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May in Vermont is the perfect time to harvest Japanese Knotweed roots for making valuable medicine. This invasive plant , a relative of buckwheat, is often spread by road maintenance and farm machinery. If you are going to harvest this plant for food or medicine, it’s important to obtain it from wild settings free from road salt, exhaust, and chemical fertilizers and herbicides. There is no chance of over-harvesting this rapid-spreader. So, digging the roots for medicine is something of a community service.