Let's Talk Catmint (Nepeta) 💜 Garden Guru Sean at The Gardener's Center

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2 жыл бұрын

Sean, the horticulture expert at The Gardener's Center in Darien, CT, provides pro tips for selecting and caring for Nepeta, or, as it’s more commonly called, Catmint.
Nepeta comes in tall-to-compact varieties, are beautiful, long-bloomers, drought tolerant and adored by pollinators like bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Who doesn’t love ‘em? Deer, rabbits and woodchucks, that’s who.
Sean has pro tips for selection, placement, care and easy maintenance for keeping them tidy and getting them to re-bloom.
NEPETA VARIETIES
Walker's Low • Grows 24-30" tall x 36" wide
Junior Walker • Grows 15-18" tall x 36" wide
Little Titch • Grows 12" tall x 24" wide
Felix • Grows 12" tall x 24" wide
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@bethmoore9161 2 жыл бұрын

You answered every question I came searching for. Thank you so much! ☺️💜

@TheGardenersCenter 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it, Beth...thank you for watching!

@amazingdany Жыл бұрын

I witnessed a really cute, friendly cat-shaped visitor chewing mine to the ground!!! 😡 So that was my mysterious nepeta killer, zero bug or slug involved! Fortunately, I saw new leaves growing so I cut a water bottle’s bottom and covered the pitiful stump. Let’s hope it regrows healthily until fall frost!🤞

@HoosierDaddy_ 15 күн бұрын

These, like salvia are nearly a perfect perrenial flower. They bloom forever and don't need much care at all.

@riverunner9978 13 күн бұрын

I just picked up a walkers low. I’ll pull all the shoots from around it for new plants for edging.

@jacquiheath9321 Жыл бұрын

Resistant to wildlife but will attract the neighbourhood cats like a magnet. Mine was mostly chewed to pieces the day after I planted it and the rest of it was not enjoying being a happy cat bed. Quite a tough cookie though; it sprang back and the novelty wore off enough for it to flower again.

@adrabruzzese7610 Жыл бұрын

I had the same problem, they roll on them and kill them, I went through hoops to keep just one alive. It's sad because I love them but I had to put an upside down hanging planter pot, the kind you have to line over the plant, I laid down cat scat, a hard plastic track around the plant and then a tiny fence in front of it and the cats still seem to get at it. If not for that my garden would be filled with them. I even tried putting them in hanging baskets and the cats were jumping in them!

@akrossmann1631 Жыл бұрын

Yes ...My dream neighbor and I agreed that she could plant 3 catmint plants in her yard. That way her cats have their very own plants. Maybe your neighbors would do the same, the power of suggestion was at play. Namaste

@RokiMowntinHi Жыл бұрын

@@adrabruzzese7610 - I heard one person put a dome of chicken wire around theirs, so the cats could trim off anything outside the wire, but the plant was left intact.

@jodylancaster8706 Жыл бұрын

I have two Walker's Low in my garden. This was so informative, especially the cutting back and feeding part. Now I know what to do. Thanks!

@TheGardenersCenter Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@porchswingdesignsmarilou7323 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this information. I planted a Catmint several years ago and have been cutting them back when they finish their first bloom with great success. I love this perennial.

@epiasta5976 2 ай бұрын

I have the Walkers Low variety! Beautiful purple flowers, bees love them. Low water plants for full sun too!

@TheGardenersCenter 2 ай бұрын

The bees love Nepeta! Thanks for watching!

@my-cx7xm Жыл бұрын

This was so helpful, especially on how to cut back the catmint. This was new to me, so thank you!

@TheGardenersCenter Жыл бұрын

You're so welcome!

@DanSme1 Жыл бұрын

Being from Connecticut, one feature you missed was Nepeta is cold hardy. We live in Colorado at an altitude of 7,640’ and occasional winter temperatures of -30F. We’ve never lost a plant. We also have water restrictions and herds of deer. So it’s perfect!

@judyingram-kh1vm Жыл бұрын

Awesome to know , thank you❤

@Orblinkluv Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing! Super great for me to know as a Chicago native. These northern winters are rough! Want to know who/what else can survive up here like us 😂

@Jay__EL Жыл бұрын

The first thing he said was it is "super hardy" 😊

@jumprope04 Ай бұрын

Great video - thank you! Last yr we planted a catmint container. AM sun, PM shade. It thrived! On hot afternoons a dear old neighborhood cat would curl up in it and nap. When hot temps were extreme my husband picked up the container- cat and all - and brought it into the kitchen. Sweet! This yr we’re growing another container just for the cat. ❤

@TheGardenersCenter Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing and for watching!

@maureenmckenna5220 Жыл бұрын

Have a few varieties here in Williamsburg, VA and I am in love. Big or small, nothing eats them. Nothing. It looks good blooming. It looks good not blooming. If I cut it back a little, it looks very neat and may bloom again, a little. I often don’t have the time and just leave it. It fades and holds its form. Have cat’s pajamas and it stays pretty small but, has the same habit and is care free. I have mostly Walker’s Low, and love it’s size and ability to fill in a space about 3 x 3. Have four of them in various spots. Great plant.

@teresafraher7595 Жыл бұрын

Lots of great information. Thank you!

@thegrynne Ай бұрын

I've grown catmint next to my roses for the last 5-6 years now, and they do fabulously. Need to be pruned heavily at least twice over the blooming season, but I stagger the pruning so that there's always a couple with flowers intact for the pollinators. Every 2 years, I dig them up and divide them, and that keeps them strong and healthy.

@TheGardenersCenter Ай бұрын

They're truly great perennials. Very smart to divide them every 2 years, they're notorious for suffering from the "donut effect" much faster than most other perennials. Thanks for watching.

@hobbitlady7568 Жыл бұрын

Another great informative video. Thanks!

@harriettpavonrosado5175 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Enjoyed your presentation. I am trying nepeta this year.

@nildaweiss4287 Жыл бұрын

You answered all my questions. Truly helpful. Thank you so much👏👏

@TheGardenersCenter Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@eleanormarcellus8676 Жыл бұрын

fantastic info !

@prof.cecilycogsworth3204 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@judyingram-kh1vm Жыл бұрын

Great information, thank you❤

@TheGardenersCenter Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@markday5797 2 жыл бұрын

Very informative thank you.

@TheGardenersCenter Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@juliaconnolly3595 Жыл бұрын

I have at least 30, walkers low, big leaf and taller, all look awesome. Took a hit on walkers low after bad freeze. I mix catnip in also for fun.

@AnnieDog-arfarf1 2 ай бұрын

Thanks re “Walker’s Low” information.

@TheGardenersCenter 2 ай бұрын

You're welcome. It's a very deceptive name. Thanks for watching!

@zanpsimer7685 2 жыл бұрын

My cats go crazy for my catmint.

@ColonelK0rn1 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the concise information about this wonderful plant I have in my landscape. The prior owner spent a lot of money installing hardscape beds with several plants that I was not familiar with in my hardiness zone. Your description of a floppy mess is exactly what mine looked like last year. Now I know I can prune back aggressively when the blooms are done. The question I have is what can I do to prevent it next Spring from looking like an animal has slept inside the middle of the plant? If I had to guess, the variety I have is Walkers Low, because it's a large sprawling plant.

@RokiMowntinHi Жыл бұрын

I wonder if you could put some sort of ring or some wide cloth material tied around it, to support the base of the stalks before it starts to get too big? Or, you could just keep trimming it back so it never flops out like that? Good luck!

@Brogrl Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video, informative and interesting. Subscribed!

@cathylee4234 Жыл бұрын

My neighbor hood cats are allways rolling on them and biting them

@haideraliibnakhlaq8823 Жыл бұрын

You could buy a cat repeller (solar powered) or lay down some orange skin cuttings near you plants (seems to have worked for me so far)

@irisjanemay1903 Ай бұрын

Mine almost died the first couple of days because of the cats. I had to put it in a pot so they couldn't get to it. It over wintered fine in the tall pot.

@TheGardenersCenter Ай бұрын

Cats do love their Nepeta!

@anitacox651 Жыл бұрын

Excellent and informative video, and I am hoping by following these tips I will ;Ike the 2 cat mints I have!💜 Can they be divided successfully?

@RokiMowntinHi Жыл бұрын

I"d say yes. You can also pull off a stalk that has at least a little root system to it, and plant it in a container, or somewhere else in your garden/yard. Ours self-seed and we pull out the little plants and give them away!! We have a ton growing where nothing else will, after just one plant got established. Good luck!

@cg1tube Жыл бұрын

Can i get some in zone 8 and 9?

@belindahopkins7875 2 ай бұрын

I live in AZ and have a very hard time growning mints

@TheGardenersCenter 2 ай бұрын

I can see them being a challenge to grow in AZ. Thanks for watching!

@itiswhatitis44 5 ай бұрын

Can all cats eat those?

@brendaallid-makalintal4345 10 ай бұрын

Is Nepeta an aggressive grower like any other mint plant is? I’d love to hear back. Thanks!

@TheGardenersCenter 10 ай бұрын

Not aggressive at all. A well behaved clump forming perennial.

@thegrynne Ай бұрын

It's not a spreader, but I find that it will self-seed. The seedlings are easy to pull out though.

@geerrr3516 2 ай бұрын

cutting them back @ 6:39

@jimwalker76 Жыл бұрын

What growing zones for these beauties?

@TheGardenersCenter Жыл бұрын

Nepetas grow best in USDA zones 4 - 8.

@ragininagar4168 23 күн бұрын

I don’t know what you are talking about but I found this plant the most difficult to care for and I am not even a total beginner with plants , it is dying and I have looked up over the internet , couldn’t find the reason , I live in Poland and it’s the summer season now . Please help if you can , the leaves are all drying up , the plant is terribly sick

@amandahand3540 4 ай бұрын

Anyone with success in having Nepeta in zone 9a? I really want Nepeta in my garden

@TheGardenersCenter 4 ай бұрын

Nepeta does best in USDA hardiness zones 3 through 8. It's a temperate climate plant so it needs to experience temperatures below 40 degrees for quite a bit of time (1,200 to 1,500 hours) during the winter in order to ensure proper dormancy/rest. Your winters would be a little to warm for Nepeta to thrive.

@seaweedeable Жыл бұрын

Why are mine collapsing and falling over?

@TheGardenersCenter Жыл бұрын

As they finish up their first bloom they can become quite messy looking by collapsing and flopping over. Now would be the time to cut them back. Cut each plant back by at least half, two thirds would be better. Apply an all purpose organic fertilizer after cutting them back. They will quickly produce new growth and flowers on more compact and tidy plants.

@seaweedeable Жыл бұрын

@@TheGardenersCenter wonderful! Thank you!

@alexk3352 2 жыл бұрын

Why not cut it back all the way to the ground to promote all new growth?

@thegrynne Ай бұрын

You need to keep some foliage intact so it has energy to continue growing, like with lavender. Cut it down to the ground at the beginning of winter, when it's just bare stalks.

@JGT-yd2wx Жыл бұрын

Dissapointed to not see a single homestuck comment.

@RokiMowntinHi Жыл бұрын

What does that mean?

@JGT-yd2wx Жыл бұрын

@@RokiMowntinHi Do you not know what Homestuck is? How old are you?

@RokiMowntinHi Жыл бұрын

@@JGT-yd2wx - I guess I just don't. How do I know why I don't know?🤔Why, is it an age-related term? Perhaps I live in a different part of the world than you?

@JGT-yd2wx Жыл бұрын

@@RokiMowntinHi Homestuck was literally the most famous and infamous multimedia webcomic on the ENTIRE INTERNET! So popular it's one of only 2 fandoms that has crashed Newgrounds! It started in 2009 and ended in 2016, having various epilogues of varying quality. The man behind it was Andrew Hussie and he had multiple music artists one of which was Toby Fox. If you've ever been online and seen little grey armless people with orange horns, that's from Homestuck.