4:20, feline style
October 9, 2004 3:04 PM Subscribe
The other thing is, because catnip is a kind of mint, if you plant it outside, be prepared for it to take over your entire garden.
posted by biscotti at 12:18 AM on October 10, 2004
posted by biscotti at 12:18 AM on October 10, 2004
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1) It's really, really easy to grow. Open seed packet, sprinkle on soil, water occasionally, wait two months. That's it.
2) Cut the LEAVES, not just the floweing buds, even though for some strange reason you'd think the buds would be the active part.
3) When you've picked it and want to dry it, do NOT put it on a cookie sheet and put it in a half-open oven turned to low heat. Because while that will indeed help dry the catnip so it will keep better, your apartment will completely fill with catnip fumes which will sting your eyes slightly--and make your poor cat get completely stoned out of his gourd just from breathing. Catnip isn't psychoactive to cats because they eat it, it's psychoactive from its essential oils and its smell.
4) While trying to get rid of the smell in your apartment, do not sit down and watch "Requiem for a Dream" for the first time. Especially while your cat is still totally high. You'll feel guilty.
posted by Asparagirl at 11:18 PM on October 9, 2004