Recent content by BladeShark

Yep, Tom nailed it as Crimson Clover. A quick google search and it looks like a perfect match. I had thrown in the garden a desert tortoise seed mix from Native Seeds and it must have been in that batch. It took over a good part of my tiny garden and I haven't seen it there before.

Wow, that was fast. Thanks Tom! I'll go pull out that horse weed now...

Heading over there now, thanks.

Thanks Everyone! Great info, I appreciate it. I'll also continue to research to make sure I don't pick up anything toxic.

I have four desert tortoises that I inherited. They apparently ate mostly Kale and lawn grass prior to the adoption.. I'm trying to broaden their diet by growing different desert seed blends. I would also like to plant some succulents but am a bit overwhelmed at all the choices available...

One thing I found out is that she had the female for 23 years and was full grown when she found her. The other 3 are her children, 2 of which came from eggs she layed soon after she came to the family.

This morning I spoke with the grand-daughter of the previous owner. She is the most familiar with her and the tortoises before she passed away. She said that they were registered with the state but doesn't know where the tags are. Should I reregister them under my name or can they just change...

Thanks Everyone! It's great to also see other central California members. It's good to know I'm not alone in this out here. Yvonne, thanks for the heads up on the permitting. In my reading up on the desert tortoises I must have overlooked that requirement. I found a link to the...

Hello Everyone, Newbie here. My name is Jim and about a year ago I acquired 4 California Desert Tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) after a family friend passed away. The kids didn't know what to do with them so I offered to take them in. I did some reading up and got my yard ready and safe...