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I can easily see some people being repulsed at the idea of using a mat make of someone elses hair but at the same time its nice to see the stuff is being used instead of taking up space in a landfill.Sunday, May 03, 2009
Hair Fertilizer?
I can't remember where exactly i heard about this, a podcast i think (which podcast i have no idea) but it struck me as a very simple thing assuming it works. This product is essentially (treated) hair that is woven into mats and can be used as a combination fertilizer (as it is biodegradable) and something to keep weeds down (like a mat that you can put around say a tree or maybe in between rows to keep weeds down.
Google Goats
Well google took my idea, they are now using goats to "mow" their "lawns" (fields)(apparently a service, it is amazing what people will pay for in California). I considered getting a goat last summer and am reconsidering it now as i apparently have a very fertile yard but what is holding me back is the knowledge that goats will consume anything that is even semi-edible thus the shrubs, trees, and some flowers in my yard would be in eminent danger should i introduce a lawnmower as indiscriminate as a goat.
I don't think sheep are quite as adventurous when it comes to eating. Once winter comes around again i could sell the animal (most likely for more than i paid for it, assuming i get a small/young one now) or BBQ it... anyway, i haven't made up my mind yet. I am not sure how my dog would take it, he has a taste for chickens (killed at least 3 of my neighbor's chickens thanks to the particularly incompetent dog sitter i employed while on a trip) but he seems to shy away from cows. I guess my entire reasoning is that it doesn't seem to make sense to try to mow my yard as I am out in rural Azerbaijan and the only lawn mowers in the country are gas powered (ie expensive and not easy to fix for non-grease monkeys such as myself), using the scythe that came with the house is a pain, and well getting an animal could be amusing and keep the grass manageable at the same time.
Ah well.
I don't think sheep are quite as adventurous when it comes to eating. Once winter comes around again i could sell the animal (most likely for more than i paid for it, assuming i get a small/young one now) or BBQ it... anyway, i haven't made up my mind yet. I am not sure how my dog would take it, he has a taste for chickens (killed at least 3 of my neighbor's chickens thanks to the particularly incompetent dog sitter i employed while on a trip) but he seems to shy away from cows. I guess my entire reasoning is that it doesn't seem to make sense to try to mow my yard as I am out in rural Azerbaijan and the only lawn mowers in the country are gas powered (ie expensive and not easy to fix for non-grease monkeys such as myself), using the scythe that came with the house is a pain, and well getting an animal could be amusing and keep the grass manageable at the same time.
Ah well.
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