[Jacob-list] Re: forage turnips

[honeybucket at attbi.com]

I find they LOVE zucchini (just toss in the field, they 
break up and the sheep go to town)!  Never have to worry 
about the ones that hide under leaves any more.  Extra 
corn, overgrown leafy greens---they all come running 
whenever we are in the garden!!  I look forward to 
trying the forage turnips, tho!  When is the best time 
to sow seeds in Washington?
Patty
> I have to put in another plug for the forage turnips - they've worked very
> well here - even with my amature planting skills.  I broadcast seed out over
> bare ground (didn't know any better at the time).  Turnips came up just
> dandy; what really amazed me was that those industrious little shetlands
> (led by a very clever and bossy jacob) actually dug up the roots with their
> hooves and ate them in preference to nice hay.  There have been a couple of
> excellent articles on the use of forage turnips in Shepherd Magazine in the
> last year or two.
> 
> On another note, I've had excellent results feeding cut up pumpkins to the
> sheep as well.  I just split them in half and the sheep loved them.  These
> were homely, leftover ones given to me by a local pumpkin farmer.
> 
> Elaina Kenyon
> Avillion Farm
> Apex, NC
> 
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