i picked up a sad looking catnip plant on impulse at the pet store the other day and threw it in my veg room. will cool flouro light be adequate, my veggin girls love it. any advise will be helpful

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I've never grown catnip indoors, but I get monster plants outside. I would think it would like the lights you use to veg.

It's a plant that does better with topping or trimming. It always grows well after it's been wallered around on by my cats.

If you see buds start to from cut them off, the plant dies off somewhat after it blooms and it is kind of ugly. My cats do love those smelly tops to eat and roll on though.

Since you just bought it, you should put it in a bigger pot, those ones sold in the stores tend to be rootbound.

many thanks, i plan on repotting it after it starts to look a bit better. right now its pretty sad and stretched. id put it outside but the cats would muderlize it for sure, theyre junkies.

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Once you get it repotted and it perks up and starts to grow good do a nice topping job on it. That will force new growth in lower areas and make it more bushy.

The part you cut off you can give to your cats fresh. Catnip smells stronger if you bruise the leaves a little. After I break some off for my cats I crush it lightly in my hand to release the smell. Make sure you wash you hands really well after that, you don't want some stoned cat attacking your hand.

Catnip deters aphids, japenese beetles and ants. Rubbing some on your skin is a natural mosquito repellent.

i am trying (for the 2nd time) to grow some catnip from seed... they seem to have a very low germination rate... and are real sensitive when they are sprouts... hope they make it though...

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lets do catnip journals!!!

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if mine makes it.....

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if it doesnt, try petco or petsmart or one of those bigger places like that. thats where i bought my sad looking catnip plant and now it looks great!

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considered that after reading this thread... i planted a shitload of different herbs... didnt label them well either; just put the seed packets under them... wife has "cleaned up" my lil area since then, so now i have at least 3diff plants that im not sure which tray is the catnip..; just gonna grow out my smorgasbord and see what i have i guess

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ill put up pics of my nip so you know if you have some or not.

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