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Post by laxfiend69 on Oct 30, 2006 9:25:03 GMT -8
Has any one fed escarole to there igs i havent read any posts about it. My ig loves it, is it not good for them or has nobody tried?! Thanks
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Post by prism_wolf on Oct 30, 2006 9:43:12 GMT -8
I feed it everyday...:-)
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Post by greenfixed on Oct 30, 2006 13:26:33 GMT -8
Me too..Tiki loves them! and it seems to keep longer than turnip greens in my experience.  |
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Post by laxfiend69 on Oct 30, 2006 13:30:04 GMT -8
My greens tend to last long anyway. I have a huge tupperware container and I jsut take like 5-7 papertowels and soak them in water and plae on on the bottom than the greens than more wet towels ontop, so there guarantreed to stay moist until its tiem for feeding
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Post by greenfixed on Oct 30, 2006 14:35:44 GMT -8
Mine doesn't  !!! When we moved we got a smaller fridge so there's not a whole lotta room. I bought one of those things that is supposed to keep greens fresh and that helped, but turnip and dandelion usually don't last more than 4 days if I'm lucky..When Tiki's big I wo't have to worry about that anymore! |
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Post by bandit258 on Feb 7, 2007 13:02:13 GMT -8
i live in England we dont get turnip with the green still on, were can i get it from without rgowing myself?
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Post by MasterYoda on Feb 7, 2007 13:42:58 GMT -8
Well here in the states they sale in three different ways, turnip only, green only, and turnips and greens together. If you have something like a farmers maket try them usually they will have them. also try arround some produce stands. what else do you feed besides just escarole.
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Post by IguanaKing on Feb 7, 2007 17:34:35 GMT -8
Around here, you can also usually make arrangements with the produce manager to get them. Many times, the greens aren't removed from the turnip until its been unloaded at the market.
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Post by bandit258 on Feb 7, 2007 21:58:16 GMT -8
thanks i never thought of the farmers market ill give it a try
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Post by Yungair23 on Feb 9, 2007 17:58:50 GMT -8
Also i have been doing this..If the greens are not good quality at the shelf just tell the kid (in my case its a young guy) that you need more greens for you iguana. He was interested as he see's me in their alot so when i asked him for better quality greens of certain types and told him i own a rather large iguana (ok i lied and said Yoda is 6ft and 10lbs which in reality hes just over 3 and 2lbs) he was more than happy to get me what i needed. Now i just say hey you guys got any collards, dendelion etc...And he brings out the boxes of certain greens and i pick out what i like.
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Post by bandit258 on Feb 12, 2007 11:56:59 GMT -8
hi everyone....tried the local farmers for turnip greens only to be told that in england it is the wrong time of year for them. and there has been a bad frost too -8 when i asked a farmer on the telephone all he told me was "do you know what -8 does to turnip tops"....lol, -8 to you guys in the states is prob a walk in the park....help
he has/she has parsnip watercress rocket snap peas beans i just worry she ig is not getting enough of the good greens it should be because they are more seasonal in the uk
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Post by prism_wolf on Feb 12, 2007 15:03:36 GMT -8
You have a pretty good selection for a minimum diet. Parsnips, watercress, rocket and the rest are all very good! If you add a squash or two and sweet pepper (bell pepper here) then you would have a really well rounded diet...:-)
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Post by bandit258 on Feb 13, 2007 2:20:41 GMT -8
thank you v he also gets butternut squash but i worry hes not getting his greens also our dandilions are not out yet but when they are that will make me feel better for him
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!!! When we moved we got a smaller fridge so there's not a whole lotta room. I bought one of those things that is supposed to keep greens fresh and that helped, but turnip and dandelion usually don't last more than 4 days if I'm lucky..When Tiki's big I wo't have to worry about that anymore! 
