amalsg07":f58d4 said:Thanks for responding.
You really think I need a 2' long planter? Or are you saying to get several pots and then put them in the 2' long planter. Sorry...even with the research I've done, I haven't figured everything out. The one thing I have noticed is that a lot of places say to not use soil :? ...there's a reason but I forgot why lol. I actually plan to grow more than the two that I listed for a little more variety. I found several good "lists" of indoor herbs (mostly herbs). It's not going to be fun, but I think it will pay off in the end. We can use them for ourselves also (and I think I'll add cat nip for the cats to "have fun with" lol...might as well get some entertainment out of it :mrgreen: )!
Thanks,
Abi
Anthony,beardedwizard":ff989 said:amalsg07":ff989 said:Thanks for responding.
You really think I need a 2' long planter? Or are you saying to get several pots and then put them in the 2' long planter. Sorry...even with the research I've done, I haven't figured everything out. The one thing I have noticed is that a lot of places say to not use soil :? ...there's a reason but I forgot why lol. I actually plan to grow more than the two that I listed for a little more variety. I found several good "lists" of indoor herbs (mostly herbs). It's not going to be fun, but I think it will pay off in the end. We can use them for ourselves also (and I think I'll add cat nip for the cats to "have fun with" lol...might as well get some entertainment out of it :mrgreen: )!
Thanks,
Abi
Hey Abi,
Every spring for the past 3 years I've had my own garden along with our neighbor, collard greens, and mustard greens are very easy to grow. I've tried just about every thing imaginable when it comes to veges for the dragons, but collard greens thrive the best hands down. And my leaves will grow to 2-3 times the store size(12"-20" diameter), but you have to plant a lot as you will go through them very quickly, or at least I do with the number of mouths I have to feed. But if you have the room and patience it can save you the hassle of going to the store, buying to much and having it rot in the refrigerator, and it can save you a lot of money depending on your dragons.
It's very simple, just head to you closest garden center, home depot, lowes, or walmart... In the garden department you will find little seed packets, they are generally $1.99 a packet, and I just buy around $10 worth. Now you will only need 1 packet of each green as 1 packet will give you at least 30+ plants. But with the $10 worth I buy, I can plant 4 rows that are 100+ feet long. But my biggest problem is picking the leaves fast enough before they hit the ground and bugs love collard greens. So by the end of summer you will have leaves that look like swiss cheese, but I just cut away any "chewed" sections...
It's definitely worth the effort, but I guess that depends on you as an individual. Some people just don't want to mess with growing their own veges and don't mind picking up new veges every week.
But if you have any questions once you decide where you are growing them just let me know!
Take care,
Anthony
I'm assuming they are too big to grow inside, though, right? Way too big lol. I've only tried to feed them the cactus pad, but struggled with getting the "thorns"/"prickly things" off.Trogdor80":97edf said:I grow my own prickly pears for my dragon. She loves them.
Prickly pears have no trouble with the extra moisture in the eastern US, as long as you keep the taller growing native plants from choking it out.
amalsg07":819fc said:I'm assuming they are too big to grow inside, though, right? Way too big lol. I've only tried to feed them the cactus pad, but struggled with getting the "thorns"/"prickly things" off.Trogdor80":819fc said:I grow my own prickly pears for my dragon. She loves them.
Prickly pears have no trouble with the extra moisture in the eastern US, as long as you keep the taller growing native plants from choking it out.
Abi
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?