plant identification?

[Jodie]

The first one has taken over my garden this year and the second a volunteer something growing in the rock floor of my green house.

 

[Jodie]

Also are the leaves of a pumpkin plant edible? I have heard somewhere that sunflowers are toxic. True?

 

[JHamer]

Pumpkin and Sunflower are both edible (the whole plants) but shouldn't make up any large quantity of a diet. I can't help you with the ID on those plants however.

 

[Jodie]

Pumpkin and Sunflower are both edible (the whole plants) but shouldn't make up any large quantity of a diet. I can't help you with the ID on those plants however.

Thank you. I didn't plant sunflowers this year, but have a couple of volunteers. I love sunflowers n hated to remove them. I planted a pumpkin n it is huge. So many leaves. Will only give a little once in awhile.

 

[pfara]

The second one looks like turnip greens or related to. I always have problems identifying turnip, mustard and kale since I throw all the seeds outside randomly.

 

[Jodie]

The second one looks like turnip greens or related to. I always have problems identifying turnip, mustard and kale since I throw all the seeds outside randomly.

I thought so to, but it is volunteer just growing in my greenhouse. I didn't plant anything.

 

[Blakem]

I don't recall sunflower being edible.


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Here's some great plant identification websites I use.

http://www.tlady.clara.net/TortGuide/diet.htm#plantlist

http://africantortoise.com/edible_landscaping.htm

http://m.thetortoisetable.org.uk/m/plants_19.asp

 

[JHamer]

I don't recall sunflower being edible.

http://thetortoisetable.org.uk/site/plants_19.asp?catID=367

It's edible so long as it's grown in normal dirt.

 

[Jodie]

Thanks guys. I think I will leave the sunflowers growing, but not intentionally feed it. It is in his enclosure, but he ignores it. Any ideas on the weeds in the pictures?

 

[Yellow Turtle01]

The second one looks a lot like broccoli leaf?

 

[Jodie]

It does. No idea how it would've got there though. Lol. My garden gets a bit out of control in the fall n I end up with volunteers. Had lettuce grow in my driveway this year, so it certainly could be broccoli, cauliflower or Brussel sprouts. Thank you.

 

[Yellow Turtle01]

Lol! hey, maybe your tort will eat it.

 

[Jodie]

He did. My husband transplanted it to his enclosure for him. Ate the whole plant in 2 days. He doesn't get lettuce hardly ever and likes it a lot better than grass.