My weeds (sort off!) **PIC HEAVY**

lilacgeorge · **Posted:** 10 Sep 2011, 11:28

Right, in my very small garden I have sectioned of a bit to try and grow some weeds for my torts...it is my 'wild flower section' :lol:

Here are some pictures of it! I've had to take them in sections because I used my iphone to take the pics..
Please feel free to ID any plants cos I haven't got the foggiest! Most of the plants in this section came from supposidly 'tortoise weed seeds' (Yeah right!!!!!) (apart from the poppies & sunflowers!), the rest came from where I've picked weeds and re-rooted them..
In this picture there is loads of Sow thistle but despite there being quite a bit it was no good, went 'brown' very quickly & died..why?

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Don't know whats here! There's a bit of sow thistle...

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If you look VERY carefully you can see some clover, some dandies & some broad & ribwort plantain

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This is where the poppies were, also lots of bindweed

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And my sunflowers! (well nearly!!)

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And heres the weeds that grow all over my garden that as far as I'm aware are all non-edible!!!! GRRRRRRR!

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I know this is creeping buttercup in the one below

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tinkerbell · **Posted:** 10 Sep 2011, 15:01

The last pic I think is willowherb, it's non toxic, it says best not to feed on the tortoise table. I've never fed it to mine! Or even tried...
Groundsel on the 7th picture.. Do not feed!! And some grass

If I was you

when you are feeling better.. I'd dig up your plantain and put in a pot for now.. Collect seed heads off sowthistle.. And dig all the other stuff out, make sure you can get all the buttercup roots and bin the lot. And start again fresh... X x

lilacgeorge · **Posted:** 10 Sep 2011, 17:03

The pictures AFTER the sunflowers aren't in my weed patch they are just in the garden in general :roll:

The quicker I pull them up the quicker they grow back

Why is it only the ones that aren't suitable bloody grow :?:

tinkerbell · **Posted:** 10 Sep 2011, 17:09

lilacgeorge wrote:

The pictures AFTER the sunflowers aren't in my weed patch they are just in the garden in general :roll:

The quicker I pull them up the quicker they grow back

Why is it only the ones that aren't suitable bloody grow :?:

that might explain the grass, sorry :oops:

tinkerbell · **Posted:** 10 Sep 2011, 17:27

If you dig up all the ones out of your weed patch ... Pot what you want to keep.. Then keep pulling any out that grow back... Then by the time you put new seeds or plants in, in the spring. You should hopefully have the ones you want growing.. Or Mostly!!!!

I find even in my weed patch, I have to weed out the ones I don't want. My neighbour thinks it's funny- me weeding my weed patch!!

My weeds (sort off!) PIC HEAVY

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