I love milkweed seed pods! I’ve got these drying in a bucket on the porch for future fall decorating purposes.
Drying Milkweed Seed Pods
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I love milkweed seed pods! I’ve got these drying in a bucket on the porch for future fall decorating purposes.
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Shelly says:
That looks real interesting. What kinds of things can you do with it? I have never seen it before. I will have to research it. Thanks!
On September 24, 2009 at 7:59 am
Suzanne says:
They just make neat-looking dried pods. I use them to put in bowls with other neat-looking fall stuff I gather.
On September 24, 2009 at 8:08 am
Shelly says:
I found a stone vase cheap at a garage sale.Its an ekenobe vase so you can change the flower or decoration anytime you just put them in the little spikes and it holds them up. Your pods would look great in something like that.
On September 24, 2009 at 10:26 pm
KentuckyFarmGirl says:
Do you do anything special to dry them Suzanne or just let them dry on their own?
We have some of these growing in our back field nad I would love to use them in my Fall decorations.
On September 24, 2009 at 8:05 am
Suzanne says:
No, I just let them dry, in the sun as much as possible–it’s been cloudy and rainy here lately so it’s been difficult!
On September 24, 2009 at 8:09 am
.Nancy in Iowa says:
Reminds me of all the natural decorations my Mom did when I was a kid in Florida – Spanish moss, red berries, seashells, pine cones, driftwood, etc. She also painted (I did NOT inherit the talent) wood and stones. We had some lovely table centerpieces! Christmas time – red berries and silver-painted pine cones…..lovely memories.
Nancy in Iowa
On September 24, 2009 at 9:48 am
Barbee' says:
I didn’t know they had prickles on them. One time I innocently stopped roadside to gather teasel barehanded. I quickly learned about those!
On September 24, 2009 at 10:32 am
monica says:
You can soak them in popourri oil to freshen up an old batch of The stuff you made with the cucumber peels and peach pits. Those are such neat shapes to decorate a fall wreath or table for the holidays.
On September 24, 2009 at 11:48 am
Shells says:
Showing my ignorance here …. what do they look like before they get to the pod state ?? Are they a flower??
On September 24, 2009 at 2:07 pm
Suzanne says:
Yes, they are flowers!
On September 24, 2009 at 2:12 pm
auntbear says:
…looks alien.
On September 24, 2009 at 4:47 pm
Missy Martz says:
Suzanne,
Since you have goats, I feel obligated to tell you that milkweed is poisonous to goats.
On September 24, 2009 at 8:28 pm
Suzanne says:
Thanks, Missy. We don’t have any milkweed on our property. We’ve been looking for awhile to find some and found this on the side of the road about 15 miles away.
On September 25, 2009 at 4:23 am