Gaea's Blessing Seeds - Catnip Seeds 1500+ Non-GMO Seeds Nepata Cataria High Yield Open-Pollinated 90% Germination Rate 1.1g
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Nepata Cataria

Cats go crazy for this easy-to-grow plant. Makes a delicious tea from green leaves. Start early indoors or outdoors after danger of frost. Hardy perennial, will self-sow once established. Likes rich or sandy soils. Tolerates poor soil and drought. Calms mild stomach disorders, produces restful sleep and relieves fever when added to teas. Tovah Martin writes that rats are reputed to despise it, so it is sometimes used as a companion plant for melons and squashes. Researchers at Iowa St. U. who claim catnip is a top-notch mosquito repellant suggest rubbing crushed leaves on the skin is several times more effective than using DEET. Especially attractive to pollinators.

Nepata Cataria - open pollinated, non-GMO ~1100mg net wt. per packet
Easy to grow and self-sows once established. Harvest in 80 days. 90% germination rate with the current lot
These gray-green leaves attracts cats! Crushed leaves are useful as a mosquito repellant and tea made from green leaves has a calming effect
High-germination rate and very hardy! Tested to grow well in harsher climates! The germination rate for the current 2019 lot is 90%
Gaea’s Blessing is based in Illinois, USA. We are committed to promoting sustainable growing methods, to protecting the biodiversity of our planet, to doing our best to ensure the wellness of the environment, and above all, to ensuring our customers' satisfaction. As adopters of the Safe Seed Pledge, we do not consciously buy or sell seeds that have been genetically modified.