How To Grow Milkweed From Seed

You can also plant milkweed in the springtime.

How to grow milkweed from seed. Soak seeds in hot water for 12 hours. Sow four to eight weeks before the last frost in germination trays with cells which are preferably two inches wide and four inches deep. Many species need to be vernalized cold treated before planting.

Milkweed seeds and most wildflower seeds shouldnt be planted any deeper than they are long. Carefully remove the plant from the pot trying not to disturb the roots too much. Water the area frequently after planting until plants become established.

Store in a cool place for up to three years. Milkweed seed can be planted directly in soil or started indoors. Place one of the paper towels inside a one-gallon zip-close plastic bag.

Maintain the soil line make sure the soil is up to the same point on the plant that it was when the plant was in the pot. At least six weeks before you are going to plant the seeds in spring obtain two paper towels wet them and then wring out excess water. Prepare a planting hole thats twice as deep and twize as wide as the root ball of your milkweed plant.

The soil should be moist but not dripping wet. Planting milkweed seeds. Plant milkweed seeds about an inch deep in the drenched earth.

Speciosa and Kotolo milkweed A. Correspondingly how do you grow common milkweed. Chill in a refrigerator at least 30 days.