Just wondering how many of us avid tortoise enthusiasts also enjoy gardening. I made my first vegetable garden last year, got a lot of various types of lettuce, peas, tomatoes, carrots, and cucumbers. This year I rebuilt it into a raised bed using landscaping timbers and increased the yield by a factor of about three. This year the main benefactors have been the tortoises, because I have had enough produce to share the majority of it with them. The weekly food bill that is usually about about $25-30 of produce has only been around $10, and they are getting a lot of good organic vegetation. An added benefit to having the garden (though other gardeners who don't keep tortoises will disagree with me) is that it is somewhat of a weed magnet, which means even more free, wholesome food for the tortoises.
My goal next year is to expand into several gardens and see if I can grow a basically free supply of food for the tortoises throughout the summer.
Anyone else enjoy gardening/utilize their gardens for tortoise use?
My goal next year is to expand into several gardens and see if I can grow a basically free supply of food for the tortoises throughout the summer.
Anyone else enjoy gardening/utilize their gardens for tortoise use?