Just-started seedlings may bloom later. How do you harvest catnip? Because catnip flowers attract bees and wasps as well as butterflies, be careful where you grasp the stems while cutting them.

Mosquitoes are not a welcome visitor to the backyard, and you may be looking for ways to keep them out. This easy-to-grow herb may be the solution you need.

Catnip is hardy in zones 3-9 and prefers a sunny location. Catmint will grow in zones 4-8, which means it’s hardy through most of Minnesota, including the Duluth area, but won’t do well in the ...

Catnip's evolutionary history is key to its powerful effect on felines. by Nina Pullano Updated: Feb. 20, 2024 Originally Published: May 13, 2020 ...

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Studies have shown that catnip may be as effective as the widely used synthetic repellent diethyl- m -toluamide, or DEET (SN: 9/5/01). But it was unknown how the plant repelled insects.

Catnip is an herb that has an animated effect on most cats. For cats that are sensitive to the plant, just a sniff will put them in a state of euphoria for around 10 minutes. Fresh or dried catnip ...

In a 2017 study published in the journal Behavioural Processes, researchers tested the effects of catnip on sixty domestic cats. They reported that only two-thirds of adult cats are believed to ...

Catnip isn’t just intensely pleasurable for cats. It’s also practical – chewing and licking the leaves of the plant releases compounds that repel pesky insects like mosquitoes.

Catnip, catmint, catwort, field balm -- it doesn't matter what you call Nepeta cataria. Lions, tigers, panthers, and your common domestic tabby just can't seem to get enough of this fragrant herb.