Grow your cat's own kat grass

Canada
September 11, 2007 9:37pm CST
I posted about our cat eating one of our plants and someone suggested cat grass so now I'm on a mission to learn everything I can about it. ... so I googled it and found out that it's basically wheat, rye, barley, oats, flax - and can be grown with or without soil. You can grow it in any size container Pre-sprout Put 1/4 cup of seed into a bowl or your soaker Add 2-3 times as much cool water (60-70 degrees) Allow seeds to soak for 8 - 12 hours Drain off the water and transfer seeds to your sprouter Rinse thoroughly and drain thoroughly As little water as possible should remain in your sprouter Set anywhere out of direct sunlight and keep at room temperature between rinses. 70 degrees is optimal Rinse and drain again in 8 - 12 hours Repeat the rinse, drain routine one or more times until a root is visible Once the seeds have roots of 1/8 - 1/4 inch, it's time to plant. Serve When the grass is approximately 4 - 6 inches tall, place it in a location that is easily accessible to your cat and where it will enjoy grazing. Keep watering daily either by spraying or using a drip method. I'm excited to try this out and hope to hear from anyone who has had success with this. I also would like to hear from anyone who has already tried this or any other cat grass recipes and either liked it or didn't... and other suggestions are super welcomed!
4 responses
• United States
14 Sep 07
I've never actually used my own seeds to grow stuff for cats myself. I've always bought the packets from the store that have their own growing container's and use that for my cat. She likes to attack anything plant related, so I grab a cat grass container and go about growing it so she can have something to munch on that isn't my plants. However, if you can just set everything up yourself, I just may have to try that sometime.
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@insite (55)
13 Sep 07
Growing grasses for your cat is a great idea. I hope it will give your plant a chance to recover from kitty having a munch. It sounds like your cat is bored! Toys are a great way to amuse cats. Pop down to the pet shop or local supermarket and grab a ball, cat nip toy and a mouse. One of the toys I can suggest is a piece of blind cord with knots tied at intervals. Dragging the blind cord around the house is not only a cheap toy but a great laugh. Try crushed up paper balls or building her a play gym from cardboard boxes. Have fun!
@casita (237)
• United States
12 Sep 07
Hey, way kool! I love to plant and grow stuff anyway. I may as well plant something for my gato kitty! I've got some catnip seed. I'll post about that once I actually grow it and see how it goes!
• Canada
12 Sep 07
Our cat loves catnip. Will you grow it indoors or out?
@SHAMRACK (8576)
• India
12 Sep 07
Hi, That is really nice and worthy may be I too got many information from that. Still I appreciate the interest shown from you on this.
• Canada
12 Sep 07
I'm excited about trying it out.