RLong
New member
I'd like to put in a couple of acres of Peredovich Sunflowers this year. I can't find any seed locally. I can find it on line and I've found a few places that sell the seed at a reasonable price. The problem is the shipping, that costs as much, or more than the 50 lbs. bag of seed.
My question is . . . can I buy a 50 lbs. bag of black oil sunflower seed that is being marketed as wild bird seed and plant that and get a crop? I'm questioning it because there are several varieties of sunflowers that fall in to the black oil category and they are mostly hybrids. The Peredovich to my knowledge, is an open pollinated variety. Also is there a process they put the wild bird seed sunflowers through that could render the seed useless for planting?
Thanks in advance.
Rick
My question is . . . can I buy a 50 lbs. bag of black oil sunflower seed that is being marketed as wild bird seed and plant that and get a crop? I'm questioning it because there are several varieties of sunflowers that fall in to the black oil category and they are mostly hybrids. The Peredovich to my knowledge, is an open pollinated variety. Also is there a process they put the wild bird seed sunflowers through that could render the seed useless for planting?
Thanks in advance.
Rick