Ordinary Hedging Laurel .........poisonous ?

Bury the Trash

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Mixed Farmer

• Nov 30, 2023

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To stock, mainly sheep , as in around someone's garden ..........or not to worry about ..

I'm sure Its mentioned somewhere but as we know the search facility is a 'bit variable' to say the least .

 

Exfarmer

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Bury St Edmunds

• Nov 30, 2023

• #2

Sheep and cattle will rarely eat plants which are poisonous. Virtually all are very bitter which is natures way of defending from browsing. It is normally only desperately hungry animals or the presence of wilted material where the bitterness has worn off where poisoning occurs

 

Highland Mule

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Scottish Highlands

• Nov 30, 2023

• #3

Exfarmer said:

or the presence of wilted material where the bitterness has worn off where poisoning occurs

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So yes - the OP needs to worry. Odds of the gardener picking up all hedge trimmings is nil, and sheep will try and eat them.

I've lost sheep from rhodedendron poisoning during heavy rain - plenty grass but instead they hid under the bushes and poisoned themselves.

 

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noagain

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• Nov 30, 2023

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Nope, between our garden and "wee field" which often has too many sheep in it. Needless to say, they clean one side of hedge and wife asks the same question every time, will grow bac...........

 

Exfarmer

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• Nov 30, 2023

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Highland Mule said:

So yes - the OP needs to worry. Odds of the gardener picking up all hedge trimmings is nil, and sheep will try and eat them.

I've lost sheep from rhodedendron poisoning during heavy rain - plenty grass but instead they hid under the bushes and poisoned themselves.

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good points

 

Bury the Trash

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• Nov 30, 2023

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Exfarmer said:

Sheep and cattle will rarely eat plants which are poisonous. Virtually all are very bitter which is natures way of defending from browsing. It is normally only desperately hungry animals or the presence of wilted material where the bitterness has worn off where poisoning occurs

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noagain said:

Nope, between our garden and "wee field" which often has too many sheep in it. Needless to say, they clean one side of hedge and wife asks the same question every time, will grow bac...........

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yes we find they do browse lower leaves and the neighbour who planted the hedge get s annoyed.
they will pick at it through the stockfence that's there.

weve had a bit trouble with Rhododendron as well if the truth be known .

 

Highland Mule

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Scottish Highlands

• Nov 30, 2023

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Bury the Trash said:

weve had a bit trouble with Rhododendron as well if the truth be known .

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Strong coffee through a drenching gun.

 

Bury the Trash

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• Nov 30, 2023

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Highland Mule said:

Strong coffee through a drenching gun.

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yes i guess i youre quicj=k enough


but what worrys me also is the longer term damage to livers ,especially if combined with fluke challenge ..

Electric fence well offset is the best answer i think , even if it wastes a bit of ground...