"Hi Bruce,
Thank you so much for your message.
Great stuff. Big success, and making nice wine, too.
We'll be over there permanently quite soon, so please do come to visit.
We can sneak a little taste or two with the thief, but no real quaffing…"
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Use of Babydoll sheep for vineyard grass management.
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Has anyone got any comments or suggestions with respect to this idea ?The Babydolls are a miniaturized breed of the famous Southdown sheep from England, which arereputed to be the tastiest of all.…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by George Phiniotis Jan 8.
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George Phiniotis left a comment for Roger Clapham"How do the Blattner varieties do where you are growing? What kind of spacing/trellising works for them? Just curious."
George Phiniotis replied to Roger Clapham's discussion Use of Babydoll sheep for vineyard grass management."As long as they prefer grass to grape shoots...or grapes. There is also a weed with round burrs like crazy that will make a mess of their coat."
Roger Clapham posted a discussionUse of Babydoll sheep for vineyard grass management.
Has anyone got any comments or suggestions with respect to this idea ?The Babydolls are a miniaturized breed of the famous Southdown sheep from England, which arereputed to be the tastiest of all. They are also seriously cute and cuddly.The idea is that a small flock of them would keep the grass and weeds down, whilst contributingto earnings. - They're seriously expensive to buy, so presumably, they are also seriously expensiveto sell.There is some pleasing footage on U Tube from Jowler…See More
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- At 11:19am on January 8, 2012, George Phiniotis said…
How do the Blattner varieties do where you are growing? What kind of spacing/trellising works for them? Just curious.
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