Dried Out Weeds For Winter

[tortoisecrca]

I read up on drying out weeds and used dandelion and plantain. I dried some naturally over days and another group by drying overnight and then on a low oven temp. (200)
I crunched up some and sprinkled over other food and she seems to really like them. She wasn’t interested in the oven dry ones for some reason .
Last year I tried freezing them but wasn’t as enthusiastic about eating them. This is how they turned out . Top is air dried.

 

[tortoisecrca]

I read up on drying out weeds and used dandelion and plantain. I dried some naturally over days and another group by drying overnight and then on a low oven temp. (200)
I crunched up some and sprinkled over other food and she seems to really like them. She wasn’t interested in the oven dry ones for some reason .
Last year I tried freezing them but wasn’t as enthusiastic about eating them. This is how they turned out . Top is air dried.

I also used a sealer to get the air out but don’t know if that matters at all when storing them

 

[RosemaryDW]

@Toddrickfl1 dries a lot of their own food, in case you want to swrap notes.

 

[tortoisecrca]

@Toddrickfl1 dries a lot of their own food, in case you want to snap notes.

Oh thank you!

 

[wellington]

I have air dried mulberry leaves mainly. I have a mesh rack and mesh laundry bags I use to dry them in. I also have frozen them fresh, after placing them in the garment bags and using the vacuum to suck all the air out. My torts like both ways.

 

[tortoisecrca]

I have air dried mulberry leaves mainly. I have a mesh rack and mesh laundry bags I use to dry them in. I also have frozen them fresh, after placing them in the garment bags and using the vacuum to suck all the air out. My torts like both ways.

Thanks. Silly question but do you rinse them off before you air dry them?

 

[tortoisecrca]

Thanks, silly question but do you rinse them off before you dry or freeze them?

 

[wellington]

Thanks. Silly question but do you rinse them off before you air dry them?

No. They are my own trees and I don't spray anything on them.

 

[tortoisecrca]

No. They are my own trees and I don't spray anything on them.

No. They are my own trees and I don't spray anything on them.

 

[tortoisecrca]

Same here

 

[Tom]

This is awesome, but you can buy these items, and many more, ready to go from @Kapidolo Farms .

 

[wellington]

This is awesome, but you can buy these items, and many more, ready to go from @Kapidolo Farms .

True, but cheaper to do one's own.

 

[RosemaryDW]

True, but cheaper to do one's own.

Definitely, as Will has to charge a bit more than usual to deliver to Canada. Great for variety but maybe not the best choice when feeding a single tortoise in another country?

 

[tortoisecrca]

This is awesome, but you can buy these items, and many more, ready to go from @Kapidolo Farms .

Yes but they don’t ship to Canada and international shipping and exchange ads on even if they did ship, and it’s less for me to grow my own. Plus I can buy a product that has all kinds of weeds/flowers to use sometimes.