355
everytime I bring home new catgrass
(feddit.de)
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
this post was submitted on 20 Sep 2023
355 points (98.4% liked)
cats
18911 readers
1832 users here now
typical internet cats. videos, pics, memes welcome!
rule 1) be kind
other cat communities midwest.social cats
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
Serious question: What do you do to keep a steady supply of cat grass?
I have two cats and they will destroy a full planter like in the picture in about 3 days. I really can't go to the petstore to buy a new disposable package of grass twice a week, neither time, income or the environment will bear that.
I've tried planting oats, rye and barley myself, but a) don't get it as dense, b) it's surprisingly hard to get seeds in the 1 kg range, and c) my beasties will murder any fledgling grass even as the fresh, healthy, fully grown planters watch in horror.
What do you all do?
My cats aren't allowed in the kitchen because it's basically our storage room for anything the cats would otherwise destroy, so I'd put the cat grass in the kitchen for most of the time and only put it out for them sometimes. That way the grass has time to recover in between.
To be honest though I'm terrible at keeping plants alive so I don't buy cat grass. I've resorted to giving them normal grass I collect outside. My cats eat that too.
I'll have a go at that, thank you!
Edit with update: A fistful of outside grass seems to have been appreciated, but they are grazing less than usual, might be because it's harder than the oats they usually get, or just because they haven't gotten used to it yet. It seems to have done enough for them though, thanks for the tip!