Bird Seed Sprouts
Do birds like seed sprouts? Yes they, do, but they must be served in a special way.
Bird Seed Sprouts Closeup
Not too long ago, and thinking I was quite clever, I decided to use a "good as new" metal trashcan to store our birdseed outdoors, fairly close to the bird feeder. There wasn't a whole lot of seed to store in it (fortunately), but I transferred the bird seed to this trash can, covered it securely, and placed a heavy stone on top of it.
Overnight, it rained quite heavily, and for the next several times when I filled the bird feeder I used the seed from a different container.
Eventually I got around to opening the trash can with bird seed, only to discover it was not waterproof, and several inches of rain water were inside the can, and discovered the bird seed was completely soaked.
Well, I figured it would dry in the bird feeder, so I filled the feeder up with this quite wet bird seed.
Bird Seed Sprouts
The birds did stop by the bird feeder, but refused to eat this bird seed which refused to dry. Within only a couple of days we discovered the feeder was now full of sprouts!
Impressed by this, both Vicky and I took several photos of this before I dumped it out. I put perhaps a cup of these sprouts on the deck, and the rest out beyond the garden, thinking that perhaps the squirrels or starlings would get some use out of this.
Amazingly, after the seed sprouts dried for a couple hours, the birds rediscovered the (now dry) seed sprouts, and appeared to enjoy them thoroughly.
I am sure there must be a lesson to be learned from this...
Backyard Blooms
Omaha plants that flower in May? These both come back every year, and are sort of a no muss no fuss plants.
Dwarf Korean Lilac
Dwarf Korean Lilac is a bush that has some nice smelling flowers "around Mother's Day", and really requires very little work, except a bit of trimming back if you like. Do not trim it till after it blooms! How come? You may cut off the flower buds, so just wait till after it blooms, cut off the old blooms, and do any other trimming you like.
It usually blooms a bit later than other varieties of lilacs in our area.
We picked this for two reasons, it is a smaller lilac, a bit taller than a person, so it doesn't take as much room in our small back yard. Also, it does not send out as many volunteer plants that come up from the spreading roots.
Lily of the Valley
This Lily of the Valley all by itself is one that Vicky transplanted last year to the back of our yard. I'll use this picture to show what an individual Lily of the Valley looks like.
Eventually they will spread and form more plants.
Lily of the Valley As We Like Them
Near our steps leading up to the deck is our main location for Lily of the Valley. The white bell shaped blooms on these low growing plants are quite pleasant smelling, so be sure to plant them in a location that you may walk by frequently, or perhaps near a favorite outdoor spot where one sits.
We planted them is a semi shaded spot, with bricks around this small flower bed in an attempt to keep them confined. They do try to spread, and the ones that escape the flower bed end up being cut down with a weed trimmer or lawn mower.
Unsure of where we bought the Dwarf Korean Lilac, but sort of think we purchased it from the same place we bought the Lily of the Valley many years ago, a catalog order from Jung Seed Company.
We ordered the Lily of the Valley as a set of ten plants. Unfortunately, about three of them did not grow, so I wrote Jung Seed Company, and they sent us, at no charge, another set of ten plants.
By the way, both of these are ideal for a lazy gardener such as myself, and Vicky (the real gardener is our household) also appreciates having a couple spots that just need a tiny bit of care.
Squirrel Treat
This picture shows the short tail squirrel having a treat on our deck.
Squirrel Treat
Yes, it is another photo of an Omaha squirrel sandwich, and in this photo the squirrel is eating it in a preferred manner. First lick out the insides (chunky peanut butter), then eat the bread if still hungry...
Yes, this does remind us of Oreo cookies and their commercials, and is proof that this style of eating something tasty is not just limited to humans. After thoroughly eating the inner contents of its sandwich, this squirrel will finally get around to eating the bread.
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