Beginner Gardening: How do I keep my cat out of the houseplants?, 1 by kutekawanna

kutekawanna wrote:
I fight constantly with my cat Nahla over her interest in my houseplants! She loves anything with long slender leaves. Actually, any plant moved by the casual open window will get attacked by Nahla! If I water them, she likes to play in the dirt...even unpotting several of my plants! I've even watched her push the smaller, lighter plastic potted plants off the table just to watch them fall and then, yay! Dirt all over the floor to roll around in and play in! I've come home or woke up to brand new freshly potted plants completely toppled over. ARGH! Couple of suggestions.......If your cat likes to knock plants over; If the pot/plant is small...like 5 inches or under, I pot them in a ceramic planter or a heavy pot..maybe even adding stones for the weight factor. Second, now I could be wrong, but in nature with so many poisonous plants how do our darling 4 legged creatures get along? Don't they have instinct?? I have many many poisonous plants, and I see Nahla messin around with plenty...I think she knows what to eat...and what to knock over :( I haven't had any problems with her, diarrhea or vomitting. Lastly, I got her some catnip. Now she has her own plant. I potted it up and have it in an east facing window. Catnip, truly is a WEED...it can take anything! Nahla and my cat Blue both have broken stems rolling over the plant time and time again. They have even ripped stems off and the plant keeps on growing! :) The only problem is Nahla is high most of the day! :)) LOL