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About 12 years ago I brought home a type of Muscadine from my property in South Carolina as food for me.
The genus is Carlos. Larger in flavor and smaller grapes than the type for sale in stores.
Then one day, I Began giving the leaves to my Redfoot tortoises. Every day they ate them almost and every season the vines grew even more gigantic.
Eventually the tortoises only wanted the small, pale green leaves. This went on for a few years.
I even sent seeds to several members to grow their own since I'd had such success.....
This year I'd pruned back the vines while they were dormant. They returned with thousands (thousands) of small grapes but not one of my tortoises will even bite a single leaf.
Any thoughts?
I'm at a loss.
BTW I've never used pesticides or any fertilizers, etc.
Never needed to.
The genus is Carlos. Larger in flavor and smaller grapes than the type for sale in stores.
Then one day, I Began giving the leaves to my Redfoot tortoises. Every day they ate them almost and every season the vines grew even more gigantic.
Eventually the tortoises only wanted the small, pale green leaves. This went on for a few years.
I even sent seeds to several members to grow their own since I'd had such success.....
This year I'd pruned back the vines while they were dormant. They returned with thousands (thousands) of small grapes but not one of my tortoises will even bite a single leaf.
Any thoughts?
I'm at a loss.
BTW I've never used pesticides or any fertilizers, etc.
Never needed to.