Growing beardie food?

[Ivyna J Spyder]

Starting this spring, I've begun trying to grow my own beardie food outside in my new garden (since I already breed someof my own bugs.) Mostly the staples- collard, kale, turnip, mustard, dandelion, and a variety of fancy lettuces for variety, as well as some veggies.

I've read that it's common for tortoise owners to grow these weed/grass seed mixes, and I was looking into it as a way to provide even more variety. It'd be really cool if there was similar research into exactly what plants beardies eat in Australia and a way to buy seeds for them, but otherwise I'm going to take what I can get.

I've seen a few people selling bearded dragon mixes on ebay, like this http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230350192843

Has anyone else ever tried to grow their own like this? Did your dragons like it? I'm surprised it isn't more popular.

 

[Kacymyree]

We were thinking about planting some greens in are garden this spring for our dragons, but havent got around to it yet.

 

[mickeysmomma]

I would love to do this this summer!

 

[liquidgoggles]

I have some Italian Parsley going in the windowsill in the kitchen

 

[Phoenix17June2009]

I grow clover, (tried the dandelion but killed it lol) squash, alfalfa, and one other thing but i cant rembmer what it is.... anyways if you can get it to grow and not kill it like i do then you will be set... i'll probably just keep buying from the grocery store,lol!!! :laughhard:

 

[Sapphire]

My mother is going to try growing collard for me in her garden this summer. I figure it probably won't go so well. Our summers always tend to be dry, and I think collard requires a good bit of moisture. We'll see, though.