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Managing thick grass in overgrown orchard

On Fri, 23 Sep 2016 09:58:30 -0000 (UTC), (Nick
Maclaren) wrote:

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David Hill wrote:

I've recently taken on the management of a somewhat overgrown 1.5 acre
orchard and I'm struggling to keep the thick hill-grass, docks, nettles
and thistles under control. ...

Sheep don't like long grass. Goats would do but they would like low
branches as well.

It's the non-grasses that are the real problem for grazing. I don't
know whether goats and donkeys will eat those, in real life rather
than fiction, but none of sheep, horses or even cattle will. Cattle
would do, if the non-grasses were cut down at least a couple of times
a year, but only then.

I guess what breeds of sheep you have access to is important. I have a
flock of Dorpers and they do like to browse on woody weeds, low
branches, etc. as much as grass itself.

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