Seed Shopping
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birdfeedingToday I set up the first order targeted for self-replicating seeds. These include landrace, grex, wild-collected, old garden, mixed, etc. options. Some of these are primarily for insects, some for birds, some for humans, and many for multiple users. :D I want to see if these types grow better than commercial varieties, especially after last year's frustrating experience of planting several packets of sunflower seeds to get only two (admittedly gorgeous) plants. I also want my garden to have a happy hippie sex life with promiscuous pollination. Promiscuous plants tend to have open, accessible flowers that produce lots of pollen and nectar to attract pollinators.
Regarding birds in particular: black-eyed Susans, coneflowers, and sunflowers are among their favorites in my yard. The finches hang all over them in late summer to fall when the seeds ripen. I'm lucky if I can get any to throw around the prairie garden. Occasionally I see hummingbirds at the cypress vine, which has tubular red flowers. I finally managed to get one pawpaw seedling to survive, but it needs a sex partner; they won't self-pollinate. This would be an asset for fruit-eating birds.
Note that I bought the minimum quantity of each; some are also available in larger packets. Most of these are $3-4 packets.
Buffalo Seed Company
* Basil Grex 100 seeds
* Black-eyed Susan (100 seeds)
* Calendula Mix (50 seeds)
* Cilantro Fluid Evolution (100 seeds)
* Cypress Vine Red (20 seeds)
* Foxglove Beardtongue (200 seeds)
* Grayhead Prairie Coneflower (100 seeds)
* Marigold OG (50 seeds)
* Pawpaw (5 seeds)
* Sunflower: Hopi Landrace (25 seeds)
* Zinnias Big Flower Mix (50 seeds)
Regarding birds in particular: black-eyed Susans, coneflowers, and sunflowers are among their favorites in my yard. The finches hang all over them in late summer to fall when the seeds ripen. I'm lucky if I can get any to throw around the prairie garden. Occasionally I see hummingbirds at the cypress vine, which has tubular red flowers. I finally managed to get one pawpaw seedling to survive, but it needs a sex partner; they won't self-pollinate. This would be an asset for fruit-eating birds.
Note that I bought the minimum quantity of each; some are also available in larger packets. Most of these are $3-4 packets.
Buffalo Seed Company
* Basil Grex 100 seeds
* Black-eyed Susan (100 seeds)
* Calendula Mix (50 seeds)
* Cilantro Fluid Evolution (100 seeds)
* Cypress Vine Red (20 seeds)
* Foxglove Beardtongue (200 seeds)
* Grayhead Prairie Coneflower (100 seeds)
* Marigold OG (50 seeds)
* Pawpaw (5 seeds)
* Sunflower: Hopi Landrace (25 seeds)
* Zinnias Big Flower Mix (50 seeds)
