Bird feed seed

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  1. capney

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    Not sure where to put this post so I reckon this is the nearest.
    I usually buy large bags of bird feed seed for the table.
    Every year the little darlings throw the stuff off the table and I see little shoots growing all over which are removed.
    Its happening again this year...
    So, I have put aside a sq foot or so and scattered some seed on it.
    Just to see what grows..
    I was wondering if anybody else has done this and also am I in for any suprises?
    Im reckoning the plants would be a good insect attraction and usefull for food for the birds later..
    robert
     
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    I do this all the time just for fun. I get most dodgy looking sunflowers, what I think is mustard and grass. Still waiting for something special. I made the mistake of putting a fat ball on the arch over the rose bed-spent hours picking seedlings out of rose beds.


    Why do the seeds I sow never seem to thrive as well as these ones???
     
  3. capney

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    I shall wait in anticipation for something special.. as long as its not whacky....
     
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    I must admit to having had that grow too.
     
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    I had cannabis plants which I loved - until someone told me what they were!!
     
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    :rotfl: Happened in my parents garden........they didn't believe me at first!!!! :oops:
     
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