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Old 12-04-2017, 09:08 PM   #11
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Forget me not is very pretty but does become rampant,

Last year I grew nasturtiums which they gobbled up once and then never touched them again. Cosmos they turned their noses up.

Thanks for all the ideas.
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Old 12-04-2017, 11:24 PM   #12
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Forget me not is very pretty but does become rampant,

Last year I grew nasturtiums which they gobbled up once and then never touched them again. Cosmos they turned their noses up.

Thanks for all the ideas.
Mine eat nasturtium and they're so easy to grow but are a magnet to black fly and cabbage white caterpillars but we've had fun watching the metamorphosis process.
I've only grown cosmos once and they put on an amazing display but it was pre-tortoise days and I haven't considered them since. No room for them this year but if they're not palatable I probably wouldn't bother. Thanks for the advice on the forget me not. I'll keep a close eye on keeping it under control, presuming it grows well in the first instance.
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Old 13-04-2017, 04:19 PM   #13
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I have failed miserably - I didn't one picky of anyone eating !

No food was harmed in the making of these photos.

....my boy cheesed off he didn't get a dandelion flower only a leaf and he ignored that and chased me !



Also a sunbathing Horsfield who wont eat his dinner in preference to his stone. its like UK ayers rock.




and peak a boo....none of my nasturtiums seeds have come up so will try a plant next.

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oo hloving the other photos by the way. I like this thread as combined flowers and tortoises. cant get better. well it can ..ragnar and all that but im a realist. CB
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Mine eat nasturtium and they're so easy to grow but are a magnet to black fly and cabbage white caterpillars but we've had fun watching the metamorphosis process.
I've only grown cosmos once and they put on an amazing display but it was pre-tortoise days and I haven't considered them since. No room for them this year but if they're not palatable I probably wouldn't bother. Thanks for the advice on the forget me not. I'll keep a close eye on keeping it under control, presuming it grows well in the first instance.
I have never been able to grow nasturtium because of the blumin black fly!
It's so nice to hear what you are all growing in you're gardens.
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Is that Papa Un in the first piccie? What a look he gave you for daring to take a photo. He doesn't look amused!!
I saw a still from Ragnar's last scene!!!! I knew it was coming and how but you're going to need a stiff drink to watch it. Have you got the second part yet?
I'm happy it's Thorsday (see what I did?) as it's my Uhtred night. Favourite day of the week at the moment.

Suze, nasturtiums are a real lure to them. Such a pain as they look so nice (the nasturtiums not the pests!!). Last year I blasted them with soapy water in a sprayer and it helped loads. The trick is to get them on the stem before they set up home on the flowers and leaves. Then a good wash and rinse before feeding.
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CB - 3 great photos. You really manage to capture such interesting shots.
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I have never been able to grow nasturtium because of the blumin black fly!
It's so nice to hear what you are all growing in you're gardens.
Mine didn't come back this year so not happy !! apparently there are black nasturtiums also which may try and grow. I just get hold of the stem and then pull up towards the flower and the whole lot are pulled off - takes a while though !

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Is that Papa Un in the first piccie? What a look he gave you for daring to take a photo. He doesn't look amused!!
I saw a still from Ragnar's last scene!!!! I knew it was coming and how but you're going to need a stiff drink to watch it. Have you got the second part yet?
I'm happy it's Thorsday (see what I did?) as it's my Uhtred night. Favourite day of the week at the moment.

Suze, nasturtiums are a real lure to them. Such a pain as they look so nice (the nasturtiums not the pests!!). Last year I blasted them with soapy water in a sprayer and it helped loads. The trick is to get them on the stem before they set up home on the flowers and leaves. Then a good wash and rinse before feeding.
forgot about that - fairy liquid works apparently. He is tarquin ! my male Ibera - he is such a sweetie but I know my place !! And not seen Series 4 yet part one as was going to wait for part 2 ...I am not sure if I am just putting of the inevitable because in history it wasn't a nice way to go !! mind you you could see it coming back into fashion in some parts of the world.

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CB - 3 great photos. You really manage to capture such interesting shots.
thanks Jan, mine haven't eaten for a few days so catching nothing at all. Suns out but suppose its just a bit too chilly CB
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like Basingstoke Emma...
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forgot about that - fairy liquid works apparently. He is tarquin ! my male Ibera - he is such a sweetie but I know my place !! And not seen Series 4 yet part one as was going to wait for part 2 ...I am not sure if I am just putting of the inevitable because in history it wasn't a nice way to go !! mind you you could see it coming back into fashion in some parts of the world.
He's gorgeous! Tarquin, that is. Although Ragnar has a certain something about him.
I know - there's no beating the inevitable when it's recorded in history. Dreading watching it. Not least because they're my least favourite animal and I'll have utter nightmares afterwards.
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