NEW with Seeds!

[Kamic]

Greetings! I'm new... from Green Bay, WI... Just ordered 20,000 milkweed seeds, gonna give growing them a shot!

[allaflutter}i{]

That's a whole lot of milkweed! Best of luck. }i{

[Kamic]

My family has about 150 acres, I'm going to use 1 or 2 just for milkweed, and see what kind of results I get. Asclepias syriaca and Asclepias tuberosa are the two types I'm attempting.

[allaflutter}i{]

The results will simply be amazing, I'm sure! Let us know how it goes.

[keithpetrosky]

I just planted a few common milkweed seeds, dont have much room, so around 10 plants may grow, mabye more, which is enough to raise some caterpillars.

[dandjtaylor]

You should have no problem with the Syriaca. Once those guys grow...Look out! The tuberosa is a little trickier. If you have really hard soil, they may have problems with their long taproots. Good luck, though. The Tuberosa are my favorite with the bright orange flower heads.

Dwayne
Salem, MA
Waystation #2638

[Kamic]

I'll try to document and take pictures

[ChrysCook]

I have a similar project in process on my 147 acres in southeast Indiana. I bought 1/2 lb. of Asclepias syriaca from www.prairiemoon.com. That's about 32,000 seeds to be mixed with a portion of the warm season grasses and other wildflowers for about 2 acres. Another 13 acres will be planted (all via a seed drill) with the warm season grasses and wildflowers, including Asclepias tuberosa. There's some wild A. syriaca and A. tuberosa already growing for this year. (I was thrilled to see a monarch laying eggs 2 days ago!) What we're planting this year will have to winter over before it will germinate. An additional 10 acres will be cleared of honeysuckle and honey locust to make it practical to plant next year. Good luck with your project, Kamic!