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Postby maxthepug » Wed May 14, 2008 3:38 pm

Can someone pls suggest why the dung pats:

i) encourage the growth of tough grass
ii) retard the cycling of nutrients such as nitrogen

Thanks a lot
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Postby canalon » Wed May 14, 2008 8:03 pm

well look at a pat. How do you think soft grass would go through that. And they take forever to disappear.
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Postby mith » Wed May 14, 2008 9:55 pm

you can burn them too, or use them for water filtering.
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