I was surprised to learn that the majority of chipmunks
don’t know where their seeds come from. This is according to a recent national
survey. When asked where their seeds come from: 50% answered from bird feeders
(okay, technically true …), 25% food replicators (a bunch of Trekkies!), 15%
from the supermarket, 9% from sunflower plants, 1% claimed to be meat eaters
(they’re on the paleo diet) and one respondent spent an hour discussing whether
it was important to know our food source or not (must have been our resident
philosopher – Vinnie). I am pleased to report everyone who took the survey at
the Woodpile answered the question correctly.
As you know I am a real connoisseur of sunflower seeds. I
have a collection of seeds from across the globe. The latest edition to my
collection is Guinness flavored sunflower seeds. I bought two packages to
plant. The instructions are really easy. The challenge is not drinking the
beer. And to stop my neighbors from drinking it, I labeled the bottles “squirrel
liquid manure composting experiment – do not drink.” Yes, it is a bit crude but
extremely effective. (It also helps when you get a surprise visit from the
Customs agents, not that has ever happened to me). These seeds cost $20 apiece,
I have to protect my investment. Each plant will yield hundreds of seeds which
I can then sell for a huge profit.
Imported from Ireland (I might have circumvented
customs)
The instructions seem easy. But make sure to
read the warning. [Click to enlarge]
I thought I heard Bushy the Squirrel. The warning says
to keep away from squirrels.
I wasn’t sure how many seeds to put in each bottle, so, I put the whole seed pack in.
Trying to submerge the seeds in the Guinness is harder
than it looks.
I going to plant a backup bottle.
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