Oh, good! There were no kitties there. Can’t wait to hear the results!
Recipe:
Fill a half pint mason jar with dried, crushed catnip.
Fill with alcohol (I used everclear, but I think rubbing alcohol would work, too, and is more drinkable )
Tightly close the jar and put on a shelf in a cool-ish dark place for 6 weeks. Shake the jar every day that you remember.
Pour the infusion through a cheesecloth or tea strainer. This is the base. It will be green.
I tried 2 versions:
- I diluted the base 1:1 with water.
- Kept the base undiluted.
To both I added about 5-10 drops each of peppermint, lavender, and rosemary essential oils.
The undiluted version worked best, but both worked. I used a spray bottle for the diluted kind, which, the spray bottle didn’t work very well. Used a dropper bottle for the undiluted kind, which worked great.
Currently testing it in ME, seems to be working
(I just put some on as the mozzies are coming out, and as I was typing, one landed on my arm, walked around looking for a place to snack, then left w/o biting me. That srsly never happens to me, so, there you go! I’m a convert.
ETA- @anon23281680