Sow thistle?

Henry-flash · 19-07-2006, 07:58 PM

Well despite all this heat I have found a weed growing in my back garden. I'm hoping your going to tell me its sow thistle and if its not then please say its edible

sandy · 19-07-2006, 08:01 PM

Looks like it to me Peter<g>. They can grow really tall.

Henry-flash · 19-07-2006, 08:03 PM

Thought so well I'm off to water it now. Don't want ti dying on me

piglet · 19-07-2006, 11:18 PM

Pete you have a smoth sow thistle growing there if you water it well and be kind to it like Sandy said it can grow very tall upto 3ft and give you many flower heads that will in turn throw off loads of seeds
Once this has happened you can harvet the leaves and remove the seed heads the plant will regenerate and give anoher fush of growth and even flowers
Darren

Henry-flash · 20-07-2006, 07:16 AM

Thanks Darren I will certainly look after it and hopefully I can harvest the seeds and have pleanty of it to feed the torts. Won't need to water it at the moment its pouring down here

jo__ · 21-07-2006, 07:15 AM

This may sound kinda silly, but torts can eat the buds from sow thistle right? Coz my babies seem to love them!!

Jo x

Henry-flash · 21-07-2006, 07:20 AM

I dont see why not surely its just like eating the flower. Wait for someone elses opinion on this I wouldnt want to say definately.

sandy · 21-07-2006, 08:03 AM

They eat all the sowthistle plant.
Apart fromt the roots<g>.

19-07-2006, 07:58 PM	#1
Henry-flash Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 9,304	Sow thistle? Well despite all this heat I have found a weed growing in my back garden. I'm hoping your going to tell me its sow thistle and if its not then please say its edible __________________ Peter Keeping: Testudo hermanni, Testudo graeca (graeca & ibera ), Testudo horsfieldi, Astrochelys radiata, Malacochersus tornieri and Kinixys belliana. The North West Tortoise Group

19-07-2006, 08:01 PM	#2
sandy Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent UK Posts: 12,146	Looks like it to me Peter<g>. They can grow really tall. __________________ < > 60+, keeping ibera, graeca and box turtles \0/ /_\ http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/tortoisefriends

19-07-2006, 08:03 PM	#3
Henry-flash Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 9,304	Thought so well I'm off to water it now. Don't want ti dying on me __________________ Peter Keeping: Testudo hermanni, Testudo graeca (graeca & ibera ), Testudo horsfieldi, Astrochelys radiata, Malacochersus tornieri and Kinixys belliana. The North West Tortoise Group

19-07-2006, 11:18 PM	#4
piglet Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,976	Pete you have a smoth sow thistle growing there if you water it well and be kind to it like Sandy said it can grow very tall upto 3ft and give you many flower heads that will in turn throw off loads of seeds Once this has happened you can harvet the leaves and remove the seed heads the plant will regenerate and give anoher fush of growth and even flowers Darren __________________ 17 years old 25 years ago

20-07-2006, 07:16 AM	#5
Henry-flash Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 9,304	Thanks Darren I will certainly look after it and hopefully I can harvest the seeds and have pleanty of it to feed the torts. Won't need to water it at the moment its pouring down here __________________ Peter Keeping: Testudo hermanni, Testudo graeca (graeca & ibera ), Testudo horsfieldi, Astrochelys radiata, Malacochersus tornieri and Kinixys belliana. The North West Tortoise Group

21-07-2006, 07:15 AM	#6
jo__ Member Incubating Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Southampton Posts: 221	flower buds This may sound kinda silly, but torts can eat the buds from sow thistle right? Coz my babies seem to love them!! Jo x

21-07-2006, 07:20 AM	#7
Henry-flash Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 9,304	I dont see why not surely its just like eating the flower. Wait for someone elses opinion on this I wouldnt want to say definately. __________________ Peter Keeping: Testudo hermanni, Testudo graeca (graeca & ibera ), Testudo horsfieldi, Astrochelys radiata, Malacochersus tornieri and Kinixys belliana. The North West Tortoise Group

21-07-2006, 08:03 AM	#8
sandy Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent UK Posts: 12,146	They eat all the sowthistle plant. Apart fromt the roots<g>. __________________ < > 60+, keeping ibera, graeca and box turtles \0/ /_\ http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/tortoisefriends

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