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There is nothing in the FAQ on sheep, plenty on Cats, but Cats don't
eat your garden up. Are there any other suggestions out there on how a gardener may keep his plants safe from sheep ?. First of all, where are they coming from.? If their owner is not preventing them from escaping, he/she might like to ment their fences. If you happen to live on or adjacent to common land and have to live with the sheep, the only sensible way of constraining them is with stock fencing. If you want to know more about such fencing, try http://www.bekaert.com/twil/agricult...lock_broch.htm and ask for the free brochure. It tells you all you will need to know (and a lot more). If you do not like the look of such a fence, you could always hide it with a hedge. again, which plants do they dislike (or like) They prefer grass but will try most plants once. how high can they jump This depends on the breed. Some of the mountain breeds are quite athletic while lowland breeds prefer to eat their way through obstructions such as hedges. any other suggestions, barbed wire fences, machine guns ? Stop growing flowers, keep to grass and enjoy the company of the sheep. They will keep your grass nice and short and you will not need any artificial fertilisers. :-) Howard Neil |
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"William Tasso" wrote in news:b8ja19$an5us$1@ID-
139074.news.dfncis.de: any other suggestions, barbed wire fences, machine guns ? You need a haha (sp?) I thought they were hoho's A ditch dug about 2 feet down with yours eide being significantly higher than the opposite one.... SO give=ing you a view without the need for a fence that may obstruct said view..... On further thought, perhaps mint sauce may be a better plan ;o) B-D |
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On Mon, 28 Apr 2003 14:14:06 +0100, "Howard Neil" hneil@REMOVE TO
REPLY.co.uk wrote: If you happen to live on or adjacent to common land and have to live with the sheep, the only sensible way of constraining them is with stock fencing. If you want to know more about such fencing, try http://www.bekaert.com/twil/agricult...lock_broch.htm and ask for the free brochure. It tells you all you will need to know (and a lot more). If you do not like the look of such a fence, you could always hide it Howard Neil Thanks all for your comments. I am shortly to aquire a garden on a new property which is one of five carved out of a field populated by sheep. My rear boundary is a wire fence ( a slightly lower than the suggested 4 feet) 29 Metres in length along which I hoped to grow evergreen shurbs growing to a hight of no more than 4 feet so as to keep the countryside view. However the front of the property is open plan. How about a moat ?. A neighbour who has lived on the site for a few months tells me the sheep are a problem, I noticed her husband has built a five foot timber fence around his new vegetable plot, but I don't have that option. Thanks Paul |
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how high can they jump
They can scramble very well but jump, not unless they *really* have to. Quite high if they are "woolly jumpers"! |
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"swroot" wrote in message ... X wrote: I notice there was not much response to the thread: "Bloomin sheep eating my blooms" There is nothing in the FAQ on sheep, plenty on Cats, but Cats don't eat your garden up. Are there any other suggestions out there on how a gardener may keep his plants safe from sheep ?. again, which plants do they dislike (or like) mint, they have a strong aversion to mint how high can they jump any other suggestions, barbed wire fences, machine guns ? netting is normally adequate, probably topped with a row of barbed wire Jim Webster I've cross-posted this to uk.business.agriculture in hope of helpful advice and humour :-) regards sarah -- "Great is truth, but still greater, from a practical point of view, is silence about truth." Aldous Huxley |
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Jim Webster wrote:
"swroot" wrote in message ... X wrote: I notice there was not much response to the thread: "Bloomin sheep eating my blooms" There is nothing in the FAQ on sheep, plenty on Cats, but Cats don't eat your garden up. Are there any other suggestions out there on how a gardener may keep his plants safe from sheep ?. again, which plants do they dislike (or like) mint, they have a strong aversion to mint That only applies to British lambs, surely? I suspect the sheep are terrifed of capers. how high can they jump any other suggestions, barbed wire fences, machine guns ? netting is normally adequate, probably topped with a row of barbed wire even for herdwicks? regards sarah -- "Great is truth, but still greater, from a practical point of view, is silence about truth." Aldous Huxley |
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In article , swroot@farm-
direct.co.uk says... X wrote: I notice there was not much response to the thread: "Bloomin sheep eating my blooms" There is nothing in the FAQ on sheep, plenty on Cats, but Cats don't eat your garden up. Are there any other suggestions out there on how a gardener may keep his plants safe from sheep ?. Hide behind your shrubs - then jump out and shout 'BOOO!' - they will promptly keel over and die. Sheep are *always* looking for new and interesting ways to die. On a more serious note what are you fenced off with? Post, netting and a couple of strands of barb should keep them out. -- David Visit http://www.farm-direct.co.uk for your local farmgate food supplies. FAQ's, Glossary, Farming Year and more! |
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"David P" wrote in message ... Hide behind your shrubs - then jump out and shout 'BOOO!' - they will promptly keel over and die. Sheep are *always* looking for new and interesting ways to die. ROTFL :-)) Good thing I didn't just take a drink of something before reading this! M |
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In article ,
says... "David P" wrote in message ... Hide behind your shrubs - then jump out and shout 'BOOO!' - they will promptly keel over and die. Sheep are *always* looking for new and interesting ways to die. ROTFL :-)) Good thing I didn't just take a drink of something before reading this! I notice that the Urglers are keeping very quiet - p'raps we have stunned them with our witty ripostes. That or their suspicions have been confirmed. -- David Visit http://www.farm-direct.co.uk for your local farmgate food supplies. FAQ's, Glossary, Farming Year and more! |
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"swroot" wrote in message ... how high can they jump any other suggestions, barbed wire fences, machine guns ? netting is normally adequate, probably topped with a row of barbed wire even for herdwicks? if they are bothered with herdwicks then all bets are off. I honestly didn't consider them, I assumed that they would be mentioned by name rather than a generalised sheep. With herdwicks they tend to wiggle rather than jump much, but jumping is possible. Jim Webster regards sarah -- "Great is truth, but still greater, from a practical point of view, is silence about truth." Aldous Huxley |
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On Mon, 28 Apr 2003 16:01:24 +0000 (UTC), Essjay001 wrote:
How about a moat ?. thats a good idea if nothing else the sheep will shrink to a more managable size. They don't shrink round here in the rain. I guess you'd have to make it a wide moat so that have to swim and also heat it to 40C or so. -- Cheers Dave. Remove "spam" for valid email. |
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In article , swroot
wrote: Jim Webster wrote: "swroot" wrote in message ... X wrote: how high can they jump Clean over a car bonnet - not sure of the breed, in Kerry. any other suggestions, barbed wire fences, machine guns ? netting is normally adequate, probably topped with a row of barbed wire even for herdwicks? They'll probably eat the wire :-( I wonder if the zoo poo method would work. Big cat dung is reported to be effective at discouraging deer but they are intellectual giants compared to most sheep. Cheerio, -- http://www.farm-direct.co.uk/ |
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I wonder if the zoo poo method would work. Big cat dung is reported to
be effective at discouraging deer but they are intellectual giants compared to most sheep. Sheep would probably just consider this a savoury appetiser en-route to the garden. -- Drakanthus. (Spam filter: Include the word VB anywhere in the subject line or emails will never reach me.) |
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