Since my two kittens, Lucy & Ethel are now 8 month old teens, and inside cats, I decided to plant them a 'garden of greens' since I do have a 'green thumb'.
So I wheeled down to the pet store and purchased a package of 'mixed' grass seed for cats (and birds, etc).
I planted some in a four inch square pot and left it on the patio to root. It grew despite the very cool weather we've been having. I was pleased with myself!
When the little blades of grass were about 4 inches tall, I thought the roots would be deep enough to withstand a little tugging and chewing.
I brought the pot into the apartment, set it on a saucer, and put the whole thing in the middle of the dining room table.
The kittens found it immediately! And they chewed the new plants halfway down in about 10 minutes, then wandered off contentedly to wash little paws and whiskers.
A couple of hours later, I noticed that the plants had been gnawed down to nubs! So I seeded a second pot and set it to growing on the patio. Still being pleased with myself, I went to bed.
I saw the mess the first thing the next morning as I passed by the dining room table to switch the coffeepot on. The planter of kitty grass had been turned over. There were wet clods of dirt, thick smears of mud, and little drooping plant roots scattered about the table. But that wasn't the worst of it!
Somehow, the kittens had managed to actually pull the entire root ball OUT of the planter, drag it off the table onto the carpet! It actually took me two days to get it all cleaned up!
Lucy & Ethel loved the Kitty Grass. And I knew they needed it. But obviously, I needed to rethink this whole idea...
I hunted till I found just the right planter, a big, deep, oblong job that cost me $1.49 at the Dollar Store. I brought it home, filled it half full of heavy rocks to not only weight it down, but to provide drainage. I added the potting mix, then planted the grass seeds.
When the grass was well established, I brought it in the apartment, it was so heavy, I could hardly lift it. I placed it on a large tray on the bottom shelf of a bookcase.
Now Lucy & Ethel can go 'graze' anytime they choose. They always have fresh 'greens' and I have a minimum of mess, a few chewed off strands of grass here and there around the planter. All I have to do is water it once in awhile, and add a few seeds when it starts looking a little bare.
I'm definitely pleased with myself!!!
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Too bad little buches of fresh grass (like parsley!), isn't sold at the local market!
ReplyDeleteWouldn't it make like a LOT easier??? LOL