What to grow for ducks

[room onthebroom]

Fox glove is digitalis and very poisonous I dug all mine up and gave them away to a friend.

Nothing says friendship like a gift of poison.

 

[Brahmachicken240]

Fox glove is digitalis and very poisonous I dug all mine up and gave them away to a friend.

They grow wild here, they just popped up. Haven’t had any problems “knock on wood” , they seem to avoid them.

 

[room onthebroom]

the majority of my birds live in my cottage garden.
The garden consists of lavender, leyandii, buddleia, rudbeckia, Nippon daisy, petunia, Japanese maple, Cytisus broom, fox glove, sedum autumn joy, giant and dwarf sunflowers, laurel, rhododendron, Delphinium, strawberries, monkey flower, ligularia, Montbretia,
57 various different roses from hybrid tea roses to old garden roses, sunflowers such as giants, reds and teddy bears.
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Your garden is GORGEOUS!!!! I'm drooling all over myself just looking at it.

 

[room onthebroom]

Starting my garden, and I want to plant things for the ducks. I've read Fresh Eggs Daily and The Resilient Gardener, and picked some things out from those to plant, but I'd like to know everyone's experiences of gardening for ducks. What do they like best? I'd LOVE to be able to grow all their food, but I'm not sure that's feasible. I do have a greenhouse I'm going to try to keep some lettuce and herbs growing in the winter in, and we do have a long growing season (zone 8B). Anyway, really looking for what your ducks love most, so I can be sure to grow it!

My ducks love green kale. We used to try to keep them out of the garden. Now we plant kale especially for them.

 

[DuckyDonna]

ide eat bugs to live there too

You crack me up! I agree though! Those English, and apparently Irish, gardens are so beautiful. Has anyone watched "Rosemary & Thyme"? It's an Engish show about 2 older women who started a gardening business and always end up finding dead bodies. I loved it and wish they were making more episodes.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Never heard of it sounds interesting. I love the mysteries on Hallmark Channel.

 

[DuckyDonna]

Never heard of it sounds interesting. I love the mysteries on Hallmark Channel.

I think you would love it! All the episodes are on YOutube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkq7oHUcA_W0swCPTsNpQIrgM8jzvnmGh

 

[Miss Lydia]

Thanks!!

 

[DuckyDonna]

I love those English shows. I've been watching Victoria, Poldark, Midsomer Murders, and more but find I have to use subtitles! They really help!

 

[Miss Lydia]

We watched one season of Poldark then forgot about it being on!