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Re: [RC] Weed Free - Barbara McCraryWind and birds carry lots of seeds. We found a several plants over the years on our ranch here...cotoneaster and English Ivy, both of which came from some distance away, because we have never planted them here. I suspect birds, primarily. On the other hand, our granddaughter did a science fair project once of trying to germinate plants from horse manure and she was successful. I don't know what kind of plants, but she did get results.Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Weary DC" <bweary@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 10:51 AM Subject: [RC] Weed Free There may be something to the idea that viable plant seeds can be spread in manure. Apparently, it's common for tomato plants to grow and thrive in sewage, as the seeds often survive the human digestive tract. And I have seen certain horse feeds certified as "weed free" presumably because the pelleting, grinding or cubing process kills the seeds. I'm guessing this means the digestive tract of the horse doesn't always kill the seeds. I still think the extent to which horses may spread seeds is minimal compared to all the other avenues of seed migration. Like, oh yeah, the WIND? Dr Q who, after his recent physical, was declared "weed free." (Incidentally, back in the 60's, a farmer apparently hung a sign next to his hay field that said "Weed Free." He said a buncha hippies called him for weeks asking him how they could get some. Silly people.) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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