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Cat Grass in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Avena Sativa

 

Cat Grass

Avena sativa is an annual, growing to 0.9m by 0.1m. It is in flower from early to mid-summer and the seeds ripen from late summer to early autumn. The flowers are hermaphrodite.The plant is self-fertile. It is often sold in seed form as cat grass, suposedly suitable for cats to eat!

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plant Features
  • Cat Grass likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Cat Grass likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Cat Grass is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Cat Grass likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Cat Grass

Latin name

Avena Sativa

type

Annual

family

Poaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Cat Grass likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Cat Grass is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Cat Grass likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

  • Water

    Cat Grass likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When to harvest

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Cat Grass is 0.10meters x 0.90meters 0.10 M 0.90 M

Avena Sativa

Avena sativa is an annual, growing to 0.9m by 0.1m. It is in flower from early to mid-summer and the seeds ripen from late summer to early autumn. The flowers are hermaphrodite.The plant is self-fertile. It is often sold in seed form as cat grass, suposedly suitable for cats to eat!


Propagation by seed

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

Seed - sow in situ in early spring or in the autumn. Only just cover the seed. Germination should take place within 2 weeks.

 

Planting

From Mid Spring TO Late Spring

Young oats, grown from seed can be planted either in autumn (for late summer harvest) or in the spring (for early autumn harvest). Plant in full sun in a moist, light and free draining soil. It will thrive in acid, basic or alkaline soils.

 
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