06-21-2008, 04:33 AM
Aloha, all,
Thought I'd jump into this thread with a goat question, if you don't mind. :o)
My husband and I have got a couple of sweet little Nigerian Dwarf goats - have had them a few months and have fallen in love with them!
All is going well, but I was wondering if anyone has suggestions for what I might plant in a "Goatie Garden". (The goats are in a large fenced pen to protect them from the dogs and the landscaping from them, but there isn't a lot of variety in plant life in there, so we've got to do a lot of supplementing with plants from the yard plus a little hay and goat chow.)
I know to stay away from the nightshade family, and to avoid avocados (or at least the leaves and unripe fruit). We've been tossing in uluhe fern, wiwi (sp?), albezia, and a few other "wild" plants that are growing on the back of the lot. Some occasional ti or banana leaves. Anyone else have suggestions? Other tasty Orchidland "weeds"?
Many thanks,
Kelli
Thought I'd jump into this thread with a goat question, if you don't mind. :o)
My husband and I have got a couple of sweet little Nigerian Dwarf goats - have had them a few months and have fallen in love with them!
All is going well, but I was wondering if anyone has suggestions for what I might plant in a "Goatie Garden". (The goats are in a large fenced pen to protect them from the dogs and the landscaping from them, but there isn't a lot of variety in plant life in there, so we've got to do a lot of supplementing with plants from the yard plus a little hay and goat chow.)
I know to stay away from the nightshade family, and to avoid avocados (or at least the leaves and unripe fruit). We've been tossing in uluhe fern, wiwi (sp?), albezia, and a few other "wild" plants that are growing on the back of the lot. Some occasional ti or banana leaves. Anyone else have suggestions? Other tasty Orchidland "weeds"?
Many thanks,
Kelli