Grass Growing?

[Wooleysmum]

Noticed the ponies were not that fussed about the hay today. It is mild, is the grass growing? if so I will be worrying again about lami!

This is Connor not Wooley!

 

[Fleur100]

Yes it is, my sister had to cut the grass in the back garden! Anytime the temperature is over 9oC the grass will grow. There have been quite a few laminitis cases round us this winter.

 

[Bex7]

I am sure it is, Bert has not eaten all his brekkie for hte last few mornings and again not too fussed on the haylage

 

[hussar]

Definitely! Ours have ignored their hay the past few days - and we're 800 ft up in the Scottish Borders so don't usually expect the grass to grow till March.

 

[Wooleysmum]

Looked this morning at uneaten area, grass is pocking up now.The end of Wooley's freedom now, in during the day.

 

[Chex]

Nooooo! I was just hoping Chex was going to lose some weight and the stupid stuff is growing again! It is so mild though!

 

[pottamus]

Deffinately growing I say!

 

[miller]

Moved our fence about 3 weeks ago and the nearly bare patch that is now out of the field is alomst covered - so definitely.

 

[henryhorn]

Yes it is.
We had a visit today from our local ag merchant's grass expert after doing tests on our fields to assess what fertiliser we need this year.
Our potash is really low on one field and that is because the horses grazed that instead of hay being made.
He said the grass this year has virtually never stopped growing (he covers a massive area in his work) and that if this carries on he will be redundant!
Grass will grow at anything over 5, so as today's temp is 11, you can bet it's growing.
ps we have just cut our lawn, something we normally do in March...

 

[loobylu]

Definitely! Mine are on stubble over winter and they have been munching grass shoots almost constantly.

 

[sojeph]

Yep..just had to bring ponies home..daughters pony was getting cresty!!

 

[collie]

Wish it would grow in my paddocks and i am in Scotland as well, maybe the wrong part.