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Old 24-09-2016, 10:33 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
David Rance[_3_] David Rance[_3_] is offline
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Default Managing thick grass in overgrown orchard

On Sat, 24 Sep 2016 07:51:05 Chris Hogg wrote:

On Sat, 24 Sep 2016 11:49:27 +1000, Jeßus wrote:

On Fri, 23 Sep 2016 10:19:43 +0100, David Hill
wrote:

On 23/09/2016 02:08, Je?us wrote:
On Wed, 21 Sep 2016 08:07:22 +0100, Chris Hogg wrote:


Sheep?

That would be my solution.

Sheep don't like long grass.


That is true. You would have to get the grass short initially, but
after that...

Goats would do but they would like low
branches as well.


Yes, I wouldn't use goats in that situation.


I always understood that sheep graze, goats browse. In other words,
sheep eat stuff on the ground while goats eat stuff higher up, i.e.
shrubby stuff. But I expect there's some overlap.


I had some sheep in my meadow a few years ago and they certainly
attacked some oak saplings. The saplings were protected up to about 2 -
3 feet high but the sheep continually chewed the tops off.

David

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