Bill V in Md
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Small garden, 15’ x 40’. Finished discing today and put in the T-posts for the electric fence. I am trying a new brand of insulated 2-ring gate connectors that claim to be UV resistant. We’ll see.
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Day before yesterday I planted 10 rows of Sudan Grass/Sorghum around the garden in an attempt to keep the Deer out this year. I used White Striped Sunflowers years ago and it worked great but can't seem to get seeds like I used to since they sort them out for cover crops anymore. Decorative Sunflowers are available, but $26 a lb. Being the tightwad I am trying the Sorghum that's less than $2 lb.
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Don McCombs
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Why not just buy bird seed sunflower seed. Much less expensive.
Because bird seed sunflower seed (white stripers) doesn't have a very good germination rate. I tried some last year, and they came up pretty spotty, but did well. The woman I get my cover crop seed explained to me they now sort those seeds being they use them now in a cover crop mix. They have a way to sort out the seeds with good hearts that will grow, the other culls go for bird seed. But to be honest, I did have a notion to try some sunflower hearts and see if they would grow and may still just for giggles..
I guess we'll see, they never touched the broom corn I planted last year, and it is a variety of sorghum. If they just eat the leaves that won't be a problem either, the stalks will be numerous enough they shouldn't be able to get through. Time will tell.
Well, did some checking and sunflower kernels/hearts will not grow according to what I've read. They need the shell/husk to germinate.
Marked out 4 rows and stirred in some starter fertilizer with the David Bradley and planted 4 short rows of Silver King sweet corn, 3 short rows of Roma II green beans, and 1 short row of Mammoth Melting snow peas before rain coming in tonight. Got enough rain Sunday morning that germinated the Sorghum. looks like it's going to be thick like I want.
