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- From: Thomas Bjorkman <Thomas_Bjorkman@cornell.edu>
- Subject: Fodder
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- In article <1992Nov18.090359.5839@news.Hawaii.Edu> Jonathan Yee,
- yee@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu writes:
- >Lately, for my newly established duck & goose enterprise I have decided
- to
- >try to grow my own feed -- at least as a supplement. I've so far sown
- >clover, alfalfa, & buckwheat seeds purchased at a health food store.
-
- The optimum daytime growing temperature for buckwheat is in the mid to
- high 60's. You would probably get better performance out of something
- better suited for Hawaii.
-
- Of greater concern is that buckwheat seeds can be pretty weedy. at least
- here. Fortunately the frost kills them eventually. I want to second G.
- Fryer's concern about wantonly introducing plants that can cause problems
- with the local flora.
- The best thing to do is to call your county Cooperative Extension agent.
- Their job is to have the answers that apply to your area, though their
- concern about escaped exotics varies a lot from individual to individual.
-