RE: Aviary (birds birds)
05-01-2013, 04:30 AM
Ah yes, seeds.
My mother wanted some deulkkae in our garden and took pains to obtain the plant. Specifically, she wanted the seeds. Now, the leaves are nice, too, but we can only go through so many; they have a fairly strong taste and personally I am not so fond of them. These plants have a pretty decent seed yield (with such a low germination rate, they kind of need it).
The problem with cultivating this plant in northern Virginia, it seems, is that birds will not leave any seeds for you. The day they were ready for harvest is the day they were eaten.
I don’t know if Mom and Dad will try this little experiment again this year, but if they do, they really ought to have a camera ready, because photos are all they’ll get out of it.
My mother wanted some deulkkae in our garden and took pains to obtain the plant. Specifically, she wanted the seeds. Now, the leaves are nice, too, but we can only go through so many; they have a fairly strong taste and personally I am not so fond of them. These plants have a pretty decent seed yield (with such a low germination rate, they kind of need it).
The problem with cultivating this plant in northern Virginia, it seems, is that birds will not leave any seeds for you. The day they were ready for harvest is the day they were eaten.
I don’t know if Mom and Dad will try this little experiment again this year, but if they do, they really ought to have a camera ready, because photos are all they’ll get out of it.
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