Wilber and Grady
They are actually still pretty small next to the adults, but you are right about them growing so much. They are really coming along.
Last month I got 4 trays of wheat grass. I cut it almost down to the roots and split it between the piggies. I thought that rather than leave it in the plastic trays, I'd experiment with it and I planted it in the garden. I didn't expect much, but I was pleasantly surprised that it has really taken off. It's not getting overly tall, but it is twice as thick as it was when I got it. I'm anxious to see how long it lasts.
Could be. The wheat grass is planted in a spongy material when you get the trays from the store and there are lots of roots that grow through the sponge and even get through the drain holes in the plastic tray. More than enough to get into the rich soil I have in the elevated garden I built. Certainly explains why my wheat grass took off and could mean your rye grass would do the same.
The wheat grass got tall enough to harvest the second cut; first cut since planting it in the garden. Man, was it thick. It actually doubled in thickness from when I transplanted it. There was plenty to go around. All 7 guinea pigs got a rather sizeable handful. It'll be interesting to see how it grows back.
So in just 6 days, the wheat grass is just about ready for the second cut since planting it outside. I even trimmed a little off of the edge for the boys. I'm glad it's doing so well. I hope it keeps growing.
My piggies enjoy grass very much. When the lawn goes dormant in winter, the adults who get used to going out to graze really miss it. I try to get wheat grass from the store as often as I can, but it gets expensive with 7 of them to provide grass for. I got a bag of wheat grass seed and I'm going to try growing it inside this winter.