Okay, I just got some goats for brush clearing (never pay for something that an animal will do for free) and we enjoy the
milk / cheese. Well, being slightly nuts, I came up with an idea that
should work really well. We grow Acacia Mangium, among other
trees, but Acacia is great where nothing else seems to thrive, and then you can plant between it for a more valuable
wood. Acacia though is very good wood. Anyway, the seeds of the Acacia won't sprout without treatment, which is boiling
water, taking it off heat, then dump the seeds in it and let sit 24 hours.
But I noticed when I had sheep that if the sheep ate around the acacia, the seeds would sprout (then then the sheep would eat the seedlings). So, daily, while milking we mix some Acacia seeds in with the little bit of
feed we give them so that they will behave while milking. Then we gather up their "pellets". Instant seed balls.
Once I have a decent sack, I have an area ready to plant in Acacia. I'll let you know how it works.
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