Comments on: Pasture rotation — spring growth, summer growth http://priscilla.saltmarshranch.com/2008/07/23/pasture-rotation-soay-sheep/ The joys of keeping small sheep in southern Oregon Wed, 11 May 2011 21:08:24 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Elizabeth http://priscilla.saltmarshranch.com/2008/07/23/pasture-rotation-soay-sheep/comment-page-1/#comment-951 Elizabeth Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:40:20 +0000 http://priscilla.saltmarshranch.com/2008/07/23/pasture-rotation-soay-sheep/#comment-951 Heehee. In my experience, a mole- or gopher-hunting dog does considerably more damage in digging after the critter than the critter could have ever done on its own... Heehee. In my experience, a mole- or gopher-hunting dog does considerably more damage in digging after the critter than the critter could have ever done on its own…

]]> By: priscilla http://priscilla.saltmarshranch.com/2008/07/23/pasture-rotation-soay-sheep/comment-page-1/#comment-945 priscilla Mon, 28 Jul 2008 02:05:45 +0000 http://priscilla.saltmarshranch.com/2008/07/23/pasture-rotation-soay-sheep/#comment-945 Thanks for the great suggestion, Elizabeth. And perhaps if the sheep get the winter growth in the garden down far enough I will be inspired to resume gardening -- watching the lambs grow in May and June seems like more fun than weeding the tomato patch and watching the gophers work their way down the row of potato plants taking just one or two bites out of each potato. I wonder if our LGDs could be re-trained as garden guardians? Thanks for the great suggestion, Elizabeth. And perhaps if the sheep get the winter growth in the garden down far enough I will be inspired to resume gardening — watching the lambs grow in May and June seems like more fun than weeding the tomato patch and watching the gophers work their way down the row of potato plants taking just one or two bites out of each potato. I wonder if our LGDs could be re-trained as garden guardians?

]]> By: Elizabeth http://priscilla.saltmarshranch.com/2008/07/23/pasture-rotation-soay-sheep/comment-page-1/#comment-939 Elizabeth Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:27:12 +0000 http://priscilla.saltmarshranch.com/2008/07/23/pasture-rotation-soay-sheep/#comment-939 I solve the problem of wanting to put the sheep out onto pasture at the first sign of green grass by making a temporary spring-pen in my garden area. There, the sheep can eat fresh grass to their heart's content, and the less of it that grows back in my garden after I've moved the sheep to their summer pasture, the better. Just a thought! =) I solve the problem of wanting to put the sheep out onto pasture at the first sign of green grass by making a temporary spring-pen in my garden area. There, the sheep can eat fresh grass to their heart’s content, and the less of it that grows back in my garden after I’ve moved the sheep to their summer pasture, the better.

Just a thought! =)

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