Thread: Flaxes getting hammered

Originally Posted by XR500

Agree. Late winter the alpine flaxes in the southern Kaimanawas get hammered.

Back in the Mico plasma bovis years we put an electric fence 2m inside our boundary fence with our three different neighbouring drystock units to stop their manky inbreds from rubbing noses with our beautiful bluebloods

We planted the gap with flaxes. All 2km of it. Now we are having to run additional hot wires to stop their manky inbreds from ruining our boundary fence to access the flax in last winter. It must taste fantastic, cause they do a lot of pushing and shoving to get to it

Not sure about the Astelia, But the true flaxes have natural anthelmintic properties, and cattle will self medicate at times on them. perhaps the deer do too?