I'm interested in knowing which herbs, greens, and similar plants are good for feeding chickens. Suggestions?
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How wonderful to have a web site with the keys to sucessful planting in your area!!We moved to a sub-tropical climate 4 years ago which has proved to be a challenge for me to grow things in. I've planted a tropical hardy apple tree, nashi, papaya, had a lot of success growing pineapple from heads off pineapples I've bought and a Macadamia nut tree which is native to Queensland & died within a few months.
I've struggled with veggies & my best find has been this website http://www.gardenate.com.au/zones/Australia+-+sub-tropical which tells you what you can grow & when. I now have sunflowers coming up for the chickens, nasturtiums & have planted herbs around their run. Our biggest predators are snakes, some of which are extremely venemous so no chance of free-ranging here! I also gave up trying to get brassicas to germinate & bought seedlings, so now I have broccoli & cabbages that I'll share when they are ready.I'm trying to grow some plants in the run (butterfly bush and roses) but they are struggling. Every time they grow near the wire they get eaten so they are not getting enough height for me to take the fencing off. I'm thinking that I need something solid around the plants like clear corrugated roofing to get them to grow tall enough that they will survive their lower foliage being eaten off. I've also bought a grapevine, but am undecided whether to plant it inside the run or next to it. Any ideas on protecting plants in the run will be appreciated.