Do we like poke milkweed?
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Lynda Waldrep
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Comments (7)Sandy, I don't know if you saw in another post, I mentioned that my Purple Milkweed (Asclepias purpurescens) is up about 5" now. Nothing got it....yet.....knock on wood. Exercise caution when planting out small seedlings, Angie, the cutworms LOVE this plant. Maybe I will one day get to see it bloom. It is difficult, IMHO, to get it up and growing well. Maybe not difficult, but at the very least....challenging! Not as hard as A. variegata, but one you have to be "attentive" to. I am so looking forward to growing this plant, and Sandy, I hope we see pics when it is blooming! Thank you, my friend! Susan...See MorePoke milkweed?
Comments (7)Poke milkweed (Asclepias exaltata) is the commonest milkweed in forests of the mountains of central PA. Here (about 100 miles north of VA) it grows along paths in the woods, beside forest roads, and in clearings, often in quite a bit of shade. I sometimes see common milkweed (ascpelias syriaca) growing in similar places, but the Poke milkweed seems more tolerant of shade. In the summer it often looks a lot like Common Milkweed struggling in too much shade - sort of tall, scraggly, the leaves are thinner and fewer, and the flower heads are not as full compared to a Common Milkweed in the sun....See MoreDo many others eat Poke? Does anyone eat it without boiling it?
Comments (2)Thanks for replying, but my original post asked if anyone else ate poke, or ate it without boiling it. Most if not all people that actually eat poke know it is supposed to be boiled. Like I stated above about the old man, he believed the toxicity was an exaggeration or falsehood. He ate poke without boiling it his whole life and never suffered from it that he could tell. It had nothing to do with lost knowledge. I eat poke without boiling it a couple times a week during the warm seasons and havent suffered from it that I can tell. My not boiling it has nothing to do with lost knowledge, I dont believe it is as toxic as it is made out to be, at the least I believe the toxicity can be cooked out to a degree in ways other than boiling....See MoreWhere can I get Poke milkweed plants?
Comments (7)oops ... :-) Been there, done that, too! In all seriousness, do try the winter sowing method for something this winter. I think, once you see the results in the spring and just how easy it is, you'll be impressed. Just use a good, well dampened potting mix (not soil) as your planting medium. My favorite containers I make from empty milk jugs and 2 liter soda bottles, which are easy to find and free! :-) I start all of my cuttings in modified 2 liter soda bottles. They are easy to cut with a cheap pair of scissors and drainage holes are easy to punch because the plastic is so thin and pliable. Mary...See Moremxk3 z5b_MI
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