[permaculture] what makes black locust last so long?
paul wheaton
paul at richsoil.com
Wed Sep 3 12:59:35 EDT 2008
That link that was provided earlier had a huge amount of info on how
black locust makes good goat fodder - as long as it isn't the only
thing available to them. From the top of my head, I think that up to
50% of their feed can be black locust. The issues appear to be
similar to alfalfa bloat issues, plus some issues with tannins - which
goats have stuff in their innards to deal with a certain amount of
tannins.
On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 9:32 AM, John Fritz <johnfritz77 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> This is of interest to me. The county health department recently told me that tree in the lateral field of a septic system is a good thing as the absorption of water by the roots helps keep the lines from getting water logged. Also, I recently heard (I think on this forum) that black locust is not a recommended fodder for goats as it is toxic to them. Anyone else hear this?
>
> John Fritz, NW Arkansas.
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> From: "Margaret L. Wilson" <booldawgs at frontiernet.net>
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> I have black locust taking over my yard. It has sprung up under the
> house,
> invaded water, leach and septic lines. It was in the yard when we
> bought
> the property. I would be careful planting it as a border.
> Margaret
> http://farfarawayfarm.blogspot.com/
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