how to move a milkweed plant
The milkweed foliage should be about fried when you transplant at the point in the season, and you can cut the plant back to about a footâ¦leaves a nice marker for where the plant should emerge next season. Later, you can apply some leaf mulch insurance to protect the roots over winter. 5. Dig deep to get the entire tap root. The more of the root system you get, the likelier your transplant will be successful. I have lopped off a tiny bit of taproot and had plants survive, but the more you can get the better.