Grow guide
How to grow Catnip
Nepeta cataria
- Type
- Catnip
- Zones
- USDA zones 3–9
- Sun
- Full
- Time to harvest
- 60–80 days
- Spacing
- 18″ apart
- Density
- 1 per sq ft
- Habit
- Bush
- Frost tolerance
- Hardy
- Sowing
- direct/transplant
- Start indoors
- 6 weeks before last frost
Care
- Water As needed
- Harvest As needed
- Prune As needed
Notes
Hardy perennial to 3 feet; harvest stems just as flowers open for highest essential oil; cut back hard after flowering for a second flush.
Grows well nearby
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