The Original Recipe Greens n' Grains Is Back!!!!
Given the number of people that have
emailed or phoned over the last few years there will be a lot of
happy punters out there with this "breaking" news!!! Elenbee Seeds in Sydney have finally
lifted the lid on their "new" product Greens n' Grains.
Now when I say new what I mean is that it is the return of a
product much sought after by finch keepers and others back when
it was produced by Peppers Bird Products at Quirindi in NSW.
Since the passing of Col Pepper and his son Gary's move into
other endeavours there has been a sad lack of this excellent
product. That is until Terese and Barry
had their last bag of the original Greens n' Grains tested and
set out to recreate this brilliant seed mix. Of course as anyone
knows the bulk of it was barnyard grass or Echinochloa crus-galli
to those in the know - a close relative of Japanese millet - and
that has proven difficult to source.
But no longer the case!! The barnyard grass is in
and with a little tweaking of the recipe it is about to be
released to finch punters out there everywhere!!
Having seen the trial batch I am impressed by the quality of the
seeds and the presentation.
The first thing Peppers devotee's will notice is that it is a
different colour to the original and that is simply because there
is so little husk associated with this mix and the barnyard grass
is husked but apart from that it is basically the same.
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Fig1. The distinctive Barnyard grass head. |
Fig2. The head closed. |
Of course no two bags of Peppers
were the same and I remember Col laughing as he told me how much
he'd spent trying to remove the weeds that he was now bagging for
Greens n' Grains!!
So in order to produce a reproducible product Elenbee have
dispensed with some seeds and added other which all in all makes
for a great product. The actual contents are a closely guarded
"Elenbee Secret" and as I'm not a seed counter at the
best of time I thought I'd let my finches be the best judge.
The Result? Well, I'd let you know what they left behind, well
that is if they actually left anything behind that is!! If
the proof is in the pudding my finches reckon it's pretty damn
good and I'll be placing an order for a few (well, quite a few
actually!!!) bags to make the journey south!
Now if I can only talk them in to making my African Waxbill
Mix!!!!
Just a note that after discussion Elenbee decided to omit the
Linseed from the final batch making it possible to add this to
your mix soaked/sprouted seed. if you require Linseed in your mix
simply ask Barry & Terese and they'll sort it for you - too
easy!!!
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Fig3. Close-up of the mix. |
Fig4. The 'new' green n' grains. |
Oh, and for the record I'm not
associated in any way with Elenbee and this isn't a paid
advertisement I'm just a happy customer who appreciates the time
and money that Elenbee has outlaid to ensure finch breeders in my
home state have access to the best seeds available for their
charges.
So you will keep those bags of Greens n' Grains for me won't you
guys.......................I'm sure you want to.....guys???
Just in case you wish to grab a bag or four I have taken the liberty of including Elenbee's contact details - happy hunting folks!!!
Terese
& Barry Ryan
Elenbee Bird Seeds/Supplies
Phone: 0422618419
Email: elenbee@optusnet.com.au
http://www.elenbeebirdsupplies.com.au
Or, if you are down
here in Tasmania you can get it direct from me:
Phone: 03 62489539
Email: marcus_pollard@hotmail.com