weeds for the winter months!!!

not-short-of-a-tort · 10-10-2010, 03:25 PM

clearly my torts are going to need their food through the winter.......has any one tried freezing weeds now and using them as and when needed....?????? does it work? is it worth doing?

Lolly8 · 10-10-2010, 07:39 PM

I would say no, freezing weeds is not a good idea.They go all mushy and ugly.

not-short-of-a-tort · 10-10-2010, 07:42 PM

ahh really, never tried it was thinking about giving it a go...maybe not then!!

EquestrianBabe · 10-10-2010, 08:12 PM

Sadly, they just go mushy and black

suttysue · 10-10-2010, 08:17 PM

I have dried a lot of weeds in my airing cuboard and my torts eat them. Wouldn't freeze them you will end up with a load of soggy mush.

yuna1971 · 10-10-2010, 10:09 PM

As Sue has said, you might be able to dry some weeds. I managed to find during winter last year - dandilion, a bit of jack by the hedge, dead nettle. You could also start planting up some winter flowers and plants.
This together with the option of pellets, dried friendly grass, supermarket stuff (moderation) - pak choi (or bok choi

...in Paul's area

), butternut squash, bit of pumpkin, and the usual lettuce variety.
As you can see, there are numerous options. Sarah also sells dried flowers in her shop, as well as grass pellets. xx

Its a case of trying and testing things out and seeing what works best! Hope this helps . xx

Pat · 11-10-2010, 06:03 PM

Hi, I kept mine up last winter as I had only just had them, and I remember going out around now, digging up plantain and small dandies etc from my lawn and putting them in weed trays to grow on in a sunny windowsill (dont pamper them though). It was only when the frosts Jan/Feb that there was very little about in the garden.

Mine are back in now and will be fed until I start winding them down in November and I have planted some weeds on their table and will keep some going in my unheated greenhouse during the winter months, in case one of them needs to be woken up early.

Picked weeds will keep for a few days in a fridge, but never tried freezing them.

Pat x

not-short-of-a-tort · 11-10-2010, 06:08 PM

thank you for help!!! x

SeeShell · 11-10-2010, 08:29 PM

Another good thing to grow is prickly pear cacti - you can buy pads and plant then add to diet over winter.
SS

yuna1971 · 11-10-2010, 08:41 PM

SS - where can i get some of this from??
Do you have a link to what they look like and where I can buy? I have never seen any in my ASDA....
Might try and tempt Lily Lewin with this...see what he thinks. xx

10-10-2010, 03:25 PM	#1
not-short-of-a-tort Member Egg Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: seaford/brighton Posts: 76	weeds for the winter months!!! clearly my torts are going to need their food through the winter.......has any one tried freezing weeds now and using them as and when needed....?????? does it work? is it worth doing?

10-10-2010, 07:39 PM	#2
Lolly8 Senior Member Adult Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Stoke on Trent Posts: 5,276	I would say no, freezing weeds is not a good idea.They go all mushy and ugly. __________________

10-10-2010, 08:12 PM	#4
EquestrianBabe Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: At home with my pets! Posts: 3,991	Sadly, they just go mushy and black __________________ I ♥ Horses

10-10-2010, 10:09 PM	#6
yuna1971 Senior Member Adult Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bristol Posts: 7,157	As Sue has said, you might be able to dry some weeds. I managed to find during winter last year - dandilion, a bit of jack by the hedge, dead nettle. You could also start planting up some winter flowers and plants. This together with the option of pellets, dried friendly grass, supermarket stuff (moderation) - pak choi (or bok choi...in Paul's area ), butternut squash, bit of pumpkin, and the usual lettuce variety. As you can see, there are numerous options. Sarah also sells dried flowers in her shop, as well as grass pellets. xx Its a case of trying and testing things out and seeing what works best! Hope this helps . xx __________________ Rach Lily's Movie. http://www.shelledwarriors.co.uk/for...ad.php?t=68025

11-10-2010, 08:41 PM	#10
yuna1971 Senior Member Adult Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bristol Posts: 7,157	SS - where can i get some of this from?? Do you have a link to what they look like and where I can buy? I have never seen any in my ASDA.... Might try and tempt Lily Lewin with this...see what he thinks. xx __________________ Rach Lily's Movie. http://www.shelledwarriors.co.uk/for...ad.php?t=68025

10-10-2010, 07:42 PM	#3
not-short-of-a-tort Member Egg Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: seaford/brighton Posts: 76	ahh really, never tried it was thinking about giving it a go...maybe not then!!

10-10-2010, 08:17 PM	#5
suttysue Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: UK / Eng / Yorkshire Posts: 1,483	I have dried a lot of weeds in my airing cuboard and my torts eat them. Wouldn't freeze them you will end up with a load of soggy mush.

11-10-2010, 06:03 PM	#7
Pat Member Egg Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 95	Hi, I kept mine up last winter as I had only just had them, and I remember going out around now, digging up plantain and small dandies etc from my lawn and putting them in weed trays to grow on in a sunny windowsill (dont pamper them though). It was only when the frosts Jan/Feb that there was very little about in the garden. Mine are back in now and will be fed until I start winding them down in November and I have planted some weeds on their table and will keep some going in my unheated greenhouse during the winter months, in case one of them needs to be woken up early. Picked weeds will keep for a few days in a fridge, but never tried freezing them. Pat x

11-10-2010, 06:08 PM	#8
not-short-of-a-tort Member Egg Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: seaford/brighton Posts: 76	thank you for help!!! x

11-10-2010, 08:29 PM	#9
SeeShell Senior Member Adult Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 3,120	Another good thing to grow is prickly pear cacti - you can buy pads and plant then add to diet over winter. SS

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