Are you planning on starting seeds this spring? Before you wait much longer, you’ll want to see if any of your seeds fall on ...

Bumble bee walks among swamp milkweed blossoms and buds as it harvests nectar at Foote Park, Morristown, NJ. Milkweed plant seeds hold in a female hand and blowing away in autumn Milkweed plant seeds ...

You may be aware that Monarch butterflies are endangered. This is due to the loss of habitat and the use of pesticides.

As scientists stress the importance of providing as much of this valuable plant as possible, gardeners often ask: Does ...

With that being said, there is an organization that will send you Free Milkweed Seeds you can plant to help save the monarch butterflies! Live Monarch is a website that will provide free or cheap ...

Now is the time to get them started. Even with spring in the distant future, many plant species adapted to cold environments ...

While efforts taking place across the country to plant milkweed and help the monarchs is a wonderful cause, it is extremely important to make sure you’re not planting the wrong species of milkweed.

This native plant is aggressive and can be weedy. The fluffy seeds float everywhere in the fall when the pods split open. The plants also have underground rhizomes that colonize to make a large stand ...

Milkweed is the primary food source for the insect—and the only plant where the females lay their eggs. But in the US, vast quantities of milkweed have been wiped out by herbicides, agricultural ...

Learn how to grow the essential host plant for monarchs. Thirteen native species of milkweed are found across Canada ... To grow from seed: Cold stratification (where seeds go through a period of cold ...

Recently, organizations have been encouraging people to plant milkweed. One of those organizations is Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District. Now through October 31 it is collecting the ...