The_Four_Toed_Edward
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Here in Finland I have grown under the grow lamp some sprouts for my tortoise, I have been able to get a constant supply to sprinkle on top of his food: water cress, sun flower, corn salad, barley grass, clover (got the seeds at a hardware stores, meant to be planted as a lawn) and corn (I was able to grow a thick grass to be clipped from regular plain popcorn seeds, not the microwave kind obviously). A miniature greenhouse helps to start the seeds quicly and reliably. I feed all these as little sprouts since then they have more nutrition, and are easier to keep constantly growing.@Ink
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Currently I am feeding Sandy the following.
Plants in Encloser I also saw Sandy eat.
- Zoo Med Natural Grassland Tortoise Food
- Mazuri Original 5M21 Tortoise Food
- Grocery Food ( See my list in setup writeup on this thread. )
- Wild Violets Leaf's from yard
- Dandelions Leaf's from yards
Plan to buy the following plants to put in enclosure for Sandy to eat.
- Sage
Currently in pots or planters.
- Spider Plant
- Christmas Cactus
- Aloe Plant
Plan to buy and place in very large pot:
- Broadleaf testudo mix ( Can actually start feeding Sandy the larger grown plants, will let the other types grow better)
- Wild Violets Leaf's from yard
- Dandelions Leaf's from yards
My question. I want to plant 10 or 12 more different types of plants in window planters which I can grow indoors. Idea is to have a huge supply over the colder months in Rhode Island.
- Mulberry Tree ( 24" or 36" pot )
- Grape Vine ( 24" or 36" pot )
Could you supply a list that I can grow from seeds under grow lights in my basement which I can use to feed Sandy? If you could pick the plant what would you grow in my situation.
Goal is to get Sandra 100% off grocery food as soon as possible.
I agree with the other commentators, if correctly supplemented, grocery store greens do no harm during the winter.