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"Improving Our Lot" - Planned Holistic Grazing, for starters..
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<blockquote data-quote="Kiwi Pete" data-source="post: 5192536" data-attributes="member: 63856"><p>The wild broadleaf ones I have are very low and dwarfish compared to the newer types, and the leaves are quite thick and dull by comparison. I have them all over the farm, it even grows in the yard which is blue rock.</p><p></p><p>It really does seem to like a bit of slope and sunshine, well the newer ones seem to. I suppose most deeper rooted plants will naturally favour areas that stay drier - I am often amused at some of the "herbal ley mixes" promoted on here as the species in them are really quite unsuitable for wet area persistence.... however I bet they are great for seed sales as a result.</p><p></p><p>Plantain is a native of South Africa, or so I have read somewhere.... related to bananas and the plantains that look like little bananas.... but I really like the taste of it all the same, tastes quite "nutty" and the stock love it too.</p><p></p><p>NZ soils are low in copper but one thing that stands out on our tests is the very high cobalt levels - I wonder if it accumulates from the liquid seaweed applications?</p><p>The neighbours soil tests are so different even just over the fence they are very different, his are very high in aluminium and phosphate compared to here.</p><p></p><p>Probably it has had much more superphosphate over the years</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kiwi Pete, post: 5192536, member: 63856"] The wild broadleaf ones I have are very low and dwarfish compared to the newer types, and the leaves are quite thick and dull by comparison. I have them all over the farm, it even grows in the yard which is blue rock. It really does seem to like a bit of slope and sunshine, well the newer ones seem to. I suppose most deeper rooted plants will naturally favour areas that stay drier - I am often amused at some of the "herbal ley mixes" promoted on here as the species in them are really quite unsuitable for wet area persistence.... however I bet they are great for seed sales as a result. Plantain is a native of South Africa, or so I have read somewhere.... related to bananas and the plantains that look like little bananas.... but I really like the taste of it all the same, tastes quite "nutty" and the stock love it too. NZ soils are low in copper but one thing that stands out on our tests is the very high cobalt levels - I wonder if it accumulates from the liquid seaweed applications? The neighbours soil tests are so different even just over the fence they are very different, his are very high in aluminium and phosphate compared to here. Probably it has had much more superphosphate over the years [/QUOTE]
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