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What pesticides are put on California strawberry seeds?
Strawberries are grown from plant runners, they are not grown from seeds. There are no pesticides put on strawberry seeds to grow strawberries.
Do chickens eat hay?
No. Hay and straw is used for ground cover and absorbing droppings. The chickens will scratch and search the hay for bugs and errant seeds. They do not eat it.
What is the difference between straw and hay as mulch?
The difference between hay and straw as mulch lies in straw being cleaner and having fewer seeds in general and fewer weed seeds in particular.
Why does your pony put his nose in his hay on the floor of his stall and rub it creating circles?
He is picking out the parts he likes, such as the hay seeds and such
What makes fruit and vegetable organic?
To be organic, watermelon must be grown from non-GMO seeds and synthetic pesticides cannot be used. Usually, the seeds used are heirloom and open pollinated.
What are forage seeds?
Forage seeds are seeds that are planted for the sole purpose of growing plants to be fed to livestock. No this doesn't limit it to grain like barley or corn, but it also means seeds that are used to seed pastures or hay fields so that hay can be taken off in a year or so or livestock can be let to graze in that new pasture after letting it grow and establishing its root systems. Often "forage seeds" are seeds that are planted upon converting a field that was once used for growing crops into one used for hay and/or pasture, or to reseed certain areas of a hay field or pasture that have been overgrazed or not grown well for some reason or other.
Why do farmers borrow money from the money lenders?
farmers have to borrow money to purchase seeds,fertilizers and pesticides.
What does a farmer have to do to claim his food is organic?
A farmer must use seeds that are organic, unless there are none available, but regardless, the seeds must not be GMO seeds. No synthetic fertilizers or pesticides can be used, except in extreme conditions as determined by the USDA.
Is hay or straw a better weed preventer?
Straw is usually preferred to prevent weeds, as hay often contains the seeds of the very plants you're trying to prevent.
Can horses have starch?
Of course horses can because they eat seeds and hay. hay is like a wheat which is what flour is made up of and bread is a type of starch and it's made of flour. Seeds are like beans made of grainy substances so they are a starch too. ;)
How does hay help grass grow?
Covering over newly seeded areas with hay protects the seeds from too much dying out, too much wind and helps keep the ground moist longer. It also tends to keep the birds away from eating the seed. Too much direct sun can burn the seeds and/or bake the soil into hardrock before they sprout. What seeds need are warmth, soft soil and moisture, which the hay provides.
Wild turkey eats what?
they eat seed hay insects acorns corn berries and other seeds
