Can I feed my tort the grape leaves you can buy in a glass jar? I imagine they would need to be rinsed off.
you just made can stuff sound very appetizingHealth-wise I'm sure they are fine, but nutrient-wise they will be lacking compared to fresh. The typical treatment for jarred food generally involves some sort of heat processing along with chemicals to help them retain color, texture and a fresh appearance. Many of the nutrients they had when fresh will be diminished if not altogether gone.
Which is why I avoid the stuff whenever feasible. You can never go wrong with fresh if you can get it.you just made can stuff sound very appetizing
I have a small merlot wine in a pot doesn't grow very big but it does produce leavesBuy a grape plant and keep it in a pot.
In the spring Home Depot and places like that also nurseries sell them in my area. In your area, they may sell them all year. I have planted my own. The only other leafs I can get are in another state, so I get them for winter months.The problem is that I don't have any grapevines growing in my yard, and I don't know anyone who does. I keep seeing things about how they're good to feed your tort, but I don't know where I can get fresh ones.
Sounds like a good excuse to go shopping at Park Seed.fairly easy is an understatement honestly mine grows like a weed I prune it for leaves though not fruit
I started growing my own this year also. The only varieties that are hardy here are basically wine grapes but I'm not interested in the fruit so that's fine by me!In the spring Home Depot and places like that also nurseries sell them in my area. In your area, they may sell them all year. I have planted my own. The only other leafs I can get are in another state, so I get them for winter months.
They are fairly easy to grow.
LOL, I hear ya loud and clear about the hubbies. Although, mine does help with a lot of stuff, but he complains about it tooI started growing my own this year also. The only varieties that are hardy here are basically wine grapes but I'm not interested in the fruit so that's fine by me!
I've toyed with the idea of buying a non hardy variety and keeping it indoors in the winter, but my indoor gardening is already a bit out of control according to one very grumpy person. Husbands are kind of a pain, FYI.
Burpee still has grape plants for sale. I'm ordering a seedless Somerset grape plant. It's self-pollinating, disease-resistant, and hardy to -30 degrees Fahrenheit. It's supposed to ship after September. Now it's time to get the planting site ready.LOL, I hear ya loud and clear about the hubbies. Although, mine does help with a lot of stuff, but he complains about it too
the concord wine grapes are good to eat, make jelly and feed the torts the leafs.
Are they suppose to be planted this late? The places around here pretty much only sells them in the spring.Burpee still has grape plants for sale. I'm ordering a seedless Somerset grape plant. It's self-pollinating, disease-resistant, and hardy to -30 degrees Fahrenheit. It's supposed to ship after September. Now it's time to get the planting site ready.
And prob a ton of saltHealth-wise I'm sure they are fine, but nutrient-wise they will be lacking compared to fresh. The typical treatment for jarred food generally involves some sort of heat processing along with chemicals to help them retain color, texture and a fresh appearance. Many of the nutrients they had when fresh will be diminished if not altogether gone.
Actually, I was reading that planting them in the fall is supposed to be best because then they have time to establish their roots before possible fruiting.Are they suppose to be planted this late? The places around here pretty much only sells them in the spring.