[birdky] More on Sunflowers
- From: "Preston Forsythe" <pns_for@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <brainard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "BIRDKY" <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2011 13:13:41 -0500
We just returned from a 3 week hiking and birding trip to the mountains of
Colorado. On the way home we noticed the annual sunflowers which come up
wild along the interstate in Kansas. The flowers are small and hardy and
drought resistance. I would like to add them to our native grass fields on
our caving club property and set aside fields on our farm. This sunflower is
smaller than the ones planted in huge irrigated fields in Kansas.
Does anyone know the variety and a seed source?
Ptarmigan are our favorite alpine tundra bird. One ounce of alpine willow
buds provide 1000 calories for the ptarmigan.
Preston, Browder, KY
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----- Original Message -----
From: <brainard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "BIRDKY" <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 02, 2011 1:03 PM
Subject: [birdky] INFO: Sunflower seed prices
> Not sure how many folks have paid attention to sunflower seed prices, but
> 50 pound bags are currently going for $30, an all time record by far!!!!
>
> The 2011 crop will hopefully be good and push this back down some, but
> with the weird weather of 2011, it might be an expensive winter for bird
> feeding. The futures for sunflowers should be set during October when the
> 2011 crop quantity/quality is assessed.
>
> If anyone finds a source for "cheap" seed in coming weeks, please pass it
> along to the listserv.
>
> bpb, Louisville
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