sounds like you are doing things right. There are some seeds that want to be planted into the soil and not disturbed and want to be left to take care of themselves. Perhaps that is part of the reason you don't have luck with those ones you say you can't get to come up.
The birds will be happy this year because I'm going to be growing a ton of stuff for them. Been reading up on Victory Gardens and came across advertisements in papers about Victory gardens for your flocks in major newspapers. So, that's precisely what I'm doing to do. Will be fun to see what they like and don't like. Now to just figure out how to keep them from getting the latch open on the gate to the garden. Yes, Gigantor and Big Boy both figured out the latch last year. So, looks like there are going to need to be some extra sort of closure that can't be undone by them.
I don't mind bees and bumble bees, but hate all other things like wasps and etc. I think because bees have a purpose, I'm fine with them. I love watching the bumble bees here, they are massive and its even funnier when the birds decide they are going to chase the bee, and then realize its time to run when the bee changes its mind and starts chasing the birds. The hens will start sqwaking and half running and half flying away. Makes me laugh everytime.
