I feel the need for weed :)

[Tim Reese]

Harvested a bunch of milkweed today should
Be enough time before season to dry out some.

[Terry Green]

 

[evgb127]

But those poor Monarch butterflies!  Shame! 

In all seriousness, if you have never tried milkweed pods, you're seriously missing out.  When they are about 1-1.5" they are ripe for harvest.  They are one of my favorite early summer foods. By this time of year I let 'em grow and use them for hunting just like you.

Good luck this fall! 

[Wudstix]

I used to do Milkweed.

[Tim Finley]

Its a noxious weed and shouldn't be spread, Illegal in many places . Im on my county weed board and we work to eradicate it and many other noxious weeds .

[RIVERWOLF]

Nice buds...err pods Tim ;^)))

For those who don't want to spread the love.....you can simply cut the seed and use the floss .....Actually floats a light breeze better ....

Best with your seasons !

[JohnnyBa]

 
Click Bait!

I got the munchies all of a sudden.........

[Tim Reese]

Man after Mr. Finleys  post I figured I better look it up in pa. Never heard any of that before his post but I can't find anything too negative really on it in pa. Seems to be liked here for various reasons.

[evgb127]

You beat me to it Tim.  Out west, it is a noxious weed, but in PA, especially Erie County, you can't plant enough of it. Monarch butterflies flying from Canada across Lake Erie on their way south to Mexico, really rely on it.  I plant a bunch in my area. Mostly for the butterflies, but also some for me 😁.

That said, Riverwolf is spot on about cutting the seeds if you're going to use the floss for hunting.  Also, if you're hunting out of state, I'd shy away from bringing any plant (or firewood for that matter) with you. But, for purposes of chasing Pennsylvania deer, spread the love!

[varmint101]

Haha well for me they'll be dry by October anyway. Always pluck a few when bush hogging.

[Steelhead]

I used it for years decades.We called it windicators.Nothing better to study the wind currants including thermals and you can see it for awhile which helps study th flow of wind.Good time killer on stand as well to kill boredom.

Got a patch in my frontyard.It does have Monark butterfly caterpillars on the plants.I see the Monarks visit it thoughout the summer and its an isolated small patch like 10 ft by 10 ft that I let grow in my nieghborhood.But they find it.Its my own personel milkweed garden.It comes back year after year.It actually looks good/attractive in my landscape.Is low to zero maintanance.Each plant produces alot of pods as they get older and are about 4-5 ft high.If you can find some milkweed pods go ahead and plant it for landscaping purposes and help out the Monarchs and pollinators as well.