Grass

[poliphilo]

Our yard is paved and the only place to grow grass for the rabbits to eat is in the flowerbed. I've been cultivating a patch for about six months now. Ailz bought the seed on line; there's plantain grass which is coarse and timothy grass which is fine; she also bought dandelion seed but that did absolutely nothing. I go check my grass several times a day. The rabbits not only eat it but also lie in it- which discourages it; I wish they wouldn't. I'd re-seed the bald spots, but I don't suppose there's much point now with winter coming on.

Comments

[chochiyo-sama.livejournal.com]

Plant alfalfa and sweet clover. your rabbits will adore you. also, consider buying some long shallow planters. Plant your rabbit fodder in that.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the suggestions.

We have some of those planters.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

PS. We've just ordered alfalfa and sweet clover (plus some other things) on-line.

[arielstarshadow.livejournal.com]

Hmmmm - maybe you can hire someone to come in and break up some of the pavement - then you'd have more ground on which to plant? That way, even if the rabbits were laying in it, there would still be plenty of places left growing?

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Not really an option. It's a very small yard- and we had the paving slabs laid so Ailz could get her mobility scooter to the back gate. :)

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

Do you have hay for the bunnies to lay in? When it gets colder they might like that better as it's warmer.
The grass planters are a good solution as well and I see somebody already suggested that.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Yes, we give them hay. We buy great bales of the stuff :)

[(Anonymous)]

Autumn is a good time to plant grass seed. Jenny x

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I may do it then. We've just ordered a lot of seeds.