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  • From: "Ava Devenport" <essenheal@iname.com>
  • To: permaculture
  • Subject: Re: permaculture digest: July 26, 2000
  • Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 15:45:54


On 07/27/00, "Jeffrey Newman <newman@bcinternet.net>" wrote:
> permaculture digest wrote:
>

> Ava, do sheep really eat thistle? I though it was only goats. And I don't
> think Uncle
> Sam will allow thistles across the border, will he?
>


Yes, Jeff, sheep do eat Thistle, they also eat some spurge, loose-strife
and quite a few other 'noxious weeds' and they don't smell as bad as
goats.

If you look on the internet under www.usda.gov then do a search for the
Agricultural Marketing Service (ams), they most certainly will help with
sending thistle across the border. The usda has an entire marketing center
set up specifically for import/export between US and Canada. Just make
sure they know it's Canada Thistle and why it would be exported. They can
give you a list of states that the thistle is NOT allowed in, as they are
noxious weeds some places here, also.

Also, if your friend continues mowing down the thistle before it goes to
seed, it will eventually not come back. Don't till if possible as seeds can
viable for up to 35 years in the soil and tilling brings them back up to
the surface where they'll get the needed sunlight, etc., to begin as
seedlings once more.

Blessings,
Ava




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