Hey,
Yeah I've got a bag of sunflower seeds that I feed the birds, I want to grow some sunflowers, does anyone know if they bird seeds are treated in any way that will stop germination? :wtf:
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Hey,
Yeah I've got a bag of sunflower seeds that I feed the birds, I want to grow some sunflowers, does anyone know if they bird seeds are treated in any way that will stop germination? :wtf:
If its roasted it won't germ, that's for sure....where did you buy the seeds???
Yep I was wondering if they had been exposed to heat myself, got them from the hardward store.Quote:
Originally Posted by zebulon
if they are oil seeds or just a big a$$ bag of seeds then they will prolly grow, i have a bag of seed and i put some in a feeder.........bad idea.
they shouldnt have been treated in anyway. bird mixes are usually black oil (small and black) or grey stripe (large) they usually germinate with no problems. i am not sure what a black oil plant looks like but the others are large flowers used for production.
They should germinate just fine. Around my birdfeeder I get a constant procession of seedlings. Black oil sunflowers are about 5 feet tall with a flower seedhead that is maybe 3-4 inches across (wider flower with the petals). The gray striped ones are the big guys that go up around 8 feet or more with a seed head that is a foot across. Last year I bought a few packs of sunflower seeds so I could plant specific varieties. There were some GIANTS that must have been over 12 feet tall with multiple big flower heads. They towered over a ten-foot fence. I planted some in several garden beds, so walking into the garden was like going into some kind of sunflower jungle. I'm doing it again this year.
Once the plants were dead and dry, I cut off the seed heads and I moved them from the backyard where I grew them, and put them in the front yard where I keep the feeder. Birds never came for the seeds, but squirrels from all over the neighborhood came for them. Every day for a couple of weeks I'd see them running down the street carrying a sunflower head in their mouth. Probably took them to some other person's house. I can see them wondering where all the dead sunflower heads in their yard were coming from.
I know this mite sound stupid but wot would happen if you fed a bird cannabis seeds??
your seeds would be wasted, the birds wouldnt know the difference, it wouldnt make them stoned.... but I wonder if you put sunflower seeds near your plants and kept it stocked if that would deter some pests??
Thanks for the replys, I got a bag of them so I will plant some.
thats what i like to hear... YOU PLANT THOSE SEEDS!!!!! :jointsmile:Quote:
Originally Posted by sharkfinz
Yeah i know they wont be stoned as u cant get stoned of seeds, but what i was meanin is would the seeds germanate(sp) in there belly? I forgot to add that to my last post..Quote:
Originally Posted by 9mmpistl
Yes, the seeds would definitely germinate in thier bird bellies. Birds eat all kinds of seeds all the time, and that is why you see so many birds with plants sprouting out of them --- all those seeds germinate in their bellies! Stupid birds! You'd think they would learn!Quote:
Originally Posted by smok3y
dragonrider thanks for the reply but I cant help but think you were being sarcastic?? lol
Imagine that a bird flying about with a plant growing out its ass...:D
Ha ha! Yeah, it was sarcasm. Sorry about that.Quote:
Originally Posted by smok3y
But what did you mean? The seeds would sprout inside the bird? SQUAWK! That's what it sounded like you were talking about, but it didn't seem likely that you really thought that.
Usually I think if a bird is eating a seed, it cracks the seed before it swallows it and then digests it --- no chance to ever germinate or sprout. Some birds eat fruits, like certain kinds of berries, and the seeds are evolved to just pass throught the bird's digestive tract intact and exit the poop chute in a bird turd. Then the seed germinates and sprouts wherever the turd lands. Some kinds of seeds NEED to pass through a bird in order to sporut. But in this case the bird is eating the FRUIT, not really eting the SEED --- the seed is just along for the ride. For the pot seed you were talking about, the bird would crack it and digest it.
And then there are some children who like to stick beans in their ears, and after a few days in the warmth and moisture, the bean sprouts, and the kid has to go to the doctor to have the bean sprout surgically removed from his noggin. But that's a totally different thing altogether...
Thanks dude you'v cleared evey thing up for me:thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by dragonrider
The seeds will germinate,but they are sub standard feed seed and often dwarf, or grow shotty. keep an eye on them if you have deer or other varmints because they will eat the flower heads before you typically harvest seed.
Dudes,
I want that job. Sitting in front of a conveyor belt with seeds on it. ?? This ones for growing, This ones for eating.? Then I??m sure the eating ones go through more quality control, to separate the seeds fit for people, from the animal seeds. You need a good eye to separate those though. Huh.
:smokin::smokin::smokin::smokin:
Bud
has anybody seen a sunflower farm? i havnt but i bet it would be awesome. probably in seperation they just fall through the shaker into the bird mix bins. the larger ones pass by and are put into a different bin for people to eat? just guessing, something for unwrapped to do a show on maybe?