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Stupid dog...
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Posted by heirloomjunkie 5a (My Page) on Sun, Jun 6, 10 at 15:43
| I stopped at an awesome plant sale a woman in the neighborhood was having and bought a small pot of ornamental grass. Pretty green color with bold white stripes.
I brought it home and sat it ouside the door until I could repot it. This, to my Lab, was an invitation to eat two-thirds of it. I now have an ornamental grass stump, with only a leaf or two left. ugh.
Will it recover? I have seen many plants trimmed way down during the winter, and they always have lots of new growth come spring. Should I plant it, or scrap it?
Thanks!
Kim |
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RE: Stupid dog...
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- Posted by donn_ 7b, GSB, LI, NY (My Page) on
Sun, Jun 6, 10 at 15:58
| Plant it. Keep it well watered. Chances are it will survive. |
RE: Stupid dog...
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- Posted by jean001 z8aPortland, OR (My Page) on
Sun, Jun 6, 10 at 16:48
| It will live only if you protect it from future ravages which will happen if accessible to your dog. Speaking from experience here. Two dogs have killed -- as in repeatedly eaten to the ground -- 3 sizable clumps of ornamental grasses. Unfortunately, such grasses don't tolerate "mowing" as well as do lawn grasses. |
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| Jean, is this a common thing, dogs and ornamental grasses?I had no idea she would even touch it. It was the wierdes thing. She never does anything like that. Altough she did sample a hosta once, after which her face swelled up. Allergic reaction or something. I will go ahead and plant it then, and see what happens. Thanks! |
RE: Stupid dog...
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| You asked "is this a common thing, dogs and ornamental grasses?" It has been with the dogs I've had. So put it out of reach in one way or another. |
RE: Stupid dog...
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| My cats eat my Miscanthus 'Little Bunny' and NOID green fescues. They also pee in their centers. |
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| Not sure about that grass but we cut done all are grasses in the spring and they come back healthier. (such as maiden's hair) |
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| It's starting to come back! Yay! |
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| My cat also loves to chew on the shorter cool-season grasses in the back garden, namely an as yet unidentified Carex species and the Deschampsia caespistosa (tufted hair grass). However she only chews a few blades, not 2/3 of the whole thing! :) |
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| A friend's lab only ate the ribbon grass...but even that couldn't keep it in check. LOL |
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| Dogs eat grass all the time. I'm sure he thought it was nice of you to put it in a "dish" for him. |
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- Posted by danell 7 USDA & Sunset OR (My Page) on
Fri, Aug 27, 10 at 19:59
| Check out the link below. Often times folks unknowingly plant beautiful things that are toxic to their little buddies, Hostas being one of them. |
Here is a link that might be useful: ASPCA Toxic Plant List
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