Toothed pokeweed?
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Thank you it is burnweed. Came across these larger ones as I was spot spraying for Mullen doc thistle and Canadian thistle. there is no apparent usage on the burnt weed however there's a whole little patch of Canadian thistle that the deer Munched on and this is on an edge of a soybean field where there's plenty of chow.
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So on that note I'm spot spraying some of the more problematic weeds as stated above amongst the natives i would like to remain as edging of the field..primarly Goldenrods & Daisy fleabane.. so is burnt weed one that gets out of control.. since I only see three plants was wondering if I should not spray it..thanks
Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
I would recommend killing it. It's of no value to deer and used less by insects than most other similar plants - mainly wasps. I would rather have Goldenrods and other plants taking up the space. It can get out of control in some areas, but since it is an annual, once perennials take hold it usually limits the amount of it you will see,
The Native Americans used it to make an ointment to soothe piles (hemorrhoids). So if you decide to keep it you may never need Tucks again.....
Thanks for the info! I will head back in that direction to give it a squirt.. thank God I'm not dealing with any kind of hemorrhoid problems!I would recommend killing it. It's of no value to deer and used less by insects than most other similar plants - mainly wasps. I would rather have Goldenrods and other plants taking up the space. It can get out of control in some areas, but since it is an annual, once perennials take hold it usually limits the amount of it you will see,
The Native Americans used it to make an ointment to soothe piles (hemorrhoids). So if you decide to keep it you may never need Tucks again.....
Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
Don't be surprised if you get more free seed from your neighbor. The wind carries that white, fluffy stuff for miles.
And if you ever run out of it, we can send you plenty more.
I found another one with the seed heads forming and they look a lot like the one wild lettuce with the shinier leaves that have points on them.
Speaking of which everywhere I see that wild lettuce not so much the shiny one but the duller bigger leave one..they really seem to hit that hard.. I have one by the house that's about 10 ft going to seed and I was thinking about bringing the seed heads and letting them disperse along the edge cover or is that a bad idea
So I'm spot spaying along the edge and I came across this.. we had nice weather in early February and I collected a lot of sheds out of this field and then on February 20th when we had more snow I got a trail picture of a 4 pointer that still had both antlers.. this is half his rack..pretty cool.. crazy how this stuff can make a grown man so happy lol.. we don't have a lot of big deer but I'm trying to give em a chance
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Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
No, that is a GOOD idea. There are two types of wild lettuce - one is native and the other is imported. Both are browsed by deer and turkey, but I prefer the native one (Lactuca canadensis), because the leaves are more tender. The imported one (Lactuca serriola) can hybridize with the native, so some are hard to tell apart. But the later in a pure state has many more prickles on the bottom of the leaves. However, both are good wildlife plants.
Tap
5 year old buck +
That is not Canada thistle in that pic (post #10). My best guess is that it's prickly lettuce. My deer browse PL, they don't touch CT.
