Simply put, grass clippings are good for lawns because they turn into natural fertilizer. … When you leave your clippings on your lawn, you give them the chance to decompose, releasing water and nutrients back into your lawn’s soil. This helps grass grow greener, healthier, and thicker. Should you putRead More →
Annual ryegrass is a good option for horse owners looking to extend the grazing season or when in need of emergency forage during the summer and fall seasons. The annual grasses in our study would meet the crude protein and digestible energy requirements of many classes of adult horse. IsRead More →
Babies’ wariness toward plants is a remnant of an ancient survival mechanism. This is not just a joke. Developmental and evolutionary psychologists study babies very seriously because they believe that the not-quite-clean slates of baby brains can give us surprising insight into our evolutionary pasts. Can you hear a babyRead More →
The dense, spiky tufts of Marram grass are a familiar sight on our windswept coasts. In fact, its matted roots help to stabilise sand dunes, allowing them to grow up and become colonised by other species. How deep are marram grass roots? Marram Grass Factfile Marram roots can grow upRead More →
Krait and sea snake bites maybe virtually painless. Local swelling : Viper bites produce more intense local reaction than other snakes. Do grass snakes hurt humans? Grass snakes are non venomous and pose no threat to humans. Grass snakes are the UK’s most common snake species. Your best chance ofRead More →
Grass snakes are non venomous and pose no threat to humans. Grass snakes are the UK’s most common snake species. Your best chance of seeing a grass snake is to catch one basking in the morning sun. Grass snakes are non venomous and pose no threat to humans. Where areRead More →
Just a word of caution, if it is not mowed regularly and allowed to go to seed, it can become a weed later that year as the temperatures cool and the seeds germinate. Overall, except in the transition zone, as a stand alone grass it doesn’t have much of aRead More →
Generally, grass fed beef is considered to be a healthier option than grain-fed beef. Pound for pound, it has less total fat, and therefore less calories. … Grain-fed cows can also be given antibiotics and growth hormones to fatten them up more quickly. Can I feed my dog cooked groundRead More →
To encourage growth, cut the plant back before it goes dormant. To discourage growth, cut back after the plant goes dormant. Also exercise extreme caution when pruning due to the razor-sharp edges of the leaves. Watering: Pampas grass is subject to root rot, so do not water excessively. How fastRead More →
Okay, But Is Mowing The Grass Too Short Really that Bad? … Shorter lawns means shorter blades of grass, and the less blades of grass, the less photosynthesis, which means a whole lot less roots and shoots. It’s science, man. And that’s from cutting it less than a couple ofRead More →