Milkweed floss as a crop?
Hi all. I got into making some of my own camping gear and happened upon the idea of using milkweed floss as a replacement for down feathers.
I feel like this would be an amazing crop to grow. Milkweed is very hardy, easy and prolific to grow, they support the monarch population, create important habitat etc. The floss is water repellent, very light weight with good insulative properties similar to down.
Am I missing something here or should I go for it? I have a large section of hydro line that I’m seriously considering growing a crop of milkweed in.
Oh, and I’ll also add that harvesting and separating the floss from the seeds, I believe, would be doable in an easy, efficient and scalable way. The method I’d work on is putting the seed pods in a container and shaking vigorously. Do you have any tricks or tips on separating the floss?
I appreciate your thoughts/input. Cheers