"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
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The problem is that the birds don't eat ALL the seed, much of it they
scatter on the ground where it germinates ...

We had that problem, especially as our bird table is above a flower bed. We
use Huskfree Advance from Haiths with good results
http://www.haiths.com/product.asp?lo...f_id=WBADVANCE

It's a bit pricier than standard seed, but saves a lot of mess.