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plantain

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Wise Old Thumper
does anyone grow plantain from seed for their rabbits? just going to do my hay experts order and get the usual bunny greens seeds etc but wondered whether to try plantain too?

how quickly do they grow (indoors) and do bunnies generally like plantain?
 
does anyone grow plantain from seed for their rabbits? just going to do my hay experts order and get the usual bunny greens seeds etc but wondered whether to try plantain too?

how quickly do they grow (indoors) and do bunnies generally like plantain?

:wave: Bunnies LOVE plantain but it is high in protein so you should feed sparingly rather than a massive handful at once. I grew the ribwort variety once but only one pot and it was polished off pretty quick! It grew fine in normal compost and quickly enough, just not as huge as it grows down by the river or in the fields nearby - so I find it easier to go and pick some and dry it at home - otherwise I buy it online like you! :D
 
:wave: Bunnies LOVE plantain but it is high in protein so you should feed sparingly rather than a massive handful at once. I grew the ribwort variety once but only one pot and it was polished off pretty quick! It grew fine in normal compost and quickly enough, just not as huge as it grows down by the river or in the fields nearby - so I find it easier to go and pick some and dry it at home - otherwise I buy it online like you! :D

i'm surrounded by fields and streams so if i could be 100% sure of what i was picking i'd be off scrumping for 'weeds' in me wellies this afternoon:lol:
 
Otherwise known as ribwort (has long bunny ear shaped leaves from a central point and they have ribs in them from the tip to the base). I don't need to buy seeds as I have so much growing in what used to be a very nice front garden and is now like a jungle. I knew there was a reason why I had never gotten around to doing the weeding.:D

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantago_lanceolata
 
Wild plant/weed - ribwort and broad-leaved varieties - can feed whole plant. When you pick a leave it has a 'stringy' texture - which helps to identify it.
http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/organicweeds/weed_information/weed.php?id=14

The broad-leaved one - http://www.dgsgardening.btinternet.co.uk/plantain.htm

thank you for the link. pretty certain there's none in my own garden but may need to visit my parents as i remember it now i've seen the pics. 'hello mummy and daddy. i'll go do your weeding for you' hehehehe - gold star for being a good girl:D
 
Otherwise known as ribwort (has long bunny ear shaped leaves from a central point and they have ribs in them from the tip to the base). I don't need to buy seeds as I have so much growing in what used to be a very nice front garden and is now like a jungle. I knew there was a reason why I had never gotten around to doing the weeding.:D

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantago_lanceolata

ah, no point in weeding - its just beautiful plants growing where we don't want them to (beautiful and tasty to bunnies):D

if i did have any in my garden, the wild rabbits probably get first dibs on them:roll:
 
i bought the seeds for the hay experts and literally sprinkled them in all my plant pots and within a few weeks it was growing!! and it grows fast too! the bunnies adore it and the piggies too. so easy!! if i can grow it anyone can!
 
Plaintain - (narrow & broad leafed varieties) are so distinctive, I can't think of anything you might confuse them with, especially at this time of year with flower & seed heads. If there are still book shops :roll: a colour guide to British wild plants can make a walk more interesting, as well as adding interest to a buns diet.
 
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