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Unfortunately my piggies don't have access to a lawn to graze on throughout the summer as my garden is decking and stones. I do however often buy them those kiddy grass heads to grow fresh grass. However, there's not a lot of grass that grows on them.

I'm just wondering whether you can buy bigger grass pots from anywhere that are already set up and ready to just water them. I know you can buy the seeds but I am the worlds worst plant grower and wouldn't have a clue where to start buying compost etc (if you even use compost haha) I literally don't have a clue! I've tried looking online but can't find anything!
 
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Unfortunately my piggies don't have access to a lawn to graze on throughout the summer as my garden is decking and stones. I do however often buy them those kiddy grass heads to grow fresh grass. However, there's not a lot of grass that grows on them.

I'm just wondering whether you can buy bigger grass pots from anywhere that are already set up and ready to just water them. I know you can buy the seeds but I am the worlds worst plant grower and wouldn't have a clue where to start buying compost etc (if you even use compost haha) I literally don't have a clue! I've tried looking online but can't find anything!
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Last time I was at my vets I noticed they had this thing that's aimed at cats but it says for small animals too. It's basically grass you grow in a container... Like the aluminium ones you get from Chinese takeaways and you just water it... can't remember what it's called though.. :doh:
 
Great deals on rodent food at zooplus: Grow your own Rodent Grass this is seed, however grass is easy to grow and you don't need a special compost for it. You can buy organic compost from many retailers online or from most garden centres. Failing that a lot of supermarkets are selling compost at this time of year so you may be able to pick some up with your daily shop. Supermarkets also often sell ceramic dishes for cooking with, and I find these can be very good stable bases for this kind of thing :) Grass should be watered often, and can tolerate some drying out and some over-watering, it;squite forgiving :)
 
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Great deals on rodent food at zooplus: Grow your own Rodent Grass this is seed,p however grass is easy to grow and you don't need a special compost for it. You can buy organic compost from many retailers online or from most garden centres. Failing that a lot of supermarkets are selling compost at this time of year so you may be able to pick some up with your daily shop. Supermarkets also often sell ceramic dishes for cooking with, and I find these can be very good stable bases for this kind of thing :) Grass should be watered often, and can tolerate some drying out and some over-watering, it;squite forgiving :)
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Thank you! So if I ordered this, I'd need compost and a dish? Or is it all included?
 
On the description Great deals on rodent food at zooplus: Grow your own Rodent Grass it says to spread on an appropriate surface so I am assuming the compost should be bought separately. It comes with a plastic tray but it's a bit flimsy (going by reviews), hence best grown in a sturdy dish. Perhaps buy some and see what's included before buying the compost? I would think it doesn't come with compost though, judging by the wording of 'spread on suitable surface' and going by the price. x
 
Oh scrub what I said about soil. Just found this:
States it comes with dish (as we know) and a mineral substrate for soil.​
 
Critter said:
Oh scrub what I said about soil. Just found this:
States it comes with dish (as we know) and a mineral substrate for soil.​
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I grew this at christmas for the girls. They loved it and got 3 or 4 nibble sessions of it before it gave up. I now grow in trays. Some of them are recycled trays you get your meat in from the supermarket which are a good size to pop in the cage for half an hour or so. I have 6 or so on the go so they get time to regenerate before the next nibble. Love the cage base ides tho.
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I bought one of those nibble grasses recently and it took a while but then it few really fast... We have a massive garden but I worry about all the cats that like to visit ! Mine have enjoyed this nibble grass and I was chuffed I managed to grow something ! Just add water
 
I always have a few grass pots on my window pane:
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But I just LOVE the idea of growing grass in an old cage, which is what I'm going to do right now. :)
 
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