Birds that eat Salvia seed?
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Birds eating my new seed!!!
Comments (15)Oh, I needed that laugh! Yes, one bird finds seed and then proceeds to yank out his cell phone and call all the other birds in the area. Soon, every bird within twenty miles is out on the lawn. Flocks from the next state are just hitting cruising altitude and will arrive sometime tomorrow. Go ahead and try to scare them off. They outnumber you. Ever seen the Alfred Hitchcock classic? Move slowly and do not carry grain-based food items... Really, you'll be just fine. You dropped millions of seeds, the birds can't possibly consume more than several tens of thousands--or less than 1%. The scratching and pecking also helps settle the seed in contact with soil and cover it, increasing germination of those seeds near the one(s) consumed. Bird poo contains great fertilizer, so there's another added benefit....See MoreHelp birds eating my grass seed!!!!!!!!
Comments (4)I heard these from people who claimed that they had the same problem. It's based on their observation that birds will not feed on germinated seed. 1)Sow the seeds late in the day and really water them in. 2)Soak the seeds in a non toxic coloring solution to give them a color; deep blue was her recommendation. 3)Sow the twice the quantity of seeds and get them germinating as quickly as possible. He felt that the birds were entitled. There was one guy who gave up. He put out bird seed when he put down grass seed. "The squirrels ate the bird seed; the birds ate the grass seed!"...See MorePreventing birds from eating corn field seeds?
Comments (2)How deep are you planting the seed? Never had the problem and have assumed that the normal planting depth of 2 inches would make it difficult for birds to get at it. Dave...See MorePrevent birds from eating planted corn seeds?
Comments (15)we put a ton of fertilizer as we tilled, we have sprinklers and in NY we have had good amount of rain. It appears sporadic. The past 5 years that we have been planting here the first year growing indian corn worked great. The second year indian corn chipmunks destroyed it. The 3rd sweet corn grew well some dead spots which we used as actor scare areas, the 4th was a hybrid sweet corn and it grew well last year Goliath silo corn grew well and this year so far looks a bit weak. The latest we planted was after the fourth of July and it was fine for October. I don't think we are late but just need to reseed open areas. Do you think more compacted dirt over the corn will work?...See Morewardda
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