Forage Help please!

[SJH]

I've been out cutting the hedges today and have salvaged all the foragy clippings!

However, most of the local brambles seem to have a sort of white pattern this year. Is this a disease or is it still safe?

Thanks




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[rowan.godfrey]

Do you live in the Fens by any chance? It's thrip damage, no worries to the buns.


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[SJH]

Do you live in the Fens by any chance? It's thrip damage, no worries to the buns.


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Thank you!

No. North west actually but that's a relief! I rely on brambles for winter forage.


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[rowan.godfrey]

Oh, the only reason I ask is that thrips are the bane of everyone's life in the Fens during harvest. Glad to hear I could be of reassurance


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[SJH]

Thanks for your help.

Another one: much of the local willow has had small brown spots this year. Again, a problem or not? Thanks for your help.




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[rowan.godfrey]

Just a fungal disease, can't see it harming bunnies but I'm no expert. Thrip damage is just little nibbles out of the leaves so no risk at all.


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[SJH]

Just a fungal disease, can't see it harming bunnies but I'm no expert. Thrip damage is just little nibbles out of the leaves so no risk at all.


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Thank you!!

Anyone else any ideas?


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[Shimmer]

I wouldn't dry the willow leaves for winter use, but would use them fresh if they were the best / only ones available.

I can pick you some big bundles of fresh willow from the allotment if you want to collect from Bradford - similar arrangement to last time. Let me know.

 

[SJH]

I wouldn't dry the willow leaves for winter use, but would use them fresh if they were the best / only ones available.

I can pick you some big bundles of fresh willow from the allotment if you want to collect from Bradford - similar arrangement to last time. Let me know.

Thank you. It's good to know I can use it for now but I do rely heavily on dried willow during the winter.

I'm going to drive over to a local village with a big tree on the green to see if it's suitable to prune..... Otherwise, I may take you up on your very kind offer

We're having a bad year locally. There's some of this brown on one of the hawthorn hedges too. Luckily, there are so many, that's ok.


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[MummyBunnyEm]

Hector is such a lucky boy