Goldenrod heads as tinder

While going out of order on my 5 natural tinder bush class, I wanted to find something that I could use that wasn’t used by many others that could burn well enough to light a twig fire.

I did notice the plentiful dry goldenrods in the field and thought why not.

I lit one on the stalk to confirm the light ability


Then I started a twig fire using a bouquet as the tinder. I was surprised how well and long it burned to start the...

Goldenrod heads as tinder