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gerpsych

Keen but inept. Mostly harmless.

Avena sativa

  • Season Icon Mid WinterMid Winter 2023
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gerpsych

Going to try a small patch of oats to see if these are viable here

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gjones

Are you growing oats for livestock or for yourselves? I have a health condition and hulled barley was recommended so I purchased organic seed and it grew beautifully. However just as it was ready to harvest flocks of birds came in and cleared it out completely 😕

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gerpsych

I am trying it for our own consumption, the straw can be goat bedding. I am thinking of using an old mangle, if I can find one, for the processing. @gjones

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gjones

When we moved to this property, there was an old mangle that had been left in one of the old dilapidated out buildings. Not many mangles around here anymore.

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jeatacake

A mortar & pestal might do the job, a biggish one 🤔

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jeatacake

A mortar & pestal might do the job, a biggish one

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gerpsych

Yes there are few mangles about. A sign of the times. Just like trying to find good wheels to make a go kart (all buggies, no silver Cross, now)

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jeatacake

Not seen a mangle for at least 50 years since I was a kid, nor the sort of go kart you mention. Ah, them were the days! 😏

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