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Post by muzzyman on Apr 12, 2010 15:47:19 GMT -5
Will the sunflower seed used in bird feed grow if it were planted as a food plot?
Trying to figure this out as I would like to place this within my food plot rotation this year.
You can buy in small packets for bigger $ or buy bird feed sunflowers in bulk for smaller $.
Any input would be great.
Thanks
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Post by hornharvester on Apr 14, 2010 20:08:49 GMT -5
Yes, they will grow. You can make a test pack using a wet paper towel and a few seeds folded up in the towel, then place in a window where the sun will shine on it. If the seeds are good they will sprout in a couple days. h.h.
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Post by Woody Williams on Apr 14, 2010 20:58:07 GMT -5
Yes, they will grow. You can make a test pack using a wet paper towel and a few seeds folded up in the towel, then place in a window where the sun will shine on it. If the seeds are good they will sprout in a couple days. h.h. That is all that we feed birds in the backyard. They do sprout under the bird feeder from time to time. For our small food plot we use some feed oats instead of the high dollar Buck Forage Oats. I think that the bag we get is 50# for about $7. More than enough for the 2 acres. |
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Post by muzzyman on Apr 15, 2010 8:22:41 GMT -5
Thanks for the info. I will give it a try and update on how they grow.
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Post by racktracker on Apr 15, 2010 8:45:22 GMT -5
Seeds is seeds is seeds.They all will grow if they are fresh.
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Post by tenring on May 11, 2010 5:51:00 GMT -5
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Post by Greenedog on May 11, 2010 7:54:30 GMT -5
That's a great article on sunflowers, tenring. Thanks!
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Post by parrothead on May 11, 2010 11:04:18 GMT -5
I just heard on the radio they are giving away free bags of seeds to plant. I think from the extension office, but dont hold me to it
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Post by 76chevy on May 12, 2010 9:30:20 GMT -5
Woody, where do you get them? Does Big R or Rural king carry them? Yes, they will grow. You can make a test pack using a wet paper towel and a few seeds folded up in the towel, then place in a window where the sun will shine on it. If the seeds are good they will sprout in a couple days. h.h. That is all that we feed birds in the backyard. They do sprout under the bird feeder from time to time. For our small food plot we use some feed oats instead of the high dollar Buck Forage Oats. I think that the bag we get is 50# for about $7. More than enough for the 2 acres. |
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Post by Woody Williams on May 12, 2010 9:50:53 GMT -5
Woody, where do you get them? Does Big R or Rural king carry them? That is all that we feed birds in the backyard. They do sprout under the bird feeder from time to time. For our small food plot we use some feed oats instead of the high dollar Buck Forage Oats. I think that the bag we get is 50# for about $7. More than enough for the 2 acres. Rural King does have the Sunflower seeds for about $12 for a bag of 40 pounds. Feed oats we get from the Farm Bureau Coop for about $7-$8 for 50 pounds.. |
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Post by throbak on May 12, 2010 10:21:57 GMT -5
a lot of the NRCS offices have seed they do in Switz. and Jefferson call your district biologist they usually know where its at
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