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12-04-2007, 10:26 PM
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mallow weed
becks recently put some great pics up on her new enclosure
and a pic of a mallow weed is this a safe tort weed??? steve AKA THE DEAD TROLL |
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12-04-2007, 10:28 PM
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Yes, thats why becks has it in her enclosure
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12-04-2007, 10:28 PM
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Mallow is a great food for torts.
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12-04-2007, 10:31 PM
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OK Pete
you i know it was obvoius  did you have to be so BLUNT  but thanks its just i had never heard of mallow before and since i got brussel sproats wrong recently i wanted to make sure steve |
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12-04-2007, 10:33 PM
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Sorry Steve, it didn't mean to come across like that
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12-04-2007, 10:35 PM
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hollyhocks come under the mallow umbrella too. Great fodder for torts.
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12-04-2007, 11:19 PM
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Ok I hope im not in trouble I bought a mallow in b&q and planted it in bennys enclosure is this ok or have i mixed up the weed and the plant
 Or did I just pay 5 euro for a weed 
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13-04-2007, 02:04 AM
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13-04-2007, 08:47 AM
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The mallow bought from B&Q will turn into a small tree :P
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13-04-2007, 12:02 PM
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this is mallow the weed sorry about finger in 1 pic i always manage to do that
  and heres a picture of the actual leaf  flowers are also edible from this weed  Hope this Helps Steve
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