smartcakes's Journal

I’ve been doing some crazy weeding lately. I’m a bit of a selective weeder, though – a number of weeds are spared in my gardens. Purslane and lambs quarters are harvested for salads. A few patches of clover stay – I figure that they can do their part by adding nitrogen ...

…in fact, a hungry tortoise would be more than happy to eradicate your garden of all those pesky veggies you so carefully started from seed months ago. I have two desert tortoises who spend the summer out in the backyard, and the rest of the year brumating (hibernating). My gardens all hav...