What's The Problem with These Flowers? Morning Glory Bindweed Invasive Weed

[@OkanaganGardenerandForager]

The bindweed was climbing on some of my catnip which I actually like and has a lot of uses. Check out this video all about catnip and some of its edible and medicinal uses. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6iXpWxpa5iKrMU

[@lrrerh8090]

I’ve never seen a bee like that before. Neat stuff.

[@OkanaganGardenerandForager]

Yeah, they're really interesting!

[@HaileyWatson]

They r call beeflies! Nintendo made a pokemon after one

[@The-gender-goblin]

I use the flowers to make dye, the purple and pink ones tend to be pretty colourful, and if you dry them and crush them they can make a more potent pigment. Thats the reason i keep them, in their own contained garden bed, though.

[@OkanaganGardenerandForager]

Thank you! That sounds like a great use for them!

[@cjsparks02]

I've been making cordage from the vines! It's quite strong, and I think it'll be fun to knit or crochet with since it's so pretty!

[@dallen4482]

They are also quick to form powdery mildew and transfer it to the plants in my garden. I agree: it’s a jerk plant!

[@OkanaganGardenerandForager]

Yes, I've noticed lots of them with that! Very frustrating!

[@J87169]

It contain lsa in its seeds which is a psychedelic compound Im growing a different strain of these in my front lawn but I haven’t gotten flower yet just a vine

[@OkanaganGardenerandForager]

I've heard that but haven't tried it. Thank you!

[@EileenTheCr0w]

I have a version with pink flowers going crazy in an area of our yard we previously only had grass and weeds, so I'm cool with them taking over that section. I think it's too hot or not shaded enough for them to spread much beyond that area anyway.

[@OkanaganGardenerandForager]

I think sometimes plants are needed in some areas and we don't really know why.

[@melissapeterson4202]

Ugh! They are everywhere in my garden and yard!! And yes they climb and try to choke everything!

[@kathleenmccrory9883]

Yes! I hate that stuff.

[@OkanaganGardenerandForager]

They're tough to deal with!

[@hereholdthiswillya]

They don't try, they succeed at choking w erything of you don't kill them first

[@TheWoodlandOrchard]

Bindweed pulling is a constant job in the food forest here. Wood chip mulch at least makes it easy to get a good portion of root out.

[@OkanaganGardenerandForager]

Yes, it's so hard to get it gone! I feel like I'm starting to get the upper hand in some areas.

[@jerettawhite6338]

I found some white flowers growing behind walmart on a fence. I thought it was morning glory but the leaves remind me if a Marijuana plant, just much smaller,what is it? I can't find sny thing about it. I'm in south. Texas coast.

[@OkanaganGardenerandForager]

Sorry, that's pretty far away from me. I hope you figure it out. Good luck!

[@Vacilando22]

In Asia we eat a green leafy plant called morning glory and prepare it just like spinach. Same plant? I have also heard that morning glory seeds are hallucinogenic

[@OkanaganGardenerandForager]

I don't know if it's the same one that's eaten like spinach, but I have heard that the plants in this video has seeds that have been used as a hallucinogenic.

[@cigileyAtTR]

Ive read that it is possibly edible. The flowers may be edible in moderation and they are tasty to me. Although It may kill me and so i am very cautious.

[@OkanaganGardenerandForager]

I haven't tried them yet. Maybe I should!

[@Lesley-Ann2018sux]

They grow up and down my garden in the hedge- I have a hedge instead of a fence

[@OkanaganGardenerandForager]

They can really spread!

[@Lesley-Ann2018sux]

What's the story morning glory? Couldn't resist. Is it poisonous?

[@Lesley-Ann2018sux]

They're in the Hedge like the ate weaving round the branches

[@feralcatflute]

I yank it up daily and feed it to my pigs. Can't keep up though

[@OkanaganGardenerandForager]

I can't keep up with it either!

[@internetenjoyers]

its illegal to keep bindweed in America right? in Indonesia they called "kangkung" and they are some Kind of vegetables. and yes they taste good

[@MariMari-vq8hl]

😭 I bought some seed packet from a shop that said “convolvulus… morning-glory type” per description… now, I’m learnings it’s a weed? :/

[@OkanaganGardenerandForager]

Well, it's only a weed if you don't want it. I think there are lots of very nice morning glory plants that make beautiful flowers. For me, I don't want them climbing on my raspberries and hazelnuts and stuff, so they're a weed for me.

[@newtdevaychet]

The olmec would combine their juice with the sap of the rubber tree tk make bouncy rubber : D Ancient vulcanization!

[@OkanaganGardenerandForager]

Oh, cool! Thanks!

[@repentandturnfromsin]

It seems common to find myself in the predicament where if i want something to flourish, it doesnt or struggles...if want it to go away, it flourishes 😂

[@OkanaganGardenerandForager]

Haha! That's the way it seems to go sometimes!

[@samuelstewart3320]

but morning glory’s are pretty and there seeds are special if u know what ur doing

[@OkanaganGardenerandForager]

Yes, I have heard that, and I agree the flowers are pretty. Thanks!

[@silviamagda]

It's so fun to see this plant annoying you.😅I am from europe. This plant is actually edible and it has many benefits: it's anti-inflammatory, it helps with constipation, with cuts and bruises. You can make tinctures with it and teas.

[@OkanaganGardenerandForager]

Thanks for that information!

[@kimberlytillson2457]

Yes yes yes!!!

[@OkanaganGardenerandForager]

Thanks!

[@MatchaTheVibeking]

When I was a landscaper, i was at constant war with these things.

[@OkanaganGardenerandForager]

They're terrible!

[@winnerhtoo6338]

I eat this plant and I start pooping a lot and I lose lot weight it a good plant tho

[@OkanaganGardenerandForager]

Thank you!

[@angellas.1314]

Like pachysandra!

[@OkanaganGardenerandForager]

Yes!

[@thefelixfam]

Uggg, they do have nice flowers but gaaad, they grow everywhere and doesn't matter how many time I pull them off, I turn back and yep. There they are 😂. They climb around my hydrangea and ruin the flowers 😢

[@OkanaganGardenerandForager]

Yes, before I knew better, I let some go because they looked nice. They are so hard to get rid of now!

[@allapage207]

I don't care. They're pretty and I grow them ⭐

[@OkanaganGardenerandForager]

They are pretty, and I grow them, too! Whether I want to or not, haha!

[@SollersScrappingandDiving]

The bindweed constantly strangles my Roses and shrubs, so annoying! It's a shame because the flowers are pretty but it just suffocates everything else! The other name for the roots is Devils guts and I can see why!

[@hunterlanders5566]

Fire control is a good idea

[@OkanaganGardenerandForager]

Good idea. Thanks!

[@briarrose5208]

We bought our house 5 1/2 years ago. Infestation of this weed from hell started last summer. I am a full-time caregiver to my husband who is blind and has heart failure and dementia. I don’t have time to be pulling up this horrible weed all spring and summer. Our house is a nursing home. I am administration, dietary, purchasing, physical therapy, social activities, laundry, housekeeping. I’m about to lose my mind.

[@OkanaganGardenerandForager]

That sounds super frustrating!

[@PreppingWithSarge]

"No they aren't lovely" LOL

[@OkanaganGardenerandForager]

🤣

[@Bindy-m3c]

With a name like feverfew it must be good for something Oh. It's written as feverfew.

[@naturallyric84]

I feed the plants to the chickens🐓

[@OkanaganGardenerandForager]

Good! I hope the chickens like them!

[@ocook12]

It’s not a bee it’s a fly!

[@OkanaganGardenerandForager]

Yes, I figured that out after I made the video! Thank you! It's Bombylius major, right?

[@samk6820]

There is psychedelic.. but not a very good one. Kind of like Amita.

[@OkanaganGardenerandForager]

Thank you!

[@naomihoeppner646]

Round up is your best friend round up and perseverance is your best friend for that garbage wow what a battle I fought 10 garbage cans of just roots. It was ridiculous after that it was round up round up round up round up round up.

[@Mike-l1v]

Seeds are the main ingredient in lsd.... Makes sense that they are one of the most targeted invasive plant.... Expansion of consciousness is frowned upon

[@OkanaganGardenerandForager]

Interesting! You could be on to something!

[@Bindy-m3c]

I'd better not tell my hubby that. I'll never get him inside

[@Robin-v6t2c]

😂😂😂...it amazes me how people dislike certain plants... lifetime gardener and landscaper. Let it grow and let it go. Can't find a use for it? Well the bees love it and help pollinate the rest of your garden buddy.

[@OkanaganGardenerandForager]

Yeah, they are nice looking flowers, and the pollinators seem to like them a lot.

[@RichardLawNZ]

They will suffocate the rest of your garden if you let them go. I'd be happy to leave them if they left the rest of the garden alone, but alas.

[@Damselfly54315]

Looks like you gotta WEED

[@OkanaganGardenerandForager]

Haha! Yes, I agree!