Baldy Aeschylus
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I have cross referenced the Ohio state wild plants resource with The Tortoise Table and have come up with a good guide for this part of the US based on the Genus of the plant.
Let me know if you have any suggestions, these are only the plants for which i was able to find information.
Safe To Feed By Genus:
- Campanula
- Carex
- Elymus
- Geranium
- Morus
- Sedum
- Ulmus
- Viola
Feed In Moderation By Genus:
- Betula
- Cardamine
- Claytonia
- Corylus
- Fagus
- Hamamelis
- Helianthus
- Heuchera
- Lonicera
- Lysimachia
- Magnolia
- Phlox
- Polemonium
- Rosa
- Tiarella
- Tilia
- Tradescantia
Feed Sparingly By Genus:
- Acer
- Prunus
- Rubus
- Salvia
NEVER Feed By Genus:
- Actaea - Aesculus - Allium
- Anemone - Athyrium - Cornus
- Delphinium - Dennstaedtia - Dicentra
- Euonymus - Eupatorium - Fraxinus
- Houstonia - Hydrangea - Hypericum
- Impatiens - Iris - Juglans
- Juniperus - Kalmia - Lilium
- Maeianthemus - Oxalis - Parthenocissus
- Phacelia - Pinus - Polygonatum (personal fav)
- Populus - Quercus - Ranunculus
- Ribes - Sambucus - Senecio
- Silene - Solidago - Symphoricarpos
- Taxus - Tephrosia - Thalictrum
- Tsuga - Viburnum
Getting my planter box ready for some Testudo Mix, but have been mixing my torts food up with some of the SAFE plants listed. Hope this helps, it definitely clarified alot for me when I'm hunting weeds in the yard.
Let me know if you have any suggestions, these are only the plants for which i was able to find information.
Safe To Feed By Genus:
- Campanula
- Carex
- Elymus
- Geranium
- Morus
- Sedum
- Ulmus
- Viola
Feed In Moderation By Genus:
- Betula
- Cardamine
- Claytonia
- Corylus
- Fagus
- Hamamelis
- Helianthus
- Heuchera
- Lonicera
- Lysimachia
- Magnolia
- Phlox
- Polemonium
- Rosa
- Tiarella
- Tilia
- Tradescantia
Feed Sparingly By Genus:
- Acer
- Prunus
- Rubus
- Salvia
NEVER Feed By Genus:
- Actaea - Aesculus - Allium
- Anemone - Athyrium - Cornus
- Delphinium - Dennstaedtia - Dicentra
- Euonymus - Eupatorium - Fraxinus
- Houstonia - Hydrangea - Hypericum
- Impatiens - Iris - Juglans
- Juniperus - Kalmia - Lilium
- Maeianthemus - Oxalis - Parthenocissus
- Phacelia - Pinus - Polygonatum (personal fav)
- Populus - Quercus - Ranunculus
- Ribes - Sambucus - Senecio
- Silene - Solidago - Symphoricarpos
- Taxus - Tephrosia - Thalictrum
- Tsuga - Viburnum
Getting my planter box ready for some Testudo Mix, but have been mixing my torts food up with some of the SAFE plants listed. Hope this helps, it definitely clarified alot for me when I'm hunting weeds in the yard.
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