Indoors
Cat grass
Avena sativa / Dactylis glomerata
- Cat: not toxic
- Dog: not toxic
- Light: bright, no harsh sun
About the plant
Cat grass is young oat or orchard grass sown thickly in a pot. Many cats like to nibble it, and with grass of their own they reach for other plants less often. It grows fast, and after a few weeks it is worth sowing a new pot.
Cat grass and pets
- Cat
- not toxic
- Dog
- not toxic
No entry in the ASPCA list. Grown for the cat; eaten in large amounts it may make it vomit.
Care
- Watering
- about every 3 days in summer (April to September), every 4 in winter
- Light
- bright, no harsh sun
- Air humidity
- normal
- Temperature
- 15–25 °C
- Feeding
- not needed
- Grown
- in a pot
Keep the soil slightly moist. After 3–4 weeks the grass turns yellow; then sow a new pot.
This is a rough guide for a flat in Poland. In flowers every plant also has its own watering interval, which learns from how the soil was.