I am confident our Russian is going to come out like a bulldozer from hibernation; Beginning in December I “planted” some seeds in the yard, hoping they’ll distract her from our permanent plants, at least for a while. I put “planted” in quotes because I mostly just threw seeds down on the ground.
I gathered and dried quite a few weed seeds last year, mallow and some of the dandelion relatives: prickly and smooth sow thistles and bristly ox-tongue. I found one tiny yellow flower that also looks to be in the aster family. I’ve not seen it before but took a chance. If any grow, I’ll ID them before we wake Addy up to be sure they are safe.
I dug the mallow seeds down a tiny bit; the dandelion relatives need light to germinate so I basically just tossed them out into the yard.
I used some seeds from my never ending bag of testudo seed mix from Carolina Tortoise Supply. This is a great mix but I haven’t have much success with it in planters. There are tons of seeds so I heave out quite a bit.
I had purchased this set of seed packets last year: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01H6NR9PW/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20. It’s another one I didn’t have much luck with in planters. I tossed the last of them out.
There were also poppy seeds I’d picked up at our local Persian market. Poppies are a clear do not feed in the
Tortoise Table but Russians do eat a little of them in their native habitat so I’m willing to try it. These seeds are meant for cooking; I’m not sure if they’ll sprout. At $1.50 for a large bag I don’t much care; I toss them everywhere.
We’ve had so little rain here not much has sprouted. A few of the sow thistles and some nice looking dandelions are growing. I threw out a second batch of seeds after a recent but light storm. Even if they start growing now they won’t be very large when she comes out. Still worth a try. If nothing else we’ll have some happy birds and mice eating ungerminated seeds
I gathered and dried quite a few weed seeds last year, mallow and some of the dandelion relatives: prickly and smooth sow thistles and bristly ox-tongue. I found one tiny yellow flower that also looks to be in the aster family. I’ve not seen it before but took a chance. If any grow, I’ll ID them before we wake Addy up to be sure they are safe.
I dug the mallow seeds down a tiny bit; the dandelion relatives need light to germinate so I basically just tossed them out into the yard.
I used some seeds from my never ending bag of testudo seed mix from Carolina Tortoise Supply. This is a great mix but I haven’t have much success with it in planters. There are tons of seeds so I heave out quite a bit.
I had purchased this set of seed packets last year: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01H6NR9PW/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20. It’s another one I didn’t have much luck with in planters. I tossed the last of them out.
There were also poppy seeds I’d picked up at our local Persian market. Poppies are a clear do not feed in the
Tortoise Table but Russians do eat a little of them in their native habitat so I’m willing to try it. These seeds are meant for cooking; I’m not sure if they’ll sprout. At $1.50 for a large bag I don’t much care; I toss them everywhere.
We’ve had so little rain here not much has sprouted. A few of the sow thistles and some nice looking dandelions are growing. I threw out a second batch of seeds after a recent but light storm. Even if they start growing now they won’t be very large when she comes out. Still worth a try. If nothing else we’ll have some happy birds and mice eating ungerminated seeds