Planting

Winter Planting Milkweed Seed

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Milkweed seeds can be started in the winter and basically left alone until they’re almost ready to transplant. For us, late January or February planting should give plenty of time for cold stratification. You will need containers.  Gallon milk jugs or distilled water jugs work great, but you can also use 2 liter soda bottles … Read more

Fall Planting Milkweed Seeds

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Here in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin, fall is the best time to plant milkweed seeds. It’s too warm for the ground to be frozen but too cold for seeds to sprout before winter sets in. Exposing seeds to cool temperatures before the warmer temps of spring will cause them to break their dormancy and … Read more