Since I have a name, I've been doing some research on sericea
lepedeza. My own research shows that goats like it and do well on it.
They will eat it down enough that it will not come back well if they
get the chance to. I the field that it was growing and I plowed it,
it did not come back much. What I've read says it does not compete
well with other plants, that may also be why it didn't come back in
that field.
It's been show to help control worms in goats as pasture or hay. I'm
on a boer goat group and the people there (mostly midwest) say it is
a noxious weed. They had a big hullabaloo over someone suggesting
that it was good in goat pasture. Of course, they prefer chemical
wormers.
Here are some links if anyone is interested.
This one is to a PDF: http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-1318/ANR-1318.pdf <http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-1318/ANR-1318.pdf> http://www.extension.org/pages/Goat_Pastures_Sericea_lespedeza
I think that the Korean lesdedeza is probably a better pasture
addition, but I like the idea of my goats eating some sericea on a
regular basis also. That may be why I've not had a big worm problem
with my goats.
Rob - Va
On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 5:15 PM, EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>
wrote:
Sure looks like it. As I was picking blueberries today, I noticed_______________________________________________ Homestead list and
it rubbing my legs...quite a stand of it near the blueberries, too.
It is everywhere.
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