Ever since I put my catnip, and other inside plants, into my new grow tent, something miraculous has been happening! Everything is flourishing, growing and getting a little jungle like inside. So this morning as soon as my eyes were open enough and I had the constant flow of caffeine running in my system, I took the planter of catnip out of the tent and started trimming. But soon the trimming turned into something more.
Trimming Soon Turned Into Dividing & Conquering
It started innocently... really it did. I began trimming away some dead leaves, some brown spots and stems and before I knew it, I had to change plans.
Dead leaves and browning stems needed to go.
Long stems needed more room to grow vertical instead of horizontal. I needed more space for this lovely herb to grow fuller instead of taller
I gathered a second planter, filled it with seed starter potting soil, saturated the soil and carefully removed one plant; stem and roots completely.
Making sure completely have the entire root is important. I made sure to have the entire root ball together, removed excess dirt and carefully trimmed away any dead looking roots with my garden clippers. After finishing this task, I transplanted the catnip into the moist (prepared) soil. I ended up doing this with two catnip root balls. Once I had those two in the new planter, I sprinkled a few more catnip seeds into the new planter. I want to make sure I will have full growth so when I am ready transplant outside in the spring that I have more than enough. I use catnip a lot for my herbal teas; plus I give a lot to my mom for her tea as well. She has been noticing a significant difference ever since adding catnip to her daily tea drinking. Her arthritis aches are less and she said she has a been able to (under her doctor's care and advice) decrease her prescribed anti-inflammatory medication.
Trimmed & In The Dehydrator
All the healthy catnip I trimmed off goes into the dehydrator and will be chopped later
I tucked the two planters back into the grow tent and will be checking on the growth of the transplanted catnip over the next week. I have my fingers crossed that this plant transfer will be a success
