Grass Buddy

How do you care for your 
Grass Buddy?

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Tapping to get the seeds down
and shape the head

Making a "Grass Buddy" is really easy.
     Just follow these steps:

1. Find a knee-high stocking...the kind your mom probably wears when she wears slacks. (It would be a good idea to make sure its clean!)
    
2. Cut the knee-high in half. You will then have one half that has the sewn-up toe of the stocking and the other will be open on both ends.
   NOTE: If you knot one of the ends of the half that does not have the closed toe, you will then have two halves you can use to make two buddies.
    
3. Put grass seed down into the closed end of the stockings. The grass will grow and be the hair. Rye grass grows the fastest, but any grass at your local hardware store will work.
   
   Put at least one heaping tablespoon into each stocking. If you put too little, you will have a bald head. If you put too much, you will have a shaggy-dog buddy.
   HINT: All seeds need water to break open and begin to grow (see "GERMINATION" to learn more.) If you soak the seeds overnight before you plant them, they will swell with water and break open and grow much faster.
    
4. Now add about one cup of potting soil. Any potting soil will do. Grass is easy to grow and grows just about anywhere!
    
5. Tap the stocking on the table to get the seed down with the soil flat next to it. Tie a knot in the stocking so the grass will stay inside when you turn the stocking over.
    
6. That's it! Turn it so the grass seed is on top. The part of the stocking hanging down from the head will serve as a wick to draw up water. Decorate the head to personalize your buddy as you please.

To learn how to take care
of your Grass Buddy, 
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