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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. |
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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 |
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Non-germinating bird seed.
"Martin Sykes" wrote in message ... 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 |
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