२८ ऑगस्ट, २०२२

Meade and milkweed.

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This morning, at 6:26.

१८ टिप्पण्या:

gilbar म्हणाले...

don't be bogarting that milkweed! Butterflies NEED it! You might think it's tasty but they NEED it!

Howard म्हणाले...

Mother's milk weed is a gateway drug

michaele म्हणाले...

Do you have a decent number of monarch butterflies that take advantage of laying eggs on your milkweed? My garden contains some milkweed plants and I haven't seen any monarch visitors this year (yet).

Meade म्हणाले...

I’m as pro-pollinator as the next guy but, for this season, their job is done, finished, over. It’s migration time, chumps.

Dagwood म्हणाले...

If you flipped the photos, Meade then would be under milkweed.

As my whimsy leads me.. म्हणाले...

Breaking open dried milkweed pods and watching the little plumed seeds float away was the most fun ever when I was a kid. But pulling the plants out of a garden was a real pain. Milkweed roots are super deep!

Toy

n.n म्हणाले...

Meade and milkweed? So long, Meade and Althouse, we knew you well.

n.n म्हणाले...

Mother's milk is a gateway drug to a long and healthy life.

Narr म्हणाले...

Meadeweed?

M Jordan म्हणाले...

Back in the 70s when I was reading (and writing for) The Mother Earth News, they did an article on using milkweed as a cheap substitute for down in making winter clothing. So I collected a bunch and tried it. Didn't work. Lotsa issues.

In other Mother Earth News news, they also did an article on how to make stranded rope by making a device which twisted incoming rope strands and then reversed them creating a three-strand rope. Worked.

Mother Earth News. It was kind of stupid but a big part of my 70s.

Mikey NTH म्हणाले...

Milkweed fiber was used as a substitute for kapok in WW2 when kapok was unavailable.

Not Sure म्हणाले...

Awesome pic. Milkweed Galore!

Ann Althouse म्हणाले...

Click on the Meade pic then click the arrow pointing left to see the picture he took of me.

Meade म्हणाले...

Narr said...
Meadeweed?

Haha. Meadow weed!

Narr म्हणाले...

Nice gams.

Ten tousand Sveeds run tru de veeds, chased by vun Norvegan. (Jonathon Winters show IIRC.)

Narr म्हणाले...

Hoist some mead in the mead, Meade.

Clark म्हणाले...

I just planted a variety of swamp milkweed in the backyard. We'll see how it does.

wendybar म्हणाले...

michaele said...
Do you have a decent number of monarch butterflies that take advantage of laying eggs on your milkweed? My garden contains some milkweed plants and I haven't seen any monarch visitors this year (yet).

8/28/22, 2:29 PM

Same here. I have seen maybe 3 or 4 Monarchs this whole summer. Lots of Black Swallowtail's though.