I always thought cats didn't bother catnip unless it had been crushed?? My grandma used to grow catnip (don't know why, she didn't have cats nor did she ever pick it) and the stray cats never bothered her plants, unless she crushed a couple leaves or Grandpa stepped on it. Or maybe they were clever cats, and hid the evidence of their attacks very well...
I live with two feral cats that I think found us via our catnip we planted for the bees and butterflies. I give it to them (the cats that is) all of them time, and they know how to crush it and sniff.
