Re: BLOOMING TIME IN MID STATE CALIFORNIA
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- Subject: Re: BLOOMING TIME IN MID STATE CALIFORNIA
- From: M* H* <M*@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Fri, 30 May 1997 23:58:23 -0600 (MDT)
Audrey wrote:
> . . .
> I saw a tv show which told me that the husks of the sun flower put out an enzymes which kills all other plant life to make room the sun
flower's can get started and grow.
>
> I don't know if it is true but i move the bird feeder and seem to be
> getting better results in that area.
> This is true, especially of the all-black, oil-rich seeds sold for
birdseed. Years ago, I used to keep a feeder full of these & the
scattered shells killed all the vegetation beneath the feeder, including
the most persistant grass & weeds! I quit filling up that feeder except
in the depths of winter partly for that reason, but also because it
occurred to me that I was merely fattening up and slowing down the birds
& squirrels that fed there -- making them an even easier target for my
cat(s)!
Marte in the mtns
