Hair Raising
Have you ever thought of planting your old hair? Some farmers do! What comes up? Not wigs, but bigger and tastier crops. Hair is full of nitrogen, a nutrient that helps plants to grow. When cut hair is mixed into soil or compost, the hair breaks down, slowly releasing nitrogen so it can help flowers and vegetables get big a little faster.
Of course, that hair won’t help your plants if a deer comes along looking for lunch…or will it? If deer are chewing
