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Old 08/27/11, 07:30 PM
 
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how ya feeling tink?
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Old 08/29/11, 09:01 AM
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I was always told in my youth milkweed was poisonous as were elderberries.

EVERY year I scope out and mentally note where all the "pretty" elderberry bushes are. I LOVE elderberry jelly!! Made it and eat it for years!! I didn't know it could kill me..............
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Old 08/29/11, 09:34 AM
 
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I know identifying edibles is a serious thing to do and requires some education as well as continued caution. (My state's agricultural lab identified pigweed as poisonous; yet much information on the net identifies it as edible, even though it should be eaten sparingly because of the oxalic acid it contains, especially in hot, hot summers. So, caution is indeed important.)

Tink, I would like some of those seeds. We are in zone 7 so not sure if they will grow here; but would sure like to find out. I'll send you my addy and will be glad to pay for them, as well as shipping.
Are you sure you want to plant an "exotic" strain of milkweed in your area?

There must be some in a ditch near where you live.
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