The Nip
Me: Who’d have suspected? Catnip as an invasive weed? Beam me up, Scotty! There’s no logic to this…whatever happened to the little plants that sat off in a corner of the garden patiently waiting for a harvest, or a cat to roll on them? You know a few sparks as the nip took effect, then a happy nap.
This year it’s all over the place and huge too. So much nip that I pulled up one gigantic plant before it bloomed. I was worried that it would seed, and then next year there would be a catnip jungle out there!
Sabrina: Well, the mutant strain will yield a record crop if father doesn’t freak out and rip it out before those lovely little flower buds, the “colitas” that we use for “Colonel Clancy’s Maui Wowie Blend Catnip“. He already destroyed a part of the crop so he could grow that vegetable junk they eat. How can our Customers enjoy the fireworks of a genuine Colonel Clancy’s Toot without our special secret ingredient? Humans! So selfish!
Me: Well, I’ve learned a lesson. My entire perspective has altered. Any plant can become an invasive under the right circumstances. I never thought of it that way.
Marcus: Idiot!!! We spent months selecting seeds, contriving a plan to divert him from weeding and now this!
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Sabrina and Marcus–what is this word ‘invasive’ that Father continues to use? We don’t understand! –your Florida cousins 😻
When I had my three cats, catnip was part of the vegetation. I remember seeing three cats getting high on the stuff. They would roll iin it and ignored my completely.