Non-germinating bird seed.
 

The bird seed which falls from the bird table germinates and makes a real
mess which needs to be repeatedly weeded. If I put it in the oven for a
while, what temperature would I need to use and for how long to kill it?
Would doing so have any adverse side-effects such as making it unpalatable
to birds?

Can you buy seed ready-prepared like this?

Martin.

Non-germinating bird seed.
 

Martin Sykes wrote:
The bird seed which falls from the bird table germinates and makes
a real mess which needs to be repeatedly weeded. If I put it in the
oven for a while, what temperature would I need to use and for how
long to kill it? Would doing so have any adverse side-effects such
as making it unpalatable to birds?

Can you buy seed ready-prepared like this?

Martin.

......... or,
fit a 12 inch plant saucer to the base of the seed feeder.
That will catch most of the seed that normally escapes.
Then just funnel it back into the feeder for tomorrow.

--
ned

Non-germinating bird seed.
 

"Martin Sykes" wrote in message
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The bird seed which falls from the bird table germinates and makes a
real
mess which needs to be repeatedly weeded. If I put it in the oven
for a
while, what temperature would I need to use and for how long to kill
it?
Would doing so have any adverse side-effects such as making it
unpalatable
to birds?

Can you buy seed ready-prepared like this?

Martin.

Probably not a suitable solution for you Martin, but I have my bird
feeders hanging in a tree, which is in a large pot, standing on
gravel.
All I need to do at the end of winter is rake it over a couple of
times to get rid of the seedlings. Seeds that germinate in the pot are
also easy to remove.
Jenny