tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883250803887730426.post5892605999488500449..comments2024-03-28T12:32:37.671-04:00Comments on the common milkweed: Germinating Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07240950009652561116noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883250803887730426.post-13481005480311110222014-04-07T09:32:21.423-04:002014-04-07T09:32:21.423-04:00Hey Alana! The Xerces Society has a nice milkweed ...Hey Alana! The Xerces Society has a nice milkweed seed finder that may help you out on finding seed. It's great that milkweed found their happy place at your property. :) I love the newspaper pots - we use it for all our seed starting. It's so economical!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07240950009652561116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883250803887730426.post-958149360508902012014-04-01T13:07:05.586-04:002014-04-01T13:07:05.586-04:00It seems hard to find milkweed seeds, I rarely see...It seems hard to find milkweed seeds, I rarely see them for sale. I think your initiative is terrific, best of luck, I hope it is a success.<br /><br />I planted milkweed seeds about 3 years ago around my property. I think the wind must have picked them up because they actually started growing on the very edge of our driveway, nowhere near where I planted them! Anyway, each year, there seem to more of them so they have found their happy place. <br /><br />Thanks for the newspaper pot idea, that is brilliant!Alanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09043931270195021483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883250803887730426.post-46018575153396609902014-03-29T09:26:57.324-04:002014-03-29T09:26:57.324-04:00I only heard (can't quickly find a published r...I only heard (can't quickly find a published reference) that the overwintering numbers in PG were up this past year. They usually do the count around Thanksgiving. I found the contrast interesting compared to the blog stories from your side of the US that there were no monarchs to be found last fall. No? I've been seeing an unusual number of monarchs flying around home the past few weeks. I think they're "supposed" to head out of town by the end of February, but here they are still. It's been a record dry year, too.Katie (Nature ID)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883250803887730426.post-18378367109901790152014-03-29T09:07:39.024-04:002014-03-29T09:07:39.024-04:00Yes, we've heard lots about local genotype as ...Yes, we've heard lots about local genotype as the way to go for native plants. It's feasible with some, and difficult with others I think. That's very interesting about not being allowed to plant milkweed where you live since they monarchs overwinter there. I wonder why too! How is the population out there this winter?Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07240950009652561116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883250803887730426.post-53705698107033037092014-03-29T09:03:05.447-04:002014-03-29T09:03:05.447-04:00Cool. I'm impressed you collected seeds from ...Cool. I'm impressed you collected seeds from what already grows there. I've been reading about how using commercially available seed packets that include "native" poppies may be a potentially damaging practice, because of the slight genetic variations from area to area. I wonder if it's the same for milkweeds? Because we live where monarchs overwinter, we're not supposed to plant milkweed here. I don't understand why.Katie (Nature ID)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883250803887730426.post-16346386485209176472014-03-29T08:53:50.710-04:002014-03-29T08:53:50.710-04:00Thanks Grace! We will keep you posted on this proj...Thanks Grace! We will keep you posted on this project. We're hoping it goes well too!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07240950009652561116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883250803887730426.post-3211338985400128582014-03-29T08:53:23.270-04:002014-03-29T08:53:23.270-04:00Hey dear! So far, common milkweed grows pretty ram...Hey dear! So far, common milkweed grows pretty rampantly on our property and for that we are excited! We've been collecting seed from those plants for our seed starting project. Fingers crossed!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07240950009652561116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883250803887730426.post-80710327906882754002014-03-29T08:52:33.258-04:002014-03-29T08:52:33.258-04:00Hey lady! Xerces Society and Monarch Watch linked ...Hey lady! Xerces Society and Monarch Watch linked to above both sell seed and let you know places near you that sell seed. We collected ours on our property. If you can't find any near you, we can save some for you this year!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07240950009652561116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883250803887730426.post-70346638518372051062014-03-29T08:51:31.545-04:002014-03-29T08:51:31.545-04:00Vonnie - we are so ready! We have 5-8 inches of sn...Vonnie - we are so ready! We have 5-8 inches of snow on the way today. EEK. We're hoping to plant out our greens on Monday though since it is supposed to be in the upper 50s. It will be so fun to see what you have at your new place as things start growing!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07240950009652561116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883250803887730426.post-49838640306819544622014-03-29T00:00:25.968-04:002014-03-29T00:00:25.968-04:00Hi J & S... I hope this works!! I have seen ...Hi J & S... I hope this works!! I have seen less and less every year in my area!! <br /><br />Gracegrammie ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00839269423384232974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883250803887730426.post-57898710973376994222014-03-28T16:36:30.523-04:002014-03-28T16:36:30.523-04:00Oh, good luck! I remember milkweed being really c...Oh, good luck! I remember milkweed being really challenging to keep going in an Ohio garden. I'm looking forward to seeing you progress.Katie (Nature ID)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883250803887730426.post-87663989834377262772014-03-27T19:15:04.003-04:002014-03-27T19:15:04.003-04:00Where do you get your seeds? I'm guessing you ...Where do you get your seeds? I'm guessing you collected from plants you have growing already? It would be great to get some milkweed seed. I hope your seedlings do well. Love that newspaper pot!!Sondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485055844682296876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7883250803887730426.post-31531925959202046322014-03-27T18:48:48.495-04:002014-03-27T18:48:48.495-04:00Hello Jennifer and Steve! A valiant effort! We h...Hello Jennifer and Steve! A valiant effort! We had some milkweed on our last property, but the folks who bought the adjoining fields mowed about 3 acres of it down. We weren't happy at all, no common sense. We don't know what we have here yet since everything's been gone and under snow since we moved in. We're anxiously waiting to see what we'll have springing up soon...spring's coming soon, right? ~VonniePeacemomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02429236966962797521noreply@blogger.com