Common Milkweed (50 Thru 1/2 LB Seeds ) Grow for Monarch Butterflies! #224 (175 Seeds, or 1 Gram)
Brand: Zellajake Farm and Garden
Terms and conditions, READ THIS PLEASE: Orders over $10 from this ad will be shipped with tracking, Otherwise: Seeds will be shipped economy/standard or first class 2-10 day shipping (NO TRACKING and no planting instructions to keep seed costs to the buyer low), in a ziplock baggie. Our goal is to save you money on quality seeds. We are responsible sellers, and we make sure our buyers are well taken care of. Shipped within 2 business days after payment. We are a seller that caters to experienced gardeners. (germination and plant care information is readily available online, but if you can’t find germinating and care instructions, please feel free to message us). Most of our listings include germination instructions, so we do not ship growing instructions. Multiple orders of a single item will be combined into 1 ziplock. We are not responsible for buyer germination success, seeds have been tested. Seed count is approximate, and packaged by weight. Seeds vary in size, weight is exact, and based upon empirical count, quantity is estimated. Liability of seller is limited to the cost of the item(s). Zellajake Farm and Garden: "Seeds for all your planting needs" since 2013
Common Milkweed, asclepias syriaca, seeds! Create a Monarch butterfly way station! || FREE SHIPPING || NON GMO
If you’ve never grown anything from seed, growing milkweed is a great way to start. You will develop skills applicable to starting other types of plants, and you could become part of a cross-continental chain of waystations dedicated to sustaining the entire lifecycle of monarch butterflies. Your garden could be a butterfly waystation!
Germination: Milkweed requires a cold, moist stratification period. This means that the seed after being harvested, dried and cleaned needs to have a “chilling” period. Nature’s method is done through the winter weather. To obtain similar results the seed should be mixed with moist sand, sealed in an airtight container, and placed in storage 33-38 degrees Fahrenheit. (A refrigerator works best). The period of chilling varies with the species. A. syriaca requires 30 days of cold stratificat
Cover very lightly with soil. I have found a 38 ct. 4 inch deep tray to work well allowing room for root growth and the least amount of disturbance when transplanting. However, commercial seeding trays can work if that is what is available. If the trays are to remain inside, the air temperature should be maintained between 65-75 degrees F. A heating pad can be used underneath to help with germination. Keep the soil moist by misting or spraying. Do not overwater!