Many milkweed varieties contain hard coatings that have to break down before the seeds will germinate. Exposure to a winter’s worth of snow and cold, wet weather will do just that.

Close and shake the bag vigorously for a couple of minutes. Tear a small hole at the bottom of the bag to filter out the seeds. Milkweed seeds can be sown in fall or can be stored in the ...

The loss of milkweed on the landscape has also contributed, she said, hence the seed collection effort, now in its eighth year. “I think that what we’re doing is helping,” she said.

Pinching off the flowers of your milkweed plant will help it focus its energy on growing tall and strong. Don’t worry, the flowers will grow back. Do Not Use Pesticides or Herbicides: Healthy monarch ...

I found an organization, Live Monarch Foundation, that also offers free seeds.If you mail a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the Live Monarch Seed Campaign, the foundation will send back 15 ...

I became an advocate for encouraging people not to pull up the milkweed and to plant native flowers.” Bushey was immediately impressed with the resilience of the milkweed plant. “Milkweed is an ...

My search for seeds for common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) the species that Harold had purchased, turned up three sources in Pennsylvania. Pam Baxter is an avid organic vegetable gardener who ...

The center has plans for more milkweed habitat and will pass out many more seed packets during the Great Milkweed Seed Give-Away on Earth Day, coming up on April 22.

Gretchen Heine started her milkweed seeds in January. While milkweed isn’t a crop most Front Range gardeners are planting, maybe it should be, according to Heine, founder of Lafayette-based P… ...

Dozens of people crowded into an urban farm during the first half hour of a workshop intended to help Florida's population of monarch butterflies.