Roses

[Yellow Turtle01]

Today I've found myself with a lot of roses! A few petals fell off and some leaves needed to be snipped, so could this be a yummy treat? How much, and of what?
Thank you!

 

[wellington]

Yes, just don't feed the ones from a florist.

 

[Yellow Turtle01]

Yes, just don't feed the ones from a florist.

I don't think the leaves are waxed, is there a way to tell?

 

[wellington]

Feed petals and leaf in moderation according to the tortoise table

 

[Prairie Mom]

Does this mean you were DELIVERED roses? huh? Huh? HUH??? Spill the beans I agree with Wellington. If the roses are from the florist, they spray the petals and leaves with all kinds of poisonous chemicals to make the blooms last longer. Don't feed it. If it's from someone's yard...Go to town and eat away!

 

[Yellow Turtle01]

Feed petals and leaf in moderation according to the tortoise table

Thank you! I'll leave them out, just to be safe

 

[Prairie Mom]

I don't think the leaves are waxed, is there a way to tell?

No. Sorry, but you should just assume that all from the flower shops are poisoned.

 

[Yellow Turtle01]

Does this mean you were DELIVERED roses? huh? Huh? HUH??? Spill the beans I agree with Wellington. If the roses are from the florist, they spray the petals and leaves with all kinds of poisonous chemicals to make the blooms last longer. Don't feed it. If it's from someone's yard...Go to town and eat away![/QUOTE
No I'm prepping stuff for a friends wedding, and IO have these roses that nee to put pearls on...
I don't think she'd mind I if I 'borrowed' a couple

 

[Yellow Turtle01]

No. Sorry, but you should just assume that all from the flower shops are poisoned.

Alright, thank you! Good to ask first!

 

[Prairie Mom]

awwww...you're a good friend

 

[Yellow Turtle01]

awwww...you're a good friend

Well, she's busy with all the other stuff, so helping out is nice
Thank you!

 

[Iochroma]

I totally agree: ALL commercial cut rose flowers are treated with an array of systemic pesticides, and especially dangerous fungicides. Avoid them. If you grow your own roses, the petals are fine as food.

 

[dmmj]

No roses from florist,gas stations, liquor stores, anyone really that sells them. They are treated with chemicals to preserve them longer. Who are you getting flowers from anyways? Inquiring minds want to know! The leaves and flowers are good, as long as they are home grown.

 

[Jacqui]

No. Sorry, but you should just assume that all from the flower shops are poisoned.

Agreed. It's not wax on leaves, or things they spray on it, it's also systemic things they used to fertilize and keep bugs away from the plants. Systemic are like with the pelleted and liquid fertilizers/bug killer. These all taken up by the plants through it's root system and them up into the actual plant itself. It can't be seen or washed off.

 

[niklas anderson]

You can propagate roses from cuttings if you cut off the top ,leave two sets of leaves and make a notch near the bottom.You can dip them in honey and stick them into a potato.(don't use growth hora one on the cuttings because they are poisonous to tortoises)

 

[Yellow Turtle01]

No roses from florist,gas stations, liquor stores, anyone really that sells them. They are treated with chemicals to preserve them longer. Who are you getting flowers from anyways? Inquiring minds want to know! The leaves and flowers are good, as long as they are home grown.

Friends wedding! She gave them to me, so I could make them 'pretty'.
So if I had bush, it'd be okay to feed everyday?

 

[Yellow Turtle01]

You can propagate roses from cuttings if you cut off the top ,leave two sets of leaves and make a notch near the bottom.You can dip them in honey and stick them into a potato.(don't use growth hora one on the cuttings because they are poisonous to tortoises)

Nice! Have they grown into, like, REAL bushes?

 

[Yellow Turtle01]

I'm sorry guys, for some reason my alerts weren't working for this thread Thank you for the replies!

 

[dmmj]

Friends wedding! She gave them to me, so I could make them 'pretty'.
So if I had bush, it'd be okay to feed everyday?

Friend's wedding, right. I believe you.
Yes you can feed everyday. my CDTmcruises around my rose bush everyday, like a vaccum cleaner.

 

[niklas anderson]

It takes a few years but it will become a decent size bush, until that it's a small shrub with one or two roses.