Cosy Tortoises Grow your own Tortoise Food Seeds
Grow your own Tortoise Food Seeds
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Mega Mix for Tortoises
Mega Mix is 30 different wildflower seeds available in packets of 5g, 10g and 20g. 30 species are selected from the list of species below dependant on availability. The best way to provide variety for your tortoises. No grass seed so use Mega Mix to supplement a lawn or your established tortoise food corner. The best way is to start them off as plugs and plant out when around 15 cm high after cutting back your established food corner to around 5-10 cm high.
Species included; Betony, Birds-foot-trefoil, Borage, Buckwheat, Chicory, Common Knapweed, Common Mallow, Common Speedwell, Common Trefoil, Cornflower, Coriandor, Crimson Clover, Dandelion, Evening Primrose, Forget-me-not, Kidney Vetch, Lady's Bedstraw, Lucerne, Marsh Mallow, Meadow Cranesbill, Meadow Vetchling, Musk Mallow, Parsley, Red Clover, Ribwort Plantain, Rough Hawkbit, Sainfoin, Self Heal, Shephard's Purse, Tufted Vetch, Common Vetch, White Clover, White Mustard, and Wild Rocket.
Herb Mixes for Tortoises
Our 8 Herb Mix seeds are available in packets of 5g, 10g and 20g. We also do two 4 Herb mixes and the individual herbs in 1g packets.
The Herb mixes include these herbs - Basil, Flat-Leaf Parsley, Coriander, Fenugreek, Sweet Marjoram, Oregano, Tarragon and Wild Rocket.
A good way to provide variety for your tortoises. Most herbs need protection from frost so plant out in early April. Grow under cover, or in a greenhouse before that, or indoors with UV in late autumn and winter. Supplement a lawn or your established tortoise food corner. The best way is to start them off as plugs and plant out when around 15 cm high after cutting back your established lawn or food corner to around 10 cm high or less.
Wildflower Tortoise Food
Common Wildflowers are available in packets of 10g
Alfalfa, Buckwheat, Common Trefoil, White Mustard, Red, White or Crimson Clover. Crimson Clover is a taller deep red rarer clover relished by most tortoises.
Wildflower seeds in packets of 1g, 2g and 5g
Often only grown individually by specialist seed manufacturers. Species included; Bird's-foot-trefoil, Borage, Chicory, Chickweed, Common Knapweed, Common Mallow, Common Speedwell, Cornflower, Dandelion, Evening Primrose, Forget-me-not, Kidney Vetch, Lady's s Bedstraw, Marsh Mallow, Meadow Cranesbill, Musk Mallow, Parsley, Ribwort Plantain, Rough Hawkbit, Sainfoin, Self Heal, Shephard's Purse, Tufted Vetch, Wild Rocket and Yarrow.
Individual seed varieties are an ideal way to grow your tortoises' favourite foods or plant into an established grass patch. These seeds have been carefully selected and are easy to grow in your garden, in pots or trays. The wildflowers have been carefully selected to ensure there are no plants that are toxic to humans or tortoises alike. They can all be found growing wild in the typical english countryside. It is wise to note that not everything found wild is safe to eat for tortoises or humans so this is by far the safer option.
If your neighbours aren't so impressed about you growing Dandelions you can always cut the seed heads (fluffy clocks) off before they mature.
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