Butterfly Weed
Are strawberries planted where milk grew safe?
A couple of years ago, we planted milk weed plants in our yard to attract monarch butterfly cattapillers. The cattapillers came and ate, and turned into butterflies. It was a wonderful experience. Last year, however, no cattapillers showed up. So this year I pulled out the milk weed plants as they started sprouting. I would like to plant strawberries in their place, but I'm concerned that the berries may be unsafe to eat since milk weed is poisonous. Does anyone know about this sort of thing?
Yes, it is perfectly safe to plant strawberries there, and since milkweek was the last "crop," they should do very, very well. Have fun with your berry picking!
Milkweed, though mildly toxic if eaten (usually not fatally) leaves no trace of the cardenolides in he soil, but rather it fixes nitrogen into the soil almost as effectively as clover. It has been used to improve soil conditions and give land a rest in between planting years.
The underlying concept is crop rotation, and it has been used for centuries to increase production (planting the same thing year after year in the same spot tends to deplete the soil of specific nutrients).
Global Warming is burning the earth. Heat is becoming unbearable. On top of this trees many trees are being cut. Many parts of the world is experiencing severe water scarcity. And one initiative step taken to stop Global Warming is to plant trees. Population and pollution can be considered as two important man made causes, and all together the major cause is the increase of greenhouse gases especially carbon-dioxide in the atmosphere.
As you all know, Global Warming not only lead to tremendous increase in temperature, but also raises the sea level. Of Course Global Warming can't be stopped, but steps can be taken to prevent Global warming from getting worse. So what can you do? Drive electric power vehicles or use biofuel instead of traditional fuel, use renewable energy which does not emit much carbon, use fluorescent light bulbs instead of incandescent light bulbs and above all plant different varieties of plants.
Now how does plants help in Global warming? It helps to slow down the effect of Global warming by reducing the carbon dioxide which is a greenhouse gas in the atmosphere. So plant as much plants as possible so that the world will get some relief from the adverse effect of Global Warming.
With water scarcity how can we plant plants. The best advice is to plant herbaceous perennials because they live for many years, do not require maintenance like other types of plants, do not require much water, have a ornamental appeal and above all the plants help to mitigate Global Warming by absorbing the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
Herbaceous perennials have soft green stems, and after a growing season, these plants die in winter season, but the roots don't die and these plants will grow again in the spring season like Japanese Anemone, Stoke's Aster, Baby's Breath, Balloon Flower, Butterfly Weed, Black-eyed Susan, Daylily etc.
The Plant Group is a wholesale nursery specializing in producing over 2000 varieties of container grownperennials in the northeastern states, located in Connecticut, USA.
Jeanne Jones - Natural Wonders - Butterfly Weed
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Butterfly Flower Perennial - 20 Seeds - Asclepias $1.15 BUTTERFLY FLOWER Asclepias Tuberosa A touch of beauty not only from the orange-red blooms but from the monarch butterflies that seed this plant. Butterfly flower graces a garden, border, or meadow, bringing pleasure to you each day. Excellent cut flower or container planting for the patio. Perennial Sun Days to Germination: 14-28 Blooms: Late Spring/Summer... |
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Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) Jumbo Wildflower Seed Packet - 150 Seeds $2.99 ... |
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Butterfly Weed - 30 Seeds $1.49 Butterfly Weed flower seed is another butterfly-attracting plant with orange to red flowers that are hardy and drought resistant. Being a member of the milkweed family, Butterfly Weed will attract the Monarch butterfly as well as other butterfly varieties. The blooms are followed by seed pods 4 to 5 inches long containing the seeds with their long silky hairs. The plant will die back to the root c... |
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Butterfly Weed $10.26 The raucous and poignant story of Doc Swain describes how he becomes a physician without attending medical school, his ability to heal patients with the ""dream cure,"" his pursuit by a student and a music teacher from the high school at which he teaches, and the heartbreaking choices he must make.... |
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THE BOOK OF BUTTERFLIES: BUTTERFLIES WORTH KNOWING. Little Nature Library. ... |
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Butterflies worth knowing (Little nature library) Publisher: [Garden City, N.Y.] Pub. by Doubleday, Page... |
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Pleurisy Root Butterfly Weed Often known as Pleurisy Root, this plant has been used by many cultures for lung ailments and as a poultice for bruises, swellings and rheumatism. An important nectar plant for butterflies, whose cocoons can often be found on the plant in late summer. Brilliant orange flowers. ... |
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