Met a very interesting person yesterday, old man in his 80's he told me about this, I didn't believe him, but googled it and it has some truth to it.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3339593/
Other interesting trivia he told me.
The wheat was given under the "Food for Peace" deal under P.L 480, it was quite humiliating back then to us... but without the aid we were in deep shit.
He believed that it (mixing the weed with wheat) was done on purpose.
the reason this is so wide spread is because the wheat was transported along the railway lines. Initially the weed was only seen along the railway tracks and slowly spread across the rest of the country.
If you look at the geographical distribution of the weed, it is present in the Americas (N and S America) and in Asia its only present in India not even in Pakistan.
From the govt link
Approximately two million hectares of land in India have been infested with this herbaceous menace
2 million of the 3.3 million hectares of our total land mass
##Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium)
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This image was taken from http://wildflowerfinder.org.uk
Description and Lore
Feverfew is a small, flowering perennial, with flowers that strongly resemble those of overlarge daisies. It's a member of the Tansy genus Tanacetum, within the Daisy and Chrysanthemum family Asteraceae, and it shares many similarities with these other common meadow flowers.
As a tansy, it is commonly referred to as a meadow flower, and is probably native to the Balkans, the Caucacus and the Anatolia region. However, it has been introduced so often and spreads so easily that frankly it's impossible to really tell where it actually comes from with any accuracy any more. It can be found almost anywhere in the world, including wild in Australia (famous for its restrictive importing instructions with regards to plants), all of Europe and Asia, North America and most of South America. It's best planted in full sun, and is hardy to USDA zone 5 (-30^oC), so it can be found or planted practically anywhere so long as it has good sunlight and well-drained soil.
Physically, it is a short plant that almost never exceeds 60cm or 2 feet in height. The leaves are alternate, and possess short, fluffy hairs that feel quite downy to the touch. The leaves are bipinnatifid, and further subpinnate into a rather attractive "fractal" shape that are reminiscent of coriander (cilantro) leaves. The leaves are mildly serrated, and they possess quite short petioles in relation to their leaf size.
Pretender Plant Warning!
The following plant(s) may be easily confused with known medicinal varieties, and therefore all efforts should be made to positively identify all foraged organisms as the true specimen. This is especially true for fungi, which should never be consumed without absolute positive confirmation of species.
Though not dangerous, feverfew is often confused with the similar-looking chamomiles, which have similar flowers and leaves. However, so long as you look out for the differences between the two, you shouldn't have any problems.
It is also important to note that, due to its popularity as a herb and minimal regulation on supplements, feverfew capsules are widely variant in strengths and content. When tested, some OTC capsules from pharmacies and che
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It really does, I swear!
For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.
I said "hey look, an escaPEA"
No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!
Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂
They’re on standbi
Buenosdillas
Pilot on me!!
Dad jokes are supposed to be jokes you can tell a kid and they will understand it and find it funny.
This sub is mostly just NSFW puns now.
If it needs a NSFW tag it's not a dad joke. There should just be a NSFW puns subreddit for that.
Edit* I'm not replying any longer and turning off notifications but to all those that say "no one cares", there sure are a lot of you arguing about it. Maybe I'm wrong but you people don't need to be rude about it. If you really don't care, don't comment.
When I got home, they were still there.
What did 0 say to 8 ?
" Nice Belt "
So What did 3 say to 8 ?
" Hey, you two stop making out "
I won't be doing that today!
You take away their little brooms
This morning, my 4 year old daughter.
Daughter: I'm hungry
Me: nerves building, smile widening
Me: Hi hungry, I'm dad.
She had no idea what was going on but I finally did it.
Thank you all for listening.
There hasn't been a post all year!
