ohiogoatgirl
Lovin' The Homestead
i'm hoping to start raising rabbits. for meat and to sell. what could i plant for them? i like to be as self-sufficient as possible.
i make my own hay and i know that's a big investment for any livestock. here's what i've already come up with:
sunflowers -seed, stalks
black oil sunflowers (?) - seed, stalks
indian corn - seed, stalks
carrots - roots, tops
turnips - roots, tops
pumpkin
squash
peas - seed, vines
cucumber
parsnips
zucchini
radishes
chicory (the roadside flower kind)
plantain ***the weed kind*** (lots of em in the yard, hope to transplant a few to actually harvest)
willow withes, leaves
apple tree clippings (have a few apple trees on the farm and know people with apple trees)
apple slices
parsley
some things i was wondering about were :
lemon balm
mint
cattails (have a huge field of em that i could harvest. hoping to harvest some anyhow for basket making)
dry beans (i have seeds that never got around to planting, hutterite soup bean and indian black bean i think)
and btw i'm in SE ohio.
thanks!
ETA: lemon balm and mint are on the list as well as cattail. beans are a big no-no, make em sick. some green beans are okay but not alot.
ETA: to clarify a few items
i make my own hay and i know that's a big investment for any livestock. here's what i've already come up with:
sunflowers -seed, stalks
black oil sunflowers (?) - seed, stalks
indian corn - seed, stalks
carrots - roots, tops
turnips - roots, tops
pumpkin
squash
peas - seed, vines
cucumber
parsnips
zucchini
radishes
chicory (the roadside flower kind)
plantain ***the weed kind*** (lots of em in the yard, hope to transplant a few to actually harvest)
willow withes, leaves
apple tree clippings (have a few apple trees on the farm and know people with apple trees)
apple slices
parsley
some things i was wondering about were :
lemon balm
mint
cattails (have a huge field of em that i could harvest. hoping to harvest some anyhow for basket making)
dry beans (i have seeds that never got around to planting, hutterite soup bean and indian black bean i think)
and btw i'm in SE ohio.
thanks!
ETA: lemon balm and mint are on the list as well as cattail. beans are a big no-no, make em sick. some green beans are okay but not alot.
ETA: to clarify a few items