If you are one of my Facebook fans, or if you follow my human on Instagram, you may have already seen this photo of me checking out the tiny marigold plant my human brought home from some event she attended. Note the use of effects in an attempt to cover up how cruddy the photo is.
She planted it in the backyard. Surprisingly, it is still alive.
She took home this marigold because she heard it is good at repelling pests… and she thought it might help protect more valuable greenery, like the little nip seedling.
And guess what? That little nip plant is an extension of last year’s plant! Remember what an awful time I had getting it started because my human kept letting the gardeners rip it out? Well, it is huge now! My human tries not to let it go to seed and she just removed a bunch of budding stems.
So that meant just one thing… a fresh nip party!
With the inevitable party crasher.
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I’m on my way to join you in your nip party!!!
With all the rain we have had, our nip plant is getting huge. The marigold is really pretty and they are supposed to keep bugs away. Hope it protects the nip plant. Hope all of you have a super day.
Did we hear the magic words nip and pawty? We’re teleporting over to test it for you.
Luv Hannah and Lucy xx xx
There’s nothing like fresh nip, Sparkle…enjoy it…if you can. 🙂
Sparkle I’m rolling in nip heaven right now….i have never had fresh nip…I think I need a new assistant with a green thumb.
Hugs madi your bFFF
Oh my dear whiskered friend your mommy is mighty pretty, please tell her I am glad I finally saw her. I am glad she is also gardening…sort of :).
Sparkle, our nip didn’t even come back this year. Proving our human is beyond help or hope as a gardener!
Ohhh nip. We LOVE the nip here.
Nip Pawty..I am so there!
LOL…pawty crasher….too cute!
Wish our mom would plant some fresh nip for us! She doesn’t know where to get the seeds she claims.
enjoy de nip fest gurls…nothin like gettin buzzard up on fresh leaf…N tell yur mom two grow de perennials: tansy; helps keep ants away N alliums; keepz a bunch oh bugs away ….both will come bak yeer after yeer
I’ve never had fresh nip. My old bro Eddie had some once and he went mental, so my mom though it would be a good idea to stick with the dried. I’ve probably told you that before (but I am getting on in years).
Hi Binga!
Mommy planted us some catnip this spring on the upper deck, but we like the nip our pusher, Chris, brings to us. Not easily accessible nip is always yummier. Calista rather eat the leaves off Dad’s serrano pepper plant. She’s one crazy girl. Purrs and hugs from the kitties at The Cat on My Head, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Josette
Our nip plant is looking pretty sad. Mom moved it to another spot in the hope that it will start to thrive again.
The Florida Furkids
we keep trying to get our mom to plant some nip, but no luck yet…. ENJOY!
your human did an amazing job with the catnip! Mine killed mine! MOL!
Now that’s one of my favorite greens Sparkle!
Wow your catip plant is huge! I find it hard to grow catnip. Tried several times but failed many times. Enjoy your nip party~even with party crasher, it will be fun 🙂
Fresh catnip that’s the best.
Woo Woo! Fresh stuff huh? That’s probably the very BEST and just think, it’s right there in YOUR garden!
Kitty Hugs, Sammy
Pawty at Sparkle’s house!!!! Looks like your nip plant is taking over like all plants in the mint family. I don’t like the nip unless it’s dried cos we didn’t have fresh nip in the hood. I’ve nominated you and your blog post about 4 times now. Best of luck.
Nip all around!
We nominated you in a couple of categories Sparkle
Glogirly is useless with growing stuff. Except she can make orange furry stuff grow like a WEED!
; ) Katie
Oh you got nip. The Male has been watching Jackson Galaxy and he’s all worried a nip plant will attract other cats and make Ichiro go off and pee on things…
we’re taking this as an invite to a nip party.
Sparkle that’s a start to a garden!
And fresh NIP!
YAY! 🙂
Oh boy fresh nip!!!!!!!!!
Our Mom got a package of seeds and guess what?
Yup, they are STILL in the package :/
We would not be able to enjoy nip alone either! We all love it 🙂
Purrs Tillie and Georgia,
Treasure,Tiger,JJ and Julie
Looks like plenty of nip for all of you out there! Hope the flower keeps pests and gardeners away from your nip plant!
I hope Binga gived you sum a that nip back..and shared wit Boodie too.. 🙄
Once it gets started, nip can really take over. It needs to be that strong with all the kitties nomming on it.
We think your mom is pretty talented, and her recent comments had us laughing. Although we can’t really tell what her drawing abilities are, she has a wicked tongue and is a funny writer. So, kudos to her!
One of these days maybe we’ll convince Mom Paula to plant us some fresh nip!
You’re very lucky to have home-grown nip. My mom grows a container in the back yard, but I don’t get a nip-buzz so it’s just a pretty plant. Ours is flowering now.
Yeah! Nip partay! Sorry you have to SHARE though, Sparkle…
You probably don’t want to hear this but it looks like there is enough to share.
I love a good nip party. I’m on my way.
Nip paradise?
Purrs
Oh my CAT. The expression on your face is PROCELESS Sparkle. Binga, you and Faraday make quite the team!
* err…PRICEless.
We get our fresh Nip in individual leafs scaterred around so nokitty can take them all. Sometimes it requires separate rooms!
Ooooh, we LOVE catnip here too! I’m finding all these little plants popping up here and there in our garden–what a GREAT surprise. The only problem is that I have to put tomato cages around them because Hobbes likes to lay on the plants and smoosh them.