@PugJesusM to HistoryPornEnglish • 1 year agoA flock of sheep in London, used for keeping the grass in the parks short, 1926imagemessage-square8arrow-up1118arrow-down11
arrow-up1117arrow-down1imageA flock of sheep in London, used for keeping the grass in the parks short, 1926@PugJesusM to HistoryPornEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square8
minus-square@reddig33linkEnglish14•1 year agoThey should bring this method of maintaining the grass back.
minus-square@spittingimagelinkEnglish6•1 year agoI work next to a public park that uses this method. There’s one BIG downside to having sheep on the lawn.
minus-square@reddig33linkEnglish7•1 year agoDownside for you, but I’m sure the fertilizer is good for the grass! I wonder if goats would be less likely to do this?
minus-squareHubertMannelinkfedilink5•1 year agothey have. at least they do it with some things in my city with goats. sides of expressways and fields near the airport
minus-squareIllecorslinkfedilinkEnglish5•1 year agoI can already hear the internet complaining abiut stepping into sheep shit.
minus-square@jettrscgalinkEnglish4•edit-21 year agoPeople use ducks in a similar way to remove pests from fields. It’s pretty adorable to watch the duck swarm at work.
They should bring this method of maintaining the grass back.
I work next to a public park that uses this method. There’s one BIG downside to having sheep on the lawn.
Downside for you, but I’m sure the fertilizer is good for the grass! I wonder if goats would be less likely to do this?
they have. at least they do it with some things in my city with goats. sides of expressways and fields near the airport
I can already hear the internet complaining abiut stepping into sheep shit.
Skill issue
People use ducks in a similar way to remove pests from fields.
It’s pretty adorable to watch the duck swarm at work.
It’s used again in places in Europe.