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Agricultural grist??
What exactly is agricultural grist (as in grass seed) and why does the
label say "Not intended for sowing"? I was recommended to use this to rough seed some areas around a bird compound perimeter in woodland. The label has rather fazed me... :-) Thanks. -- Best Regards, Chris. |
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Agricultural grist??
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from Chris Wilson contains these words: What exactly is agricultural grist (as in grass seed) and why does the label say "Not intended for sowing"? I was recommended to use this to rough seed some areas around a bird compound perimeter in woodland. The label has rather fazed me... :-) Grain. As in 'grist to the mill'. Agricultural grist is I know not what, despite having kept cattle. Probably seed intended for addition to fodder. -- Rusty Hinge horrid·squeak&zetnet·co·uk http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/tqt.htm |
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Agricultural grist??
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from Chris Wilson contains these words: What exactly is agricultural grist (as in grass seed) and why does the label say "Not intended for sowing"? I was recommended to use this to rough seed some areas around a bird compound perimeter in woodland. The label has rather fazed me... :-) Grain. As in 'grist to the mill'. Agricultural grist is I know not what, despite having kept cattle. Probably seed intended for addition to fodder. -- Rusty Hinge horrid·squeak&zetnet·co·uk http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/tqt.htm |
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Agricultural grist??
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Jaques d'Altrades wrote: The message from Chris Wilson contains these words: What exactly is agricultural grist (as in grass seed) and why does the label say "Not intended for sowing"? I was recommended to use this to rough seed some areas around a bird compound perimeter in woodland. The label has rather fazed me... :-) Grain. As in 'grist to the mill'. Agricultural grist is I know not what, despite having kept cattle. Probably seed intended for addition to fodder. Are you sure that it wasn't horticultural grit? That is very coarse sand. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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Agricultural grist??
"Chris Wilson" wrote in message
... In article , says... Are you sure that it wasn't horticultural grit? That is very coarse sand. Regards, Nick Maclaren. It's definitely some form of seed, or seed and seed husk. Just doesn't seem to sprout as reliably as "normal" grass seed, but at 15 quid for a 25 kilo sack, I don't expect miracles. Just curious as what differs between it and normal seed and why they say not for sowing. -- Best Regards, Chris. It looks like the definition of grist is grain that 'has been or is intended to be ground'. I'd guess that your seed has been roughly ground to stop it germinating so that it remains viable as animal feed for longer. Presumably the grinding is imperfect so some survives and will still germinate.It doesn't explain why its so much cheaper than unground seed though unless it's such poor quality that it's no good for anything else. ( or maybe the grower gets some sort of subsidy for producing animal feed? ) -- Martin & Anna Sykes http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~sykesm |
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