[gardener247]

my veggie garden in the back garden is a bit limited and i have no room for comfrey or pumpkins wouls it be okay to plant them in my fathers horse paddock, would the horse be okay if he ate the keaves of the plants? (he had a good go at my brocolli last year and was fine )

[DavidT]

Why plant things in the paddock when you just KNOW the horse will eat them?

[gillie]

Some people grow comfrey especially for their horses.  I gave up on this idea when a horse broke down the fence two years running to get at it!

If the horse does not eat the pumpkins he will certainly stomp all over them.

Gillie

[DavidT]

The horse wont let the plants GET to the stage of producing pumpkins.

[lacewing]

Why not cordon off an area where the horse can't get to the plants. It's no use saying to a horse, don't trample my pumpkin or eat my comfrey. Perhaps your dad could let you have another bit of land besides the paddock. Or how about putting your name down for an allotment.

[gardener247]

well here in ireland there are barely any allotments for rent but ya i might section off another part of the garden its a lot of work tho 

[lacewing]

It will be well worth the effort when you get to eating all those lovely home grown vegetables. And who knows you might win a prize for growing a monster pumpkin. What part of Ireland are you?

[gardener247]

Munster if you are into rugby you'll know us maybe i'll do it next year too busy with exams

[lacewing]

I know Munster and I know rugby. I'm a Cork fan ( they are the best)

[gardener247]

yes they are the best at everything im from limerick we're the worst at everything

[DavidT]

yes they are the best at everything im from limerick we're the worst at everything

Not at writing limericks though, surely?

[gardener247]

haha no 

[lacewing]

yes they are the best at everything im from limerick we're the worst at everything

Surely not, you have a big international airport, the lovely river shannon and dirty nellies.

[gardener247]

wow how do you know that! you forgot bad soil and lack of allotments