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"Thanks Nick. I know it sounds crazy right!?  Glad you got a kick out of it.   - I am serious about eating wild plants though.  http://corywhitney.blogspot.com/2011/05/wild-collection.html   I like to think of it like hunting and…"

"You crack me up with this....I can almost close my eyes and see 500 illegals picking through a field of weeds to sprinkle over some salad....Food has got to be pretty limited where you are....and here I am thinking our drought is bad...good luck…"

"Matt,   sounds like you may have some resistance issues.  Here's some suggestions: 1. alternate chemical modes of action from year to year 2. apply a pre-emerge herbicide 3.  don't forget about tillage.  if you…"

"Why not give up on the beans and grow wild amaranth!?   In Kerala India spinach isn't available so greens used in cooking are amaranth leaves. Big bunches are sold by the roadside - both the red and green leaves.  Amaranth seeds are…"

"Pioneer 1395 is in the same position."

"Cobra and Ultra blazer knocked it dead..but also knocked the beans back extremely bad."

"of course you might need to reconsider some of your pest management strategies if you want to access the wild foods market. Might be worth it though. "

"You could try to find a market for it. It is edible.  I found the following in a quick search of edible plant databases for all amaranthus species like waterhemp/marestail:  Young leaves - raw or cooked as a spinach. A mild flavour, it is…"

"the best method for control of marestail.....is way before you plant!"

"Lots of Roundup"

"What crop are you spraying them in?  What did you use and how much on the first attempt on killing them?"

"I am pretty sure that we use 2 4 D for marestail. I can check with my dad to find out."

"I am pretty sure that we use 2 4 D for material. I can check with my dad to find out."

"That is japanese beetles."