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Lesser Goldfinches love my sunchokes. What do you grow that birds love, but don't eat themselves?

 
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Hi Gavin - lovely photo!
Just to clarify - did you mean

What do you grow that birds love, but don't eat yourself?



They do seem to get their little beaks in some things that I'd like to eat myself! and also my seeds that I'd like to harvest they often have first pick. The goldfinches here love my dandelion, radish and carrot seeds!
 
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I agree those are lovely flowers.

I thought sunchokes had yellow flowers, what variety are yours?
 
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Anne Miller wrote:I agree those are lovely flowers.

I thought sunchokes had yellow flowers, what variety are yours?



I think the sunchokes are behind the pink flowers there.  

looks like they are still in the bud stage!  so interesting!  

I am in eastern WA where it is getting cold and wintery.
mine have been flowering for a week or so.  



My little birds are always in my lilacs.  It is like the community hang out zone.    

There are a lot of nutrient deposits under those bushes.  
 
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Ours like the peach trees for gathering and perching in the winter anyway.
This is after they clean out my sunflower, echinacea and tithonia seeds!

Lovely photo! What variety cosmos?

 
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Nancy Reading wrote:Hi Gavin - lovely photo!
Just to clarify - did you mean

What do you grow that birds love, but don't eat yourself?



They do seem to get their little beaks in some things that I'd like to eat myself! and also my seeds that I'd like to harvest they often have first pick. The goldfinches here love my dandelion, radish and carrot seeds!



Good catch, they definitely get my seeds but I'm OK with it as they tend to plant more than they take.

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Anne Miller wrote:I agree those are lovely flowers.

I thought sunchokes had yellow flowers, what variety are yours?



I think the sunchokes are behind the pink flowers there.  

looks like they are still in the bud stage!  so interesting!  

I am in eastern WA where it is getting cold and wintery.
mine have been flowering for a week or so.  



My little birds are always in my lilacs.  It is like the community hang out zone.    

There are a lot of nutrient deposits under those bushes.  



That sounds lovely, little birds in lilacs. My sunchokes already bloomed and a strong wind blew all the petals off.
 
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