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Wanting to know from my fellow West Oz compatriots if there is anything like the Lowes green seed mix available over here ?
If not is it able to be brought in with our quarantine laws ?
Ive trialled green seed that i have growing in pots (jap millet , panorama , red panicum ) since reading the post and my lot go bananas over it .
Funny as ive ever only fed the seed heads when fully ripened and never thought to try it at the milk seed stage
Have to say im a little envious of our East coast counterparts ... it feels like we are in a different country in WA !!

Bmac27 wrote:Wanting to know from my fellow West Oz compatriots if there is anything like the Lowes green seed mix available over here ?
If not is it able to be brought in with our quarantine laws ?
Ive trialled green seed that i have growing in pots (jap millet , panorama , red panicum ) since reading the post and my lot go bananas over it .
Funny as ive ever only fed the seed heads when fully ripened and never thought to try it at the milk seed stage
Have to say im a little envious of our East coast counterparts ... it feels like we are in a different country in WA !!

Last comment,you are no you cannot bring the green seed into WA.It's not only the seed that is the problem,it's the frozen insects in it also.
It's best to grow your own,harvest it at milk stage and freeze it. Craig

Ah but we are in the best country.
LML

finchbreeder wrote:Ah but we are in the best country.
LML

As a whole, YES

Have to agree with you finchbreeder
But our quarantine laws really do make it painful when you see what is available in Mexico ... I mean Victoria and the rest of the East coast !
We need a dedicated grass seed supplier and green seed harvest I reckon .

Bmac27 wrote:Have to agree with you finchbreeder
But our quarantine laws really do make it painful when you see what is available in Mexico ... I mean Victoria and the rest of the East coast !
We need a dedicated grass seed supplier and green seed harvest I reckon .

Ray and Wendy put a lot of time/money into pursuading a local seed grower to harvest his seed at milk stage,so with their knowledge and their knowhow i'm sure you could find someone who grows white french millet in WA to give it a go.You will need to organize it through a major club/society to make it viable for the grower,or as i said earlier,grow your own and harvest it at green stage and freeze it. Pablo

Cheers Pablo ,
Ill definitely have a word to those in the know over here and try get something happening .
I've grown a few pots this season and im amazed at how well it was received , actually favoured by the birds .
Brad