Catnip

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Nepeta cataria
Open pollinated.

Perennial to Zone 3. “If you set it, the cats will get it; if you sow it, they won’t know it.” Hardy perennial, will self-sow once established. Grows to 3' tall and wide. Lavender blooms in late summer are a favorite of honeybees. Likes rich or sandy soils, tolerates poor soil and drought. Tovah Martin writes that rats are reputed to despise it, so it is sometimes used as a companion plant for melons and squashes.

Calms mild stomach disorders, produces restful sleep and relieves fever when added to teas. Researchers at Iowa St. U. who claim catnip is a top-notch mosquito repellent suggest that rubbing crushed leaves on the skin is several times more effective than using DEET. Self-sows. About 1,200 seeds/g. Especially attractive to pollinators.

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4509 Catnip

A: 1g

$2.95

B: 7g

$6.50

C: 28g

$15.00

D: 112g

$33.00

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Open pollinated?: open pollinated

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About medicinal herbs: Archeological evidence dates the medicinal use of herbs back 60,000 years to the Neanderthals. 85% of the world’s population employ herbs as medicines, and 40% of pharmaceuticals in the U.S. contain plant-derived materials. Fewer than 10% of higher plant species have been investigated for their medicinal components. Interest in traditional herbal remedies continues to grow.

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Takinagawa Burdock and Resina Calendula, as well as oats, mammoth red clover and alfalfa in the Farm Seed section, also have medicinal uses. Medicinal herbs such as black cohosh, licorice, and many more are available as plants, and shipped in the spring with orders from our perennial plants warehouse.

Culture: Some herbs are customarily grown from divisions because they cannot come true from seed, such as scented thymes and flavored mints. Some require fall sowing of fresh seed, such as sweet cicely and angelica.

Using herbs: Drying herbs at home is not difficult. Whole leaves retain their flavor at least a year. To substitute fresh herbs for dried in cooking, use triple the dried quantity called for in a recipe.

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