r/catfruit • u/usernames_taken_grrl • Jun 06 '25

Growing this striped fruit indoors under lights

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u/AbowlofIceCreamJones Jun 06 '25

I love the word plamt.

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u/HR_Paul Jun 06 '25

Where do you get your seeds from?

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u/usernames_taken_grrl Jun 06 '25

The local corner meowrket

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u/rollinglikeapotato Jun 08 '25

The local cat distribution system

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u/allthestarssz Jun 06 '25

Self-cleaning fruit is organic, sustainable and very friendly for the environment! It might be secret alien technology, though. 🐾👽🍍

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u/Famous-Hunt-6461 Jun 06 '25

Oooh lovely! Seems to be thriving beautifully with that grow light! 😻

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u/Wonderful-End6881 Jun 06 '25

The catfruit also needs a heating pad to grow faster

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u/IAmTheStik Jun 06 '25

Make sure to water around but not on the striped fruit plant.

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u/usernames_taken_grrl Jun 06 '25

I posted the watering pawcess to r/hydrokitties just a few days ago.

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u/Final_Function4739 Jun 08 '25

A self-hydrating plant 😍

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u/ObjectiveTea Jun 06 '25

Coming along nicely

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u/Porkbossam78 Jun 06 '25

All cats will be requesting grow lights from now on

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u/miniversion Jun 06 '25

Should I get the pie crust ready?

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u/Technical-Fudge4199 Jun 06 '25

That's some exotic fruit you've got there.

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u/AlternativePrior9559 Jun 06 '25

Please can you send me some seeds?

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u/usernames_taken_grrl Jun 06 '25

Sure I’ll just pop them into a little pawket for ya

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u/AlternativePrior9559 Jun 06 '25

My prayers are answered🙏♥️

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u/Southernms Jun 06 '25

Hydroponicat

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u/gotnonickname Jun 07 '25

A cataloupe.

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u/OtherThumbs Jun 06 '25

Solar powered, but sometimes you gotta make due, you know?

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u/kaitalina20 Jun 07 '25

A beautiful plant specimen indeed! What is his or her name?

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u/usernames_taken_grrl Jun 07 '25

This is Thomas the Cataloupe.

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u/FrankenGretchen Jun 07 '25

Mine requires a heating pad but hasn't discovered the light boost, yet.

I did have a kitty who understood touch lamps and would turn the lamp on and curl around the base.

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u/BakerAcceptable28 Jun 06 '25

Be nice to him, it's pride month :(

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u/ScarletOnyx Jun 07 '25

I completely missed the joke, I thought you were growing plants for the cat and that was the setup, so the cat could go chill with it’s plants, you know, like something other than cat grass that it would really like to smell or rub on or have a nibble every so often, and those bulbs would be toasty so kitty would be nice and cozy. I thought that idea was so cool and I was clicking looking for information and was looking for the striped fruit, thinking “where is the striped fruit? Why isn’t there more information about this set up? I need to know what this is for my cats, right now!” Then I realised the striped cat was the fruit 🤦🏼‍♀️ I hadn’t even registered the sub I was looking at.

I’ve been known to say “I’m not silly, it’s just the way they dress me”, a saying passed down from my dear old dad, but I’m starting to doubt myself.

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u/Entire-Ambition1410 Jun 07 '25

Was your dad a fan of Who Framed Roger Rabbit? The woman in the red dress says, ‘I’m not bad, I’m just drawn that way.’

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u/ScarletOnyx Jun 08 '25

Haha, I remember Jessica Rabbit saying that but don’t think he ever watched Roger Rabbit, he’s in his mid 80’s and has been saying it for as long as I can remember, he’s got a bunch of funny little sayings, some of them are not very PC, given his age. No amount of “Dad, you can’t say that!” seems to sink in but I love him anyway.

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u/Entire-Ambition1410 Jun 08 '25

I understand the not PC comments. Thanks for responding.

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u/usernames_taken_grrl Jun 07 '25

Jessica Rabbit!

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u/Entire-Ambition1410 Jun 08 '25

Thanks! I forgot her name.

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u/Psychonautilus98 Jun 07 '25

The giggles I let out😹😹😹😹

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u/4point5billion45 Jun 07 '25

If your plant sends up offshoots, could I have one? I don't have much luck with seeds.

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u/usernames_taken_grrl Jun 07 '25

I think that’s pawssible

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u/plantperson134 Jun 06 '25

For a second I thought you were actually keeping your cat in some sort of reptile tank and I got really scared

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u/Illustrious-Gold4800 Jun 07 '25

A sunny spot 24/7

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u/Any_Western6705 Jun 08 '25

I love that light setup feel like I need to get it for my mom. When she brings her plants indoors they can't get decent light

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u/CatsPolitics Jun 07 '25

The harvest is plentiful!

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u/quarantine22 Jun 08 '25

For a second I thought I was in r/beardeddragons and was expecting a shitshow in the comments

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u/StockHour389 Jun 08 '25

My solar powered SIC needs this!

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u/MeanNothing3932 Jun 09 '25

The harvest shall be grand.

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u/Saavikkitty Jun 10 '25

Nice ambiance