New Zealand Garden Diary: Growing Sunflower Seeds to Feed Birds

Growing your own bird seed (Click to see options for using the image)

Growing your own bird seed (Click to see options for using the image)

When the weather gets colder, I will be buying seedy fat balls from the Lyttelton farmers market to hang out on the bird table I made. I also put out seeds, grains and water. But in the meantime I am happy to let the birds fatten up on the sunflower seeds from the heads I saved. I think next year I will grow a lot more sunflowers as I love the look of them and I love watching the birds.

Alex Hallatt

Cartoonist and writer, with a love of the great outdoors.

https://alexhallatt.com
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