Friday, 11 August 2017

Growing A Crop and Catnip Wars on The Pet Parade Blog Hop #208 with Rascal & Rocco Co-Hosted by Basil & Barking from the Bayou


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Pawesome Friday greeting wunderpurr furriends

Welcome to our weekly round-up on The Pet Parade and furstly we had a bit of technical issue with Tuesdays scheduled posts not getting published on time, luckily we rectified that issue on Wednesday, but needless to say: 

ARRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH 



fur the inconvenience! MOL

Anyhoo, all is well in blog-land now.  We're are trying to catch up and not doing a furry good job right now, but we are endeavouring to do our best, so purrlease bear with us while we continue to wurk diligently to get to all your blogs.

In other news, the P.A. got some catnip seeds a couple of months ago and as we've got supurr green paws here we have a furry nice catnip crop growing.


We were quite surprised at the difference between catnip and catmint, the catnip leaves are huge, which means all the more fur me! MOL

So anyhoo, we grew about 25 plants in total, and we did replace two of the catmint plants in the mill-wheels as those plants we're looking really tired and needed a break from us, so they've gone on an extended rejuvenation programme in another part of the garden.

At the weekend I thought I'd better see how the new catnip plants were doing in situ... and offur them some tender loving care... NOT!


Then Fudge decided he needed some action...


Then I decided I didn't want to share...


Yes, it's all mine, and none fur any heathens!

And before it ends up getting out of paw, I think it's time we moved on....



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In the meantime we wish mew all an epically epic weekend and don't furget to add your links to the Pet Parade hop below!

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Basil & Co xox

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30 comments:

  1. Your catnip and catmint are looking GOOD!

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    1. Thanks Summer, but wait until mew see what happened this week! Oops! MOL XOX

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    1. Hi Lone Star Cats, yep we've decided to become catnip dealers! MOL MOL XOX

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  3. I'm all too familiar with technical difficulties! And oh, that's quite a crop of goodness there! My kitties would be rolling in it

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    1. Hey Rascal & Rocco, oh technical difficulties are such a pain aren't they? [PFFFFTT] Oh our crop is great, wanna buy any? MOL XOX

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  4. I think I need to go and check the nip we have outside...but I have to be sneaky cause I am not supposed to be out there...MOL! Petcretary does bring me sprigs of it, though to her credit:)

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    1. Hiya Pipo & Mr Jack, oh no, mew mean mew don't get to experience frolicking in it outdoors on a regular basis, I think we need a plan fur mew!! MOL XOX

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  5. Your family grows fresh catnip for you? You sure are lucky! Our kitties are very jealous!

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    1. Hi all at Collie222, oh yes guys we're are supremely lucky, and apparently there's a new batch of seeds germinating as I type!!! WOOO HOOOO fur catnip!!! MOL XOX

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  6. guyz...thanx for de tripull fee chure two day; we gived all de mooveez 984 paws up; thinking purrhapz de PA kneads a few mor millwheelz...ya noe ! ♥☺
    N basil...dood....we due knot think we haz ever seen all oh yur coat buddy...yur markingz ROCK!! ☺☺♥♥

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    1. Tabbies, dudes, oh yes, we defo need more mill-wheels, I said about deconstructing the mill-wheel cake [its 4 high] but the P.A. said no!!! MOL XOX

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  7. Wow, those plants look great! I wish I had a green thumb, for the sake of my cats anyway. Cute videos, too!

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    1. Hey Chatty Cats, seriously mew don't need green paws or thumbs to grow catnip, just get some seeds, compost, and some small pots, add seeds + compost to pots and water regularly, just make sure they are kept in a warm place like a sunny windowsill until they germinate... mew'll have a crop in no time! XOX

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  8. Wonder if catmint will draw cats into our backyard the way I fear catnip will? Hmmm...

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    1. Hiya Eastside cats, maybe, but if mew keep it closer to the house then if any introoders decide to usurp your crop they might be put off due to it being in close proximity to the house! XOX

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  9. OMC, each of you has his own plant of catnip ? And the rest... That's a lot of nip ! Purrs

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    1. Yep its true Swiss Cats, we have enough catnip and catmint fur the entire villages! MOL MOL XOX [#catnipdealer shhhhhhh!]

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  10. Hahahahahaha. You GO, Basil! (That's BAH-ZEL) I'm impressed ... at least that whippersnapper knows who's boss around there!

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    1. MOL Momma Kat & Bear, we love your pronunciation of my name... Bay-Zille!! MOL Oh Fudge has a lot to learn about hierarchy! MOL XOX

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  11. I don't think I have seen your coat markings before, they are amazing. My cat Jake doesn't like to share his catnip either.

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    1. Hi Edie & Jake, thanks fur stopping by guys, oh wow thank mew, my markings are quite swirly aren't they! MOL Jake dude, mew keep a hold of your catnip stash and when mew get low, let us know and we'll send mew some of our primo nip! MOL XOX

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  12. Whoa! Looks like a bumper crop of nip!!

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    1. Island Cats, yep it's a bumper crop fur sure, now we want to know as mew guys are the horticulturists here, how much catnip do mew have growing? MOL MOL XOX

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  13. We are envious of your catnip and you grew it from seeds. You do have green paws indeed. Mommy buys the plants and she still manages to kill them no way would she be able to grow it from seeds. Yours looks GREAT.

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    1. Hiya All at ATCD, oh we're sure your mommy could grow catnip, see our reply to 3 Chatty Cats, seriously guys it's so simple, and if mew needed any tips we'd be glad to help! XOX

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  14. Whoa! Just look at all your catnip and catmint, guys!

    Thanks for sharing your videos, too. It shows how much you really enjoy those yummy plants.

    Hugs!

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    1. Hey Zoe & Gracie, so glad mew enjoyed a little Basil TV today!!! MOL MOL XOX

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  15. Very impressive bunch of catnip.

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