From a few days ago, when summer was trying to hang on. This little fellow was enjoying the warmth.
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What's that in the bag in the 3rd picture down?scenes of fall at the homestead
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Milk weed looks likeWhat's that in the bag in the 3rd picture down?
Why collect it? What purpose or properties does it have that you would want to collect it?Milk weed looks like
not my picture. But I use it when I am hunting (really keeps the kids occupied lo) and I also plant it on my property. If it has uses beyond that I am ignorant to them.Why collect it? What purpose or properties does it have that you would want to collect it?
They attract Monarch butterflies.not my picture. But I use it when I am hunting (really keeps the kids occupied lo) and I also plant it on my property. If it has uses beyond that I am ignorant to them.
That’s why I plant it.They attract Monarch butterflies.
Many people are into creating pollinator or butterfly gardens to help things like butterflies or bees. I know of some beekeepersWhy collect it? What purpose or properties does it have that you would want to collect it?
One of my great grandmothers used it as a laxative/digestive aid. Polk weed early in the spring and milkweed in the fall. Didn't need much of either one to keep folks regular.Why collect it? What purpose or properties does it have that you would want to collect it?
sorry I’m a bit late. as others have said - milkweed. specifically it’s a mix of common milkweed (in photo) and butterfly weed (another, beautiful orange milkweed), both a larval food source of monarchs and various other insects/pollinators. I am converting much of my acreage to what our creator originally planned, an oak savannah. part of that process is establishing plenty of native grassland species in place of the former pasture grasses. seed for pollinator species and many of our native species is $$$ so I collect as much as I can to spread around. it’s also beneficial and more efficient to spread local genetics as much as you can, they tend to grow better than seed mixes and such in my experienceWhat's that in the bag in the 3rd picture down?
you want to separate seed when collecting. But keep the fuzzy white part as it is excellent wind indicators while hunting (you can watch it forever, whereas sprays dissipate before showing the airflow thru timber and such), and compact into small containers well (just make sure it’s dry first, let it sit in a paper bag or so for a while to be sure)not my picture. But I use it when I am hunting (really keeps the kids occupied lo) and I also plant it on my property. If it has uses beyond that I am ignorant to them.