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by Kirsty
13 May 2018, 15:13
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: Soil testing
Replies: 8
Views: 7900

Re: Soil testing

Thank you for that Nina you are very kind, that has certainly put my mind to rest. 😀
by Kirsty
13 May 2018, 09:17
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: Soil testing
Replies: 8
Views: 7900

Re: Soil testing

Hi Nina, Thank you very much for the info on testing for nitrogen and please pass on my thanks to the gentleman who helped explain. The reason I'm asking is because I'm still in the process of making sure my tortoise garden is safe for a potential rehoming. It is definitely in a much better state th...
by Kirsty
12 May 2018, 15:54
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: Soil testing
Replies: 8
Views: 7900

Soil testing

Hi, I want to test the soil in my tortoise garden for nitrogen levels etc. Can you recommend a good testing kit please?
by Kirsty
01 May 2017, 09:04
Forum: UK Plant Identification
Topic: Help needed with Plant identification please.
Replies: 16
Views: 17700

Re: Help needed with Plant identification please.

Hi Lin, the garden centre staff believe it is a Campanula, but we still won't really know for sure until it flowers. I found a label for a Campanula near by the plant leaves, so am now 90% sure that's what it is. It says 'clockwise deep blue' on the label but I couldn't find that particular one in y...
by Kirsty
26 Apr 2017, 21:50
Forum: UK Plant Identification
Topic: Help needed with Plant identification please.
Replies: 16
Views: 17700

Re: Help needed with Plant identification please.

Thanks again Lin, I've had a look and I'm thinking the leaves on mine are a bit larger than the ones in the pic on your plant site and there is a distinctive white line down the centre of my leaves too. I am going to the garden centre on Sunday so will see if there is someone there who might be able...
by Kirsty
26 Apr 2017, 16:33
Forum: UK Plant Identification
Topic: Help needed with Plant identification please.
Replies: 16
Views: 17700

Re: Help needed with Plant identification please.

Taking into account how many weeds have appeared during these last few months in our prospective tortoise garden and finding that there are a few weeds which are clearly unsuitable we have decided to dig the area over removing the weeds and roots as best we can, then to replant with safe plants. Bef...
by Kirsty
25 Apr 2017, 21:48
Forum: UK Plant Identification
Topic: Help needed with Plant identification please.
Replies: 16
Views: 17700

Re: Help needed with Plant identification please.

Thank you Nina and Lin, you have both been very helpful
by Kirsty
25 Apr 2017, 08:54
Forum: UK Plant Identification
Topic: Help needed with Plant identification please.
Replies: 16
Views: 17700

Re: Help needed with Plant identification please.

Kirsty wrote:
> Thank you Lin that was very helpful. I have a few others that I'm not sure
> about, are you able to help identify these as well please.
by Kirsty
25 Apr 2017, 08:53
Forum: UK Plant Identification
Topic: Help needed with Plant identification please.
Replies: 16
Views: 17700

Re: Help needed with Plant identification please.

Thank you Lin that was very helpful. I have a few others that I'm not sure about, are you able to help identify these as well please.
by Kirsty
23 Apr 2017, 15:56
Forum: UK Plant Identification
Topic: Help needed with Plant identification please.
Replies: 16
Views: 17700

Re: Help needed with Plant identification please.

Kirsty wrote: > Kirsty wrote: > > Kirsty wrote: > > > Hope I am putting this in the correct place as I am new to the forum. I am > > > in the process of sorting out the safe weeds and plants in our purpose > > > built tortoise garden for a Herman tortoise which we hope to get next year > > > and nee...
by Kirsty
23 Apr 2017, 15:53
Forum: UK Plant Identification
Topic: Help needed with Plant identification please.
Replies: 16
Views: 17700

Re: Help needed with Plant identification please.

Kirsty wrote: > Kirsty wrote: > > Hope I am putting this in the correct place as I am new to the forum. I am > > in the process of sorting out the safe weeds and plants in our purpose > > built tortoise garden for a Herman tortoise which we hope to get next year > > and need some help identifying th...
by Kirsty
23 Apr 2017, 15:50
Forum: UK Plant Identification
Topic: Help needed with Plant identification please.
Replies: 16
Views: 17700

Re: Help needed with Plant identification please.

Kirsty wrote: > Hope I am putting this in the correct place as I am new to the forum. I am > in the process of sorting out the safe weeds and plants in our purpose > built tortoise garden for a Herman tortoise which we hope to get next year > and need some help identifying the weeds etc in the follo...
by Kirsty
23 Apr 2017, 15:45
Forum: UK Plant Identification
Topic: Help needed with Plant identification please.
Replies: 16
Views: 17700

Help needed with Plant identification please.

Hope I am putting this in the correct place as I am new to the forum. I am in the process of sorting out the safe weeds and plants in our purpose built tortoise garden for a Herman tortoise which we hope to get next year and need some help identifying the weeds etc in the following photos please.