Milkweed!

The fruits of the Milkweed in mid September!

Common Milkweed is an important plant because so many species of insects depend on it. Monarch Butterflies, Milkwee Bugs, and Milkweed Leaf Beetles only eat milkweed, and could not survive without it. Many other species of insects use milkweed as their primary food source, or as a major food source.

Common Milkweed grows up to six feet tall. It has large, broad leaves, usually four to ten inches long. They sometimes have red veins.

This plant is found in fields, gardens, and along roads.

Common Milkweed flowers are pinkish-purple clusters which often droop.

Fruits are green pods which turn brown before bursting open to let out fluffy seeds.

I will keep an eye out for when they turn brown and burst open to see the seeds floating through the air.

Today was a nice cool crisp day with a little bit of overcast between sunshine. I had visitiors who came to help clear out some more in the kitchen. I gave away a lot of baking tools, cake pans, cookie cutters and appliances. I know I can always use them if I wanted to... but if I haven't used them in all the time I lived here, why would I start now?