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Catnip in Winter

18 years ago

I have an indoor catnip plant (that is taking over the world), and I was wondering, should I put it outside for the winter? Or can I just keep it inside? Does it need to rest during the winter or something?

I live in Southern Ontario in Canada. I'm just wondering if it'll get too cold here for it during the winter. ...Though it seems pretty tough to kill.

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lindac
18 years ago
I think it's going to have to go dormant at some time. you can force dormancy by with holding water and putting it into a cooler place....then after a few weeks let "spring" come for your plant.
Linda C
leslies
18 years ago
To hedge your bets, you can split the plant, keep half inside in a pot and see what it does and plant the other half in a pot that you plant - pot and all - in the ground outside. I'm pretty sure this plant is z.5 hardy. If you lost the indoor plant, you will still have the outdoor one which you can pull out of the ground and bring in.
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langkai
Original Author
18 years ago
Thanks guys!

Should I cut off all the foliage before letting it go dormant?

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