Hi Tony and all My point was, that sheep are a some what a wooly type of goat, and if give the opportunity they will eat most things, so perhaps a small type of sheep will not eat too much of a tender grape ( or fig Bush or tree) if they can't reach the fruiting zone . I would like to see grassing animals in our vine-yard to help the process of producing fruits with no additions of chemicals, but I also need the plant to grow and not eaten by the grassing animals, being a small type of sheep, or guinea hens. The key seams to be to implement a system that will fit our farming practice and then testing and testing. Also did not know that you are Abel to grow figs in UK, figs make a wonder full wine.
I welcome comments and ideas. Per Garp/NH ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Nelson-Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 12:17 PM Subject: Re: Sheep and fig trees > Per Garp - Fig trees (at least in my part of the world, southern UK) are > more of a large shrub than a tree; much of the foliage and fruit would be > easily accessible to sheep etc. The bark is quite tender - mice have chewed > away at the one in my garden. Maybe in commercial fig orchards things are > different? Tony N-S. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Surf the Web without missing calls! Get MSN Broadband. > http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/freeactivation.asp >
