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help looking to grow plants indoors

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  • 29-05-2010 6:04pm
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    antocann
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    hi
    am lookiung to grow plants in my house , im looking to grow plants for my lizards to eat ( beared dragons and egyption uromastyx )
    all hellp if aprecieated


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    #2
    looksee
    Registered Users Posts: 28,163 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    What plants do lizards eat? In my ignorance I thought they were carnivorous. If you do not know what they eat you might be better getting advice in the Animals and Pets forum first, then come back and ask how to grow them :D


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    antocann
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    basicly any of this :
    Alfalfa
    Astilbe
    Baby's Tears
    Basil (leaves and flowers)
    Chinese Lantern (flowers)
    Carnations (petals)
    Chamomile, English
    Clover
    Dahlia (flowerhead)
    Dandelion (leaves, flowerhead)
    Day Lilies (flowers)
    Dracaena (cornplant)
    Fennel
    Ficus (leaves)
    Geranium (flowers, leaves)
    Grape (leaves, fruit), (not ornamental grape ivys)
    Impatiens
    Johnny-Jump-Up (flowers)
    Hibiscus, Tropical & Blue (flowers, leaves)
    Hollyhock (leaves, flowers)
    Hens and Chicks
    Lavender
    Maple (leaves)
    Mesquite (leaves)
    Mint
    Mulberry (leaves)
    Nasturtium (flowers, leaves)
    Oregano
    Pansies (flowers)
    Pea, Green Bean (leaves, pods)
    Peppermint
    Petunia
    Phlox
    Pinks (petals)
    Rose (petals)
    Rosemary (leaves, flowers)
    Sage (leaves, flowers)
    Spider Plant (leaves, sap may be a skin irritant)
    Split-Leaf Philodendron (leaves)
    Squash / Zucchini (flowers)
    Thyme (leaves, flowers)
    Violets (Not African Violets (flowers, leaves)
    Wandering Jew (leaves, sap may be a skin irritant)
    Yucca (flowers)

    im new to everything on this so any help aprecieated


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    looksee
    Registered Users Posts: 28,163 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    Out of that list the only ones likely to grow happily indoors are ficus and wandering jew (tradescantia). Tradescantia is easy to grow and can be propagated by bits of stem put into a jar of water on the windowledge until roots appear, then plant them in a pot in potting compost.

    Many of the others might start off ok in the house, but would not be very successful to grow big enough to take flowers and leaves off them. If you even had a balcony it would make it easier for you.

    Basil can be bought in the supermarket ready grown in a pot for about €1.5, and that can be kept for about two weeks.

    You should be able to find dandelions on any bit of waste ground, clover is very common wild too.


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