Why You Need to Trim Catnip
Cat mint can proliferate if you don’t keep it in check. This is for many the main reason to cut this perennial regularly. But there are many more reasons why a cut can be useful. To preserve health A backcut,…
How to Propagate Catnip
some love her, while others are happy when she has finally disappeared from the garden. Over self-seeding, the catnip multiplies gladly and quickly in self-direction. But you can also take the propagation into your own hands. Method 1: Sowing Catnip produces numerous small seeds after flowering. So they become new herbaceous perennials: collect in autumn and sow in spring easily cover with nutrient-poor soil ideal germ temperature: 20 °C keep…
How to Sow Catnip Seeds
To buy a preferred catnip and plant it in the garden is no trick. If you are looking for a little challenge and love watching small seeds turn into pretty perennials, you should pull catnip from seeds. Select suitable…
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