# Green, green grass.... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 16, 2000, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-green-grass/12780 "2000-01-16T06:14:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Andy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/aeb1de/32.png) [@Andy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2000, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-green-grass/12780/1 "2000-01-16T06:14:00Z")
Today, on the way to work, there were four guys spraying the grass on South Michigan Ave. What was strange was that they were spraying it green. So, two questions, firstly, is this some kind of fertiliser, just a dye or a combination of the two? Secondly, WTF ???, I mean the grass looks a little straw-coloured, OK, but is it really worth spending money on this? It’s the middle of winter, do people really expect to see the Hanging Gardens of Babylon in downtown Chiago? ---
**Author:** ![fuzzy-wuzzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b38774/32.png) [@fuzzy-wuzzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fuzzy-wuzzy)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2000, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-green-grass/12780/2 "2000-01-16T06:20:00Z")
I’ve seen them do the same thing here…I think it’s a combination of both… * * * “Do or do not, there is no try” - Yoda ---
**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2000, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-green-grass/12780/3 "2000-01-16T06:25:00Z")
It’s seed and ground up newspapers saturated with water. The recycled paper retains water to help the seed germinate, discourages birds from eating the seed, and prevents the seed from washing or blowing away before it puts down roots. ## The mixture can be tinted any color. Green being the obvious choice (but why kelley and not olive?). You are now leaving a “Smiley-free zone”! A public service message brought to you by G.R.O.S.S. ---
**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2000, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-green-grass/12780/4 "2000-01-16T06:27:00Z")
[patented snotty retort] BTW, we do have a general questions forum here… [/patented snotty retort] * * * You are now leaving a “Smiley-free zone”! A public service message brought to you by G.R.O.S.S. ---
**Author:** ![Andy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/aeb1de/32.png) [@Andy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2000, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-green-grass/12780/5 "2000-01-16T06:33:00Z")
I thought it pointless 😉