Category: Germinating Milkweed Seeds

Supplies needed for milk jug greenhouses

How to Start Milkweed seeds in milk jugs

Easy step-by-step instructions to make your own mini greenhouses using milk jugs.

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Instructions for starting Milkweed seeds outside

Mother Nature has been propagating Milkweed for centuries with nothing more than fluffy bits of floss to carry the seeds in the breeze to a new location. Where these seeds end up is in fate’s hands. Up until recently this was enough. I’m sure there are myriad reasons that the milkweed species are growing scarce […]

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How To Start Milkweed seeds indoors: Part 1

Part 1: Taking an inventory Take an inventory of what you have and what you need. There’s plenty of time to buy items or find work-arounds. The 3 main things to keep in mind when germinating milkweed seeds : Heat, Moisture, and Light. The species of milkweed that need to be cold stratified to break […]

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