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Cats are definitely carnivores, but that doesn’t mean they have to avoid veggies altogether. Vegetables can enhance a cat’s diet by providing specific nutrients they may not get from their ...
If a cat were to eat or chew a rose's stem, it could cause injuries to the mouth or paws. Floral stems can also get stuck in a cat's throat, causing a gastrointestinal obstruction. Roses are not ...
The thick, fleshy leaves and colorful flowers of a Christmas cactus might be intriguing to cats but thankfully the plants are nontoxic to pets who may eat a little of them.
There are also many wild edible plant stems. In North America, these include the shoots of woodsorrel (usually eaten along with the leaves), chickweeds, galinsoga, common purslane, Japanese knotweed, winter cress and other wild mustards, thistles (de-thorned), stinging nettles (cooked), bellworts, violets, amaranth and slippery elm, among many others.
Celery: Generally the stalk is preferred, but the leaves are a staple in many soups. Some people have celery allergy which can cause potentially fatal anaphylactic shock. [18] Atriplex hortensis: Garden orache: Used cooked or raw. In salads it is traditionally mixed with sorrel leaves in order to modify the acidity of the latter [19] [20] [21 ...
One study shows that growing chili peppers near tomatoes in greenhouses increases tomato whitefly on the tomatoes. [57] Cucumbers and squash can be used as living mulch, or green mulch, around tomato plants. The large leaves of these vining plants can help with soil moisture retention. [79] Turnips and rutabagas: Brassica rapa and Brassica ...
PHOTO CREDIT: AMAZON. Buy on Amazon. Method: Combine pumpkin puree, catnip, and flour to form a dough. Roll out and cut into cookie shapes. Bake at 350°F for 12 minutes until crisp.
The iridoid that is deposited on cats who have rubbed themselves against the plants and scratched the surfaces of catnip and silver vine (Actinidia polygama) leaves repels mosquitoes. [35] The compound iridodial , an iridoid extracted from catnip oil, has been found to attract lacewings that eat aphids and mites.