Ragweed yes. Croton no. Reason being common and giant ragweed are now being documented as RR resistant in Midwest states. I don't want to chance it becoming that way here. Palmer pigweed and marestail are bad enough.

And don't run a sunflower down comparing it to ragweed. Not anywhere in the same category.

What category is that?�.growth rate?�.browse tolerance?��seed production?��nutritional value?�..attractiveness?�..cost to grow?

Sunflowers aren�t really much of an option to grow down here �..too many deer. Maybe if you had a really large field you might be able to get some to grow.

I've got a small test plot of sunflowers growing in the backyard and can't get the deer to eat them. Not sure what's up with that.

I was reading that ragweed seed is 47% crude protein and the plant itself is 25%. I also read that it�s a major food source of both mourning dove and quail�.as well as being on the preferred food list of deer too. If I were managing for wildlife and not row crops�.wouldn�t I be happy to see a plant like this growing in my fields? Why spend the money to plant sunflowers if ragweed will do the same thing for free? Just posing a question.

So far my other plants are growing amongst the ragweed in the places where it�s coming in. It�s mostly some encroachment around the edges. �.We�ll see how things progress and if the cowpeas can vine on the ragweed.

What part of the ragweed are the doves and quail eating?

The seed....

If it's on the preferred list for deer and your density is high, wouldn't it be in the same boat as the sunflowers?

Oh great so now I'm sure we get to hear grandstanding for ragweed for weeks to come. How come grant woods isn't recommending ragweed???

Damn deer done figured out what my summer plantings mean. Them Heifers done started hitting my plots pretty hard now. They wearing out my buckwheat and sunflowers quick. I fertilized again today I need some more rain now.