnip, either.




-=epm=-

In matters of truth and justice,
there is no difference between large and small problems,
for issues concerning the treatment of people are all the same.
- Albert Einstein

Thanks for the clarification including botanical names.


"Henriette Kress" wrote in message
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Elizabeth wrote:
"John DeBoo" wrote

So if I were to plant some catnip in my front yard, it would not
*hurt* the cats, right?

No.

Is catnip the same as catmint?

Possibly. Generally, though, catnip is the whiteflowered one (Nepeta
cataria), whereas catmint is either the tall or the low blueflowered one
(Nepeta grandiflora, Nepeta x faassenii).

Henriette

--
Henriette Kress, AHG Helsinki, Finland
Henriette's herbal homepage: http://www.ibiblio.org/herbmed

"Catmint" is not the same as catnip, although some people use the names
interchangeably. Catnip has heart-shaped, scalloped, slightly fuzzy leaves and
stalks of tiny white flowers that may have a blue or violet streak in them,
depending upon the soil. It smells only vaguely mint-like to humans (and has
only a mild mint-like taste in tea). "Catmint" has a more mint-like shiney
leaf, blue flowers, and a much more pronounced minty smell. It does not attract
cats as well as catnip, either.






We have wild catnip growing in our area of Wisconsin. Everybody always
calls it "catnip" although it is technically a mint because it has a
square stem. If my husband or I walk through it, when we take our
shoes off, the next thing you know, our cats are licking the shoes,
rubbing against the shoes, draping themselves over the shoes. And this
goes on for hours. They even get into fights over who gets possession
of the shoes. I'd hate to see what would happen if I actually brought
some of the plant inside.

LeAnn

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LeAnn:

Catnip is in the mint family and has square stems. Trust me, I've had more than
my share of little square splinters in my bare hands when I go to clean out the
beds...[g]

As for cats licking shoes, mine have done that after I forgot I had stepped in
the recycling barrel to push down some dried mint and catnip. One of them had
her entire head inside one of my shoes, cross-eyed.

The funniest was giving Hubby some tea for an upset stomach, and watching the
same cat standing on his chest as he slept, inhaling his breath in complete
rapture....


-=epm=-

In matters of truth and justice,
there is no difference between large and small problems,
for issues concerning the treatment of people are all the same.
- Albert Einstein

MacTech wrote:


"Catmint" is not the same as catnip, although some people use the names
interchangeably. Catnip has heart-shaped, scalloped, slightly fuzzy
leaves and stalks of tiny white flowers that may have a blue or violet
streak in them, depending upon the soil. It smells only vaguely mint-like
to humans (and has only a mild mint-like taste in tea). "Catmint" has a
more mint-like shiney leaf, blue flowers, and a much more pronounced
minty smell. It does not attract cats as well as catnip, either.






We have wild catnip growing in our area of Wisconsin. Everybody always
calls it "catnip" although it is technically a mint because it has a
square stem. If my husband or I walk through it, when we take our
shoes off, the next thing you know, our cats are licking the shoes,
rubbing against the shoes, draping themselves over the shoes. And this
goes on for hours. They even get into fights over who gets possession
of the shoes. I'd hate to see what would happen if I actually brought
some of the plant inside.

LeAnn

Share the view from Rural Route 2. . .
Christmas In Dairyland
To read sample chapters and other stories, click he
http://ruralroute2.com

Hmmm ... I wonder what would happen if you were to rub some in the middle of
the street?

(nasty laugh)

Bill
--
Zone 5b (Detroit, MI)
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