Re: Gather milkweed
I am an X Jersey boy but I don't remember calling them that. But then,
you were further north from me by about 30 miles. LOL
Tony
--- On Mon, 10/12/09, Alan Di Somma wrote:
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> From: Joyce
> Subject: [VFB] Re: Gather milkweed
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> Date: Monday, October 12, 2009, 6:55 PM
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> Just a heads up. If you use milkweed seeds to make wonderful
> floa
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From: Anthony Spezio
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Chuck,
When the pods dry up and they break open, the seeds come out and they
have silky "hair" attac
I am an X Jersey boy but I don't remember calling them that. But then, you were
further north from me by about 30 miles. LOL
Tony
--- On Mon, 10/12/09, Alan Di Somma wrote:
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Life Jackets.
Tony
--- On Mon, 10/12/09, chuckalexan...@
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Life Jackets.
Tony
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Life Jackets.
Tony
--- On Mon, 10/12/09, chuckalexan...@hughes.net
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From: chuckalexan...@hughes.net
Subject: Re: KAPOK - was [VFB] Re: Gather milkweed
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Date: Monday, October 12, 2009, 9:15 PM
Tony: What were they used for in the war effort???
Chuck
3 PM
Subject: Re: KAPOK - was [VFB] Re: Gather milkweed
Now that we are getting to collecting Milkweed for the War Effort, we
as students in school, in the fall of the year collected the pods, that is not
what we called them. I have forgotten what is was. In any case, our school was
a
: Monday, October 12, 2009 8:53 PM
Subject: Re: KAPOK - was [VFB] Re: Gather milkweed
Now that we are getting to collecting Milkweed for the War Effort, we
as students in school, in the fall of the year collected the pods, that is not
what we called them. I have forgotten what is was. In
collect the most.
We walked along the road out of the city and in the fields to collect the
milkweed pods. That was a lifetime ago.
Tony
--- On Mon, 10/12/09, Allan Fish wrote:
From: Allan Fish
Subject: KAPOK - was [VFB] Re: Gather milkweed
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Date: Monday, October 12
Mike Bliss spaketh thusly:
>I have done the Milkweed fly. But Kapok is actually I think
>something way different. As I remember it comes from a tree.
Mike, you're right on. They gathered milkweed seeds to replace
kapok during Archie Bunker's BIG War (WWII) when Kapok was
unavailable. Mem
I made some flies from Milkweed some years ago and put one of them in a glass
of water, The hook rusted but the Milkweed never sank.
Tony
--- On Mon, 10/12/09, Joyce wrote:
From: Joyce
Subject: [VFB] Re: Gather milkweed
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Date: Monday, October 12, 2009, 6:55 PM
Joyce,
I have done the Milkweed fly. But Kapok is actually I think something way
different. As I remember it comes from a tree. It was used in life
preservers. Very good flotation. It makes a great post for emergers. I
bought a bag from an export business in CA. If you would like some I thin
Joyce.can you elabotate Explain in detail..i've never heard of
this..tkx. mark
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Subject: [VFB] Re: Gather milkweed
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:55:52 -0600
Just a heads up. If you use milkweed seeds to
Just a heads up. If you use milkweed seeds to make wonderful floating
flies..much like cdc, now is the time to gather them. Just got a bunch for my
dry fly tying. Milkweed is also known as kapok .Joyce
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