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cookiemom18 Joined: 8/19/2006 Location: The Poconos, PA Posts: 83	Posted: May/14/2007 5:06 AM PST I was wondering how I could get milk weed started near my home. Since its a weed I wouldn't think I'd need to buy it. I have some milkweed at my job and missed getting those pods at the end of last season (I'm thinking that was the way) When they start coming up this year, can I get cuttings? What is the best way to get milkweed and how invasive is it? Thanks for any help you could give. Quote \| Reply \| Report

MamaBearBSA Joined: 8/14/2002 Location: Altoona, Iowa (near Des Moines) Posts: 4967 Moderator	Posted: May/14/2007 11:43 AM PST Milk weed grows very well form seed and in fact can be quite invasive as a result. When the pod pops open there are white fluffies inside (like dandelions) and the seeds are at the end of the fluffies. The seeds are rather large and are easy to see. The pod needs to fully develope for the seeds to be good. When they start to pop open that is when to harvest. As for doing a cutting, sorry, I don't know. I have never tried. Quote \| Reply \| Report

treeman Joined: 3/29/2002 Location: Posts: 2874	Posted: May/19/2007 4:08 AM PST I doubt that milk weed cuttings will root well. You should be able to dig root segments though. Quote \| Reply \| Report

poeticpeony Joined: 4/04/2006 Location: NE Ohio, deck chuckin' fool Posts: 9437 Moderator	Posted: May/19/2007 11:03 AM PST My are handsown and growing in a bumper crop of poison ivy in my woods right now. Darn it. I don't have any pods right now. The plants are only about 8 inches tall and the leaves are pretty compressed against the stems. Maybe you can find a few of those and uproot them. Later in the year if you want seeds let me know and I'll send you some. I wouldn't try the plants since the other bad stuff is growing with it. Quote \| Reply \| Report

bluethumb Joined: 5/13/2007 Location: Central North NJ Posts: 96	Posted: May/20/2007 7:09 AM PST Never had any luck with transplanting milkweed. I did get some seeds placed them in the ground, covered it with a plastic soda bottel until 4 leaves developed. Now I have dozens of plants which attract the butterflies and harbor the caterpillars Quote \| Reply \| Report

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