On Mon, 26 Jun 2006 20:03:43 +0100, wrote
(in article ):

Hello,

We put some seeds out for the birds. I don't know whether this is a
good idea or not. On one hand, hopefully if they eat the seed, they
won't eat my plants! On the other hand, it might draw more birds to
the garden to eat my berries! What do you think?

Anyway, they've eaten two feeders full of seeds already. So my
question is, where can I buy seed in bulk and cheap?


I have never known a bird eat a plant. What birds are eating what plants?
They are your friends and if you encourage them into your garden they will on
the other hand eat some of the pests.

We mostly buy from CJ Birdfoods: http://www.birdfood.co.uk/
Not necessarily the cheapest but good quality.


--
Sally in Shropshire, UK
Whitton Open Gardens weekend 1st & 2nd July; enjoy the conservation
churchyard recently filmed for the BBC Heaven and Earth Show and see the
Burne-Jones/William Morris window:
http://www.whitton-stmarys.org.uk/gardens.html

I have never known a bird eat a plant. What birds are eating what plants?
They are your friends and if you encourage them into your garden they will
on
the other hand eat some of the pests.


-- points at all the wood pigeons scoffing cabbages and god knows what else
;o)

Sally Thompson wrote:
I have never known a bird eat a plant. What birds are eating what plants?

Geese eat quite a lot. They can graze an area closer than a goat, and
that's quite a lot of plants. Ever wondered why Gallium is called
"Goose-Grass"

On Tue, 27 Jun 2006 14:29:29 +0100, wrote
(in article .com):

Sally Thompson wrote:
I have never known a bird eat a plant. What birds are eating what plants?

Geese eat quite a lot. They can graze an area closer than a goat, and
that's quite a lot of plants. Ever wondered why Gallium is called
"Goose-Grass"


I hadn't considered geese since the OP referred to seed feeders and I've yet
to see a goose on one of thoseg.

As for the Goose-Grass, I've always liked the name "Sticky Willy" :-)



--
Sally in Shropshire, UK
Whitton Open Gardens weekend 1st & 2nd July; enjoy the conservation
churchyard recently filmed for the BBC Heaven and Earth Show and see the
Burne-Jones/William Morris window: http://www.whitton-stmarys.org.uk

Sally Thompson wrote:
As for the Goose-Grass, I've always liked the name "Sticky Willy" :-)

Yes, but you are a girl and it wouldn't have the same subliminal
terrors...

In article et, Sally
Thompson writes
I have never known a bird eat a plant.


You must be joking! Pigeons have eaten through all my crop of calabrase,
broccoli and sprouts and I'm having to put some more plants in and
consider netting as it's really bad this year.

janet

--
Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

On Fri, 30 Jun 2006 11:40:18 +0100, Janet Tweedy wrote
(in article ):

In article et, Sally
Thompson writes
I have never known a bird eat a plant.


You must be joking! Pigeons have eaten through all my crop of calabrase,
broccoli and sprouts and I'm having to put some more plants in and
consider netting as it's really bad this year.



Yes, I know, I did explain in another post. I was very tired and the OP
mentioned seed feeders, so I didn't associate the problem with vegetables.
Sorry for your pigeon problems though. Perhaps you can develop a taste for
pigeon pieg




--
Sally in Shropshire, UK
Whitton Open Gardens weekend 1st & 2nd July; enjoy the conservation
churchyard recently filmed for the BBC Heaven and Earth Show and see the
Burne-Jones/William Morris window: http://www.whitton-stmarys.org.uk

"Sally Thompson" wrote in message
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Yes, I know, I did explain in another post. I was very tired and the OP
mentioned seed feeders, so I didn't associate the problem with vegetables.
Sorry for your pigeon problems though. Perhaps you can develop a taste
for
pigeon pieg

We love pigeon meat, Spouse wants a gun ...

Mary