Plants that can cope with heat, humidty and me!!!

newforestmum · 05-01-2007, 08:51 PM

something that is not easy to kill as I am not very good with plants

I am down to my last lot of pansies in my redfoot enclosure but fancy putting something else in their instead of pansies.

Tom has gone all percy thrower on me and started growing any seed that he can get hold of. avocado is his favourite. we have one pant in the lounge about 4' tall. not sure if it will ever produce fruit though. he also has two orange pip plants only about 10cm tall at moment. he did try papaya but when he re-potted it, it died. he is now trying lemon pips, so far two have sprouted.

can I put any of those in with my redfoots for shade?

Henry-flash · 05-01-2007, 08:54 PM

I'm not sure about any of those plants, but I know Linda has had great success using asparagus ferns in her redfoots table. It likes humidity so should fair quite well in redfoot table.

05-01-2007, 09:34 PM

hi lisa

i have had great success with the asparagus ferns

the torts dont want to eat them but if they did they aree not toxic

i got mine from sainsburys and b&q about £2.50 each they have survived the uv the heat the torts the humidity for over 6 months and they are thriving

also i have had the same sucess with campunala (sp) however the torts eventually ate all of this

i tried lavendar but this didnt get on with the heat and soon became a dried flower

fi_fi · 06-01-2007, 08:23 PM

WOW what a great looking enclosure, and fab torts as well

Linda... u are a lucky girl and obviously a very good mummy xx

06-01-2007, 08:38 PM

thanks fi

yes im very lucky to have 4 gorgeous healthy reds from darren

fi_fi · 06-01-2007, 08:43 PM

by the looks of it they are very lucky to have you too x

newforestmum · 07-01-2007, 10:39 PM

ok purchased aspargus fern will let you know if I kill it or not

piglet · 07-01-2007, 11:00 PM

Aspargus fern grows from a tuba type root is very difficult to kill but over watering can rot the tubas thus killing the plant .

All house ferns are exceptable in the table enclosure and are rarely ever eaten

Darren

05-01-2007, 08:51 PM	#1
newforestmum Member Hatchling Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Forest, Hampshire Posts: 555	Plants that can cope with heat, humidty and me!!! something that is not easy to kill as I am not very good with plants I am down to my last lot of pansies in my redfoot enclosure but fancy putting something else in their instead of pansies. Tom has gone all percy thrower on me and started growing any seed that he can get hold of. avocado is his favourite. we have one pant in the lounge about 4' tall. not sure if it will ever produce fruit though. he also has two orange pip plants only about 10cm tall at moment. he did try papaya but when he re-potted it, it died. he is now trying lemon pips, so far two have sprouted. can I put any of those in with my redfoots for shade? __________________ Lisa

05-01-2007, 08:54 PM	#2
Henry-flash Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 9,304	I'm not sure about any of those plants, but I know Linda has had great success using asparagus ferns in her redfoots table. It likes humidity so should fair quite well in redfoot table. __________________ Peter Keeping: Testudo hermanni, Testudo graeca (graeca & ibera ), Testudo horsfieldi, Astrochelys radiata, Malacochersus tornieri and Kinixys belliana. The North West Tortoise Group

06-01-2007, 08:23 PM	#4
fi_fi Member Hatchling Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Berkshire Posts: 729	WOW what a great looking enclosure, and fab torts as well Linda... u are a lucky girl and obviously a very good mummy xx __________________ 1.0.0 testudo hermanni boettgeri

06-01-2007, 08:43 PM	#6
fi_fi Member Hatchling Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Berkshire Posts: 729	by the looks of it they are very lucky to have you too x __________________ 1.0.0 testudo hermanni boettgeri

07-01-2007, 10:39 PM	#7
newforestmum Member Hatchling Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Forest, Hampshire Posts: 555	ok purchased aspargus fern will let you know if I kill it or not __________________ Lisa

05-01-2007, 09:34 PM	#3
aprillinda Guest Posts: n/a	hi lisa i have had great success with the asparagus ferns the torts dont want to eat them but if they did they aree not toxic i got mine from sainsburys and b&q about £2.50 each they have survived the uv the heat the torts the humidity for over 6 months and they are thriving also i have had the same sucess with campunala (sp) however the torts eventually ate all of this i tried lavendar but this didnt get on with the heat and soon became a dried flower

06-01-2007, 08:38 PM	#5
aprillinda Guest Posts: n/a	thanks fi yes im very lucky to have 4 gorgeous healthy reds from darren

07-01-2007, 11:00 PM	#8
piglet Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,976	Aspargus fern grows from a tuba type root is very difficult to kill but over watering can rot the tubas thus killing the plant . All house ferns are exceptable in the table enclosure and are rarely ever eaten Darren __________________ 17 years old 25 years ago

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