A few years ago we got two baby lambs for our home farm. They were cute, and fun, and everyone loved having them around. As they have grown larger, they have fallen out of favour with everyone… knocking over fences, chasing and head-butting children, eating plants. Really, they have been sheep and acting as they should – we just want them to behave differently.
A few days ago they pushed in through an unfinished fence and wreaked mayhem on the Pepper Pen. Pulling plants from the ground, munching to tops off of peppers, pulling a dill plant out with all the roots. It was a sad day.
Fixing the Problems
The plants they were carelessly ripped from the ground we have replanted, or replaced. The soil has been damp after a good rain, and the weather is warm – we are expecting the plants to take root and keep on growing.
The peppers that were “topped” by the sheep will stay in the ground. Previous experience will show that they will continue to grow, but maybe in a different shape.
The sheep also” topped” some of our first peppers. They are growing well now, considering we moved them well out of the way.
We will give the peppers longer to grow, and smile when we have a nice seasoning to go with our roast lamb.