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[email protected] 26-02-2018 02:30 AM
Bird Seed in Compost?
 
You know how the bird seed accumulates on the bottom of the Avery is it ok to ad to compost

David E. Ross[_2_] 26-02-2018 03:00 AM
Bird Seed in Compost?
 
On 2/25/2018 6:30 PM, wrote:
You know how the bird seed accumulates on the bottom of the Avery is it ok to ad to compost


Unless your compost gets very hot, I would not include seeds. The seeds
might sprout and give you never-ending weeds. Unfortunately, most home
compost piles do not get hot enough to "cook" seeds.

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songbird[_2_] 26-02-2018 02:05 PM
Bird Seed in Compost?
 
wrote:
You know how the bird seed accumulates on the bottom
of the Avery is it ok to ad to compost

bury it deeply enough that it won't be disturbed.
many seeds will not be able to grow if they are buried
deeply enough that they don't get enough warmth/sunlight
and if any do happen to sprout they are down deep enough
that they run out of energy before they can get to the
surface.

this is a very good technique for a very weedy garden.
dig a deep enough hole and scrape the surface into the
hole and then bury it (i usually put some newspaper or
cardboard over the worst of it at the bottom of the hole
as that will also act as a barrier - but you have to be
sure you are deep enough for this method to work as it
would be a root barrier for several years to some garden
crops).


songbird


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