CATNIP
Ellie dozes by the patio door in the heat of the sun. Today is the last day of May and we finally have some intermittent sunshine! In fact we are having our first hot day. We need the warmth so plants will grow. Her crossed paws are next to a flower pot placed there for lots of sun.
Can you guess what's growing in the pot?
While still living in Fredericton, my youngest daughter took a slice of a tomato and placed it in a glass jar filled with soil. It was February then and she wanted to try growing indoor tomatoes. She was experimenting. The seeds sprouted and she was very happy but this event presented her with a challenge. Her apartment lease was ending and she was coming home for good. She gifted her house plants to friends. But not the baby tomatoes. Easter weekend they were carefully packed into the van for the drive to Toronto. Though a bit in shock after such a very long ride, they survived and were placed on our kitchen table along with the orchid and African violet that continue to bloom.
On the Mother's Day weekend,while creating all my lovely planters, she transplanted her little plants into several pots. The ones in this photo are the biggest ones from her many seedlings. She's very proud of these plants and is hoping to harvest some tomatoes this summer. I wish her success. It could be the beginning of her future in vegetable gardening. She has mastered floral pot arrangements so this seems like a natural progression. Who knows? I'll keep you posted on how well these plants do.
So far the cat has not nibbled at them. Do cats eat tomato plants? Perhaps we should be adding a catnip potted plant to minimize the risk?
Well, I'll be darned, tomato plants from a slice of tomato! Food for thought..... Maybe do a google search if cats can eat the greenery. Maybe plant the cat some grass in a pot, if you can't find catnip seed.
ReplyDeleteI don't think the cat will bother the tomato plant, but you never know. I agree with Sharon, google it and make sure they are not poisonous or something. Which I doubt.
ReplyDeletewill be waiting to find out if cats eat tomato plants, dogs do
ReplyDeleteOur cat loved Corsican Mint, she would rub her face in it and stink of mint. But houseplants live a tenuous existence here in our house, they struggle to survive... often due to neglect.
ReplyDeleteWill be interesting to see what the cat does with the tomato plant! My cat would eat *anything*.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know you could start tomatoes from a slice of tomato. Wishing mher lots of luck.
ReplyDeleteCan't imagine kitties would like the taste of tomato vine--that's sharp stuff and even perfumers hesitate to add its molecules to a mix, although they do lend niche mystic to a perfume. On the other hand, I can't imagine chomping down on a furry mouse, so I'm no expert on either cats or perfume.
ReplyDeleteWe have found cats love cut flowers, so we no longer can keep any in the house, or we may have water spilled every place. Some plants can make a cat sick. This cat is our daughters, who along with our daughter and granddaughter moved back home almost three years ago. We don't complain, daughter is working full time and taking classes, this fall she'll be starting her RN program while still trying to work full time. A lot of women wouldn't be attempting that. Granddaughter is a joy to have around, she's 11 now and very well behaved.
ReplyDeleteI was going to say marijuana (ha ha), but I knew that it was really tomatoes. A catnip plant is a good idea. I don't know if cats will eat the tomatoes, but squirrels do, in my experience, so keep the window shut.
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