tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6093759420479830071.post1621775890877160599..comments2023-11-02T07:55:40.123-04:00Comments on A Brooklyn Bachelor: Weekend in RedMatthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334628837533439470noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6093759420479830071.post-40270860366095916622008-07-16T22:14:00.000-04:002008-07-16T22:14:00.000-04:00Back to good news! I've read the fluff from the mi...Back to good news! I've read the fluff from the milkweed seeds makes an excellent substitute for down. Very downy, in fact. But of course you have to rob the seeds of their silky parachutes if you go this route.amarillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06145474039245058818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6093759420479830071.post-16096235394515721422008-07-10T19:43:00.000-04:002008-07-10T19:43:00.000-04:00The Asian Long-horned beetle is what you're thinki...The Asian Long-horned beetle is what you're thinking about. It's extremely bad news for our hardwood forests.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13334628837533439470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6093759420479830071.post-10725033241083893552008-07-10T17:00:00.000-04:002008-07-10T17:00:00.000-04:00It looks a lot like "THE TREE KILLER" they describ...It looks a lot like "THE TREE KILLER" they describe on the B line subway. There's some horticultural monster out there called an Asian something or other beetle (reliable narrator, I know). We're asked to let some people know if we see one. But apparently someone who knows what they're talking about--and knows a bird from a bee--says it ain't the bad guy. So I won't be alarmist.apt pupilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11823229837861646228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6093759420479830071.post-39725620675798774992008-07-08T10:07:00.000-04:002008-07-08T10:07:00.000-04:00Milkweed Maven--hah!By the way, from what I unders...Milkweed Maven--hah!<BR/>By the way, from what I understand, in early spring, one can eat the sprouts like asparagus and fry up those milkweed flowers before they open--something you might like to try next year, as part of any spring foraging adventures you may or may not be pondering. (I know, summer's not even over yet...but one can still dream of spring, no?)Gerry Gomez Pearlberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07983170311255392530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6093759420479830071.post-81094738418737379422008-07-07T21:35:00.000-04:002008-07-07T21:35:00.000-04:00Many thanks, Milkweed Maven. Readers should check ...Many thanks, Milkweed Maven. Readers should check out your recent and past posts on the wonders of the <A HREF="http://globalswarminghoneybees.blogspot.com/2008/07/milkweed-cometh.html" REL="nofollow">milkweed</A>.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13334628837533439470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6093759420479830071.post-25421380952376713822008-07-07T20:04:00.000-04:002008-07-07T20:04:00.000-04:00That would be a Red Milkweed Beetle. On a milkweed...That would be a Red Milkweed Beetle. On a milkweed leaf.Gerry Gomez Pearlberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07983170311255392530noreply@blogger.com