Hard enough frost will damage both back to ground level (kill leaves) but they'll come up again as soon as it's warm enough.Red Dead-nettle and Chickweed are super plants for overwintering well and providing bunny leaves, actually here throughout the year. We have a thick green carpet of about 75% Red Dead-nettle and 25% Chickweed underneath all of our kale plants. Both have self-seeded prolifically over a few years and tolerate being pulled and cut for the bunnies. Frost seems not to hurt them.
self service isn't going too well from my perspective, J&B might think differently
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Haha :lol: Are leaves still drying now or is it too late in the year now?
Do you ever find Meadowsweet? I sowed some from seed a couple of years ago, which has now self-seeded a bit. I've just been looking at the plants. They are covered in fresh new leaves
self service isn't going too well from my perspective, J&B might think differently
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shes a rotter isn't she. Luckily the box stacked on top is not bunny accessible...I don't think
It's because of picking for the bunnies that I've noticed that particularly Red Campion and Common Mallow seem to spend warmish Winter days growing lots of new green leaves, presumably to build the plant up. No flowers on either until Spring, but by then the leaves aren't so fresh-looking Only flowers atm on Red Deadnettle and Chickweed.
Will be interested to know what you find if you do forage later today.
I agree that's a good variety and the leaves look super fresh I bet your bunnies have happy tummies now.
Pretty hens and a nice space for them too
Very impressed with self as no longer can it be said I'm a fair weather forager! Although as it happens the sun did shine.
Got loads & loads of hogweed & geranium,plus some brambles & herb robert