Ted Becker wrote:
>
> A fellow birder just asked me: Is the thistle seed sold for bird feeders
> viable, i.e. if I put up a Thistle Seed feeder will I be introducing
> thistle plants into my lawn and garden?
>
> Anybody have an answer?
>
>
My understanding is that this seed has indeed been sterilized or killed in
some way so that stray seeds cannot create a problem with introduction of
thistles.

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