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King of Men
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So a house near where I live was recently razed, and now the raw earth has been covered in a funny bluish-green material. It looks almost like some sort of dye, but I don't see why anyone would want to dye perfectly good brownish earth. Does anyone have any idea what it might be?
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Is it possibly they have planted grass seed? Nah, that sounds unlikely this time of year - I don't think you're anywhere semi-tropical. I've seen ground that has been seeded sprayed over with some sort of green dye. Other than that, I've got nothin.
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Grass seeding?
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Yeah, grass seed mixture is kinda bluish green. The mixture contains seed, fertilizer, and chopped straw, along with the dye, which makes it easier to see where it has been seeded and where it has not.
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They use something similar to do roadsides around here - in areas that aren't irrigated, so it's not typical lawn grass, but rather some mixture of hardier plants.
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Lisa
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Have you seen the movie The Blob? I know that was reddish, but after all, it was just a movie.
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Grass seed seems unlikely; there was frost in the ground today.
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It might actually be grass seed. It's a little late, but generally fall is actually the best time to plant grass. It doesn't grow until spring, but it grows well then.

I've been told (never tried) that putting grass seed in the freezer for a while prior to planting in the spring actually helps it grow better as well - something about the transition from cold to warm triggering the seed or something...

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Many seeds actually need a frost to trigger growth. Those of us in non-frost areas either fake them out with the freezer or buy other varieties.
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quote:
Originally posted by rivka:
Many seeds actually need a frost to trigger growth. Those of us in non-frost areas either fake them out with the freezer or buy other varieties.

And once you've fooled them? How do you feel about basing their entire post-germination life on a lie?
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Surprisingly ok.
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