Are dandelions safe to eat when grown with fertilizer?

tpence1991 · Mar 10, 2020

I've been growing some dandelions in a hydroponic aerogarden using aerogarden liquid plant food

This is probably a stupid question, but is it safe for my redfoot to eat the greens?

Tom · Mar 10, 2020

Yes, as long as its just plain fertilizer and no pesticides, or other chemical additives.

tpence1991 · Mar 10, 2020

Tom said:
Yes, as long as its just plain fertilizer and no pesticides, or other chemical additives.

Cool, thank you!

Warren · Mar 10, 2020

Tom said:
Yes, as long as its just plain fertilizer and no pesticides, or other chemical additives.

Good evening Tom, so your saying it OK for fertilizer without pesticides. I use a fertilizer called 10-10-10 plant food for all my people eating vegetables, it that ok for my tortoise's food. Been wanting to ask this question.

Tom · Mar 11, 2020

Warren said:
Good evening Tom, so your saying it OK for fertilizer without pesticides. I use a fertilizer called 10-10-10 plant food for all my people eating vegetables, it that ok for my tortoise's food. Been wanting to ask this question.

Yes. The "no fertilizer" thing is another persistent myth from the past. All plants NEED fertilizer of one sort or another to grow. One issue is that most fertilizers nowadays have so many other chemicals in them to repel pests or weeds from your lawn. Finding plain fertilizer with nothing else in it can take a little research and label reading.

Fertilizer is fine to grow the plants in, but I wouldn't let any tortoise have direct access to fertilizer product. This being the case, I wouldn't use it inside their enclosure, unless you can somehow block access to the area until the fertilizer is absorbed and gone.

Warren · Mar 11, 2020

Tom said:
Yes. The "no fertilizer" thing is another persistent myth from the past. All plants NEED fertilizer of one sort or another to grow. One issue is that most fertilizers nowadays have so many other chemicals in them to repel pests or weeds from your lawn. Finding plain fertilizer with nothing else in it can take a little research and label reading.

Fertilizer is fine to grow the plants in, but I wouldn't let any tortoise have direct access to fertilizer product. This being the case, I wouldn't use it inside their enclosure, unless you can somehow block access to the area until the fertilizer is absorbed and gone.

Thank you, I'm only use it in my garden. My garden is in the park beside my neighborhood, it a community garden. I will have to be careful of what the other gardeners are using, each garden is divided. I have three garden plots, each plot is 200 square ft. Thanks again

Maro2Bear · Mar 11, 2020

Warren said:
Thank you, I'm only use it in my garden. My garden is in the park beside my neighborhood, it a community garden. I will have to be careful of what the other gardeners are using, each garden is divided. I have three garden plots, each plot is 200 square ft. Thanks again

Wow! Lucky you up there north in the “city” with multiple garden plots! Good for you. Sounds great. It’s very Spring like these days, lots of good early gardening days.

Warren · Mar 11, 2020

Maro2Bear said:
Wow! Lucky you up there north in the “city” with multiple garden plots! Good for you. Sounds great. It’s very Spring like these days, lots of good early gardening days.

Hello Maro2Bear, let me introduce myself. Myname is Warren, I see we are practically neighbors (about 35 mile). I live in Dundalk, Baltimore County. Not so far up north from you.

Kapidolo Farms · Mar 11, 2020

Aside from the warning about plain fertilizer (not bundled with anything else like a pesticide), I'd also caution against foliar applied fertilizer. Fertilizer applied to the soil gives the plant the chance to use it or not, to a great extent. Foliar applied fertilizer (sprayed directly on the growing parts of the plant) might best be avoided. Or if used, consider waiting for whatever label directions might indicate for safe consumption to be eaten by people would be.

Warren · Mar 11, 2020

Kapidolo Farms said:
Aside from the warning about plain fertilizer (not bundled with anything else like a pesticide), I'd also caution against foliar applied fertilizer. Fertilizer applied to the soil gives the plant the chance to use it or not, to a great extent. Foliar applied fertilizer (sprayed directly on the growing parts of the plant) might best be avoided. Or if used, consider waiting for whatever label directions might indicate for safe consumption to be eaten by people would be.

Thank you, I use a granular fertilizer that you spead in the dirt.

Tom · Mar 11, 2020

Kapidolo Farms said:
Aside from the warning about plain fertilizer (not bundled with anything else like a pesticide), I'd also caution against foliar applied fertilizer. Fertilizer applied to the soil gives the plant the chance to use it or not, to a great extent. Foliar applied fertilizer (sprayed directly on the growing parts of the plant) might best be avoided. Or if used, consider waiting for whatever label directions might indicate for safe consumption to be eaten by people would be.

I've never even heard of that Will. Thanks for the tip!

Warren · Mar 11, 2020

Tom said:
I've never even heard of that Will. Thanks for the tip!

Hello Tom, this is what I use. I bought it from Walmart (garden center). It sell for anywhere from $5.00 to $7.00 for a fourty pound bag. If you check late in the growing season you can get it cheaper, I bought about 12 bags a couple of years ago late summer for $2.00 a bag, shared it with the other gardeners. Here are a few pictures of what it is, hope you can read everything ok. Been using it for years, still alive

Tom · Mar 11, 2020

Warren said:
Hello Tom, this is what I use. I bought it from Walmart (garden center). It sell for anywhere from $5.00 to $7.00 for a fourty pound bag. If you check late in the growing season you can get it cheaper, I bought about 12 bags a couple of years ago late summer for $2.00 a bag, shared it with the other gardeners. Here are a few pictures of what it is, hope you can read everything ok. Been using it for years, still alive

It says its for growing vegetables, so I'd risk it. It says you have to look up the ingredients on line.

seadogrun · Mar 16, 2020

I have heard that dandelions were poisonous to reptiles(and others). Can someone confirm this?

ZenHerper · Mar 16, 2020

seadogrun said:
I have heard that dandelions were poisonous to reptiles(and others). Can someone confirm this?

That is not true. The leaves and flowers are really quite healthful.

seadogrun · Mar 16, 2020

My mistake, I was thinking daffodils.

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