I love, love, LOVE butterfly weed. We lived in east Tennessee during the 90s and any drive down a rural road in summertime was a feast for the eyes. Bright pops of orange all along roads.
Thank you for this video. Very helpful. I recently found some butterfly milk weed on a friends farm and I wanted some on my farm because I only seem to find common milk weed in my woods and I wanted to add more diversity. This information was great on how to do that. Thank you again and I will be checking out more of your videos.
I wasn't sure you could do that. A few weeks ago, I bought a plant and during planting I broke a piece, stuck it in the ground...now I'll go check😄👍(I forgot, duh)
@@WildFloridian Jackie, it's growing!! 👍👏👏❤️ I'll use your method for next time bc I didn't know how many nodes to bury in the ground. I love your videos and the support of your viewers. I'm very grateful, blessings to all🪴💙🪴❤️🪴💜🙏🙏🙏
Remember, especially with milkweed, always **grow native**. Asclepias tuberosa or incarnata or perennis or all 3. Monarchs munching tropical/scarlet milkweed (Asclepias currasavica) outside of their breeding grounds in Mexico ALTER their breeding behavior and can also cause a buildup of OE. Even if you cut it back, it's highly invasive and who can say if the far off places the seeds can get to will have someone to cut it back. Plant responsibly
Yes. Very important for the health of the monarchs to plant native. Check with one of the monarch organizations online or your local agricultural extension to find the native species for your area.
Can't wait to hear about your results. And HUGE thank you! I just got the package you sent me. I will definitely include in a video and shout you out. I really appreciate you taking the time to share 🥰😄🥰
I'm excited to try this! I'm just afraid to buy potting soil because I don't know how to tell if it has systematic pesticides in it. I'm new to gardening
Hi Jacqueline! Thank you for your awesome videos! I just planted some milkweed next to my veggie garden. Now I wonder if the aphids that will come will attack the veggie plants. Should I move them? Thank you.
Actually may pull them away. I can’t think of the last time I’ve seen aphids on the veggies. I know there are other exotic plants people use as sacrifice plants… and I remember thinking 🤔 I wonder if that is what the milkweed is doing for my garden.
My Milkweed blooms are being eaten by little bugs before they bloom so there are now flowers for the Butterflies. How do I stop this without hurting the butterflies as well?
Between the milkweed bugs and the caterpillars... getting milkweed flowers can be challenging. I mix my milkweed with other native wildflowers, like Coreopsis. This provides consistent food for the butterflies while the caterpillars and milkweed bugs eat the flowers. Right now is a great time for goldenrod which is critical for monarch migration. If you are really bugged by the bugs 😂... you can squish by hand. Any chemicals or soapy water will potentially harm your caterpillars. Hope that helps. Happy gardening!
@@WildFloridian I figured and I have not intervened but I just want a happy place for the Monarch's and those little bug's are messing it all up! Such is life... Fingers crossed that some natural predator finds them and takes them out for me.
Could you speed up the process by dipping it in some sort of rooting hormone powder or some kind of mycelium that'll speed up the root growth? Do you need to cover it with like a plastic clear jug or a pop bottle to hold in the moisture or are you just sticking it out there and hoping for the best? What's the best way to go about propagating
My Asclepias tuberosa never produces seeds. I have been wanting to propagate it but was doubtful about taking cuttings. My showy milkweed produces lots of seeds and seedlings as well as runners.
I just bought a milkweed plant and everyone is telling me milkweed is poisonous and i shouldn't have it. Especially since I have pets. Can you lmk if it is poisonous? U mentioned ur dog is panting in the video so im confused.
That doesn't look anything like the A.tuberosa I just found on the roadside. Maybe mine's a local ecotype? No nodes like that, and the stems aren't nearly as thick or glossy. Instead, they're hairy. Same bright orange flowers and leaf shape, though, so whatever I found is gonna get stuck in the garden even if it isn't A.tuberosa! :D
I have a small patch of butterfly milkweed and they look like you described. This looks quite different! I wonder if it turned out to be something unexpected when it got bigger.
That was so easy! I love how you made 28 days magically happen within 15 minutes 🤓
Yay! Thank you!
I love, love, LOVE butterfly weed. We lived in east Tennessee during the 90s and any drive down a rural road in summertime was a feast for the eyes. Bright pops of orange all along roads.
That sounds lovely 😊 I've never seen butterfly weed in the wild.
Thank you for this video. Very helpful. I recently found some butterfly milk weed on a friends farm and I wanted some on my farm because I only seem to find common milk weed in my woods and I wanted to add more diversity. This information was great on how to do that. Thank you again and I will be checking out more of your videos.
ur adorable this was super helpful!
Thank you!
I can t believe quickly your plants took off! I’ve started some from seed and they are growing so slow out side . Can’t wait to propagate milkweed .
Perfect, a neighbor just put a huge pile of them, can't wait to try this.
I never knew milkweed could be CLONED!! I’m so happy! I wonder if Utah milkweed works
Wow awesome video with all the updates in one thank you!
You are welcome! 🥰
New to Milkweeds in South FL, thank you for the tips, looking forward to more videos from you
Short but sweet!! TFS. 👍😊✌
Thank you 😄
Thank You for the idea.
that’s a fine bucket you have there
I'm headed to the yard right now to try this😁Growww🏵️
Yes 🙌 Do it!! 😄
@@WildFloridian I potted 5 stems... and now we wait❣️
I wasn't sure you could do that. A few weeks ago, I bought a plant and during planting I broke a piece, stuck it in the ground...now I'll go check😄👍(I forgot, duh)
Yes! It's amazing how fast they can grow in the warm months! Go check on your free plant! 🌱 🥰😂
@@WildFloridian Jackie, it's growing!! 👍👏👏❤️
I'll use your method for next time bc I didn't know how many nodes to bury in the ground. I love your videos and the support of your viewers. I'm very grateful, blessings to all🪴💙🪴❤️🪴💜🙏🙏🙏
Remember, especially with milkweed, always **grow native**. Asclepias tuberosa or incarnata or perennis or all 3. Monarchs munching tropical/scarlet milkweed (Asclepias currasavica) outside of their breeding grounds in Mexico ALTER their breeding behavior and can also cause a buildup of OE. Even if you cut it back, it's highly invasive and who can say if the far off places the seeds can get to will have someone to cut it back. Plant responsibly
Very true!
Yes. Very important for the health of the monarchs to plant native. Check with one of the monarch organizations online or your local agricultural extension to find the native species for your area.
There are 21 species of milkweed native to Florida. A lot of them are hard to get commercially though.
Wow thank you so much for sharing 😮 . . Watching from Southern California
Wonderful. I've done a lot of propagating from cuttings this year. But I haven't done any on my milkweeds.
Can't wait to hear about your results. And HUGE thank you! I just got the package you sent me. I will definitely include in a video and shout you out. I really appreciate you taking the time to share 🥰😄🥰
@@WildFloridian hopefully it arrived in good shape. I enjoy sharing my garden.
Very informative. Going to try it.
This is awesome, very helpful! 💓
Omg. So easy,,,,,lol,,,,, going tomorrow to green island gardens,,to pick up plants for my 5 moth old garden,,,hahahaha
Isn't it?!? You can do it! What amazing timing 😄
GROW! 😂this is exactly what I say when I plant 😂😂😂
I'm excited to try this! I'm just afraid to buy potting soil because I don't know how to tell if it has systematic pesticides in it. I'm new to gardening
THANK YOU ! ❤
You're welcome 😊
You made it look so easy to start plants from cuttings. Thank you. I wonder can you grow strawberries from cuttings or do you need seeds?
You can do both! I'm no expert on strawberries but will be doing testing this year.
I use transparent plastic bags for rooting cuttings. This way I can see exactly whether the cuttings have rooted or not.
Love ur videos ♡
👍beautiful channel.congratulations
Hi Jacqueline! Thank you for your awesome videos! I just planted some milkweed next to my veggie garden. Now I wonder if the aphids that will come will attack the veggie plants. Should I move them? Thank you.
Actually may pull them away. I can’t think of the last time I’ve seen aphids on the veggies. I know there are other exotic plants people use as sacrifice plants… and I remember thinking 🤔 I wonder if that is what the milkweed is doing for my garden.
The golden aphids will only be on milkweed and not on any other crop from my 10 years experience.🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋
Hey thanks! Do you not need to use a rooting hormone, or does it do absolutely fine without it?
Awesome… is it the same for common milkweed? Thanks
My Milkweed blooms are being eaten by little bugs before they bloom so there are now flowers for the Butterflies. How do I stop this without hurting the butterflies as well?
Between the milkweed bugs and the caterpillars... getting milkweed flowers can be challenging. I mix my milkweed with other native wildflowers, like Coreopsis. This provides consistent food for the butterflies while the caterpillars and milkweed bugs eat the flowers. Right now is a great time for goldenrod which is critical for monarch migration. If you are really bugged by the bugs 😂... you can squish by hand. Any chemicals or soapy water will potentially harm your caterpillars. Hope that helps. Happy gardening!
@@WildFloridian I figured and I have not intervened but I just want a happy place for the Monarch's and those little bug's are messing it all up! Such is life... Fingers crossed that some natural predator finds them and takes them out for me.
Awesome. You did this with asclepias tuberosa. Would it work with swamp milkweed as easily? What time of year should this be done, is June too late?
Could you speed up the process by dipping it in some sort of rooting hormone powder or some kind of mycelium that'll speed up the root growth? Do you need to cover it with like a plastic clear jug or a pop bottle to hold in the moisture or are you just sticking it out there and hoping for the best? What's the best way to go about propagating
How established does milkweed have to be to have it come up the next spring?
How did you transplant them into your garden?
New to Florida and it’s climate.
I am getting yellow leaves with brown spots on my leaves.
Can you give me suggestions on how to amend this?
Should they be left in shade or full sun?
My Asclepias tuberosa never produces seeds. I have been wanting to propagate it but was doubtful about taking cuttings. My showy milkweed produces lots of seeds and seedlings as well as runners.
What size pots are those? 4 inch?
When u cut them does the mother plant branch?
I just bought a milkweed plant and everyone is telling me milkweed is poisonous and i shouldn't have it. Especially since I have pets. Can you lmk if it is poisonous? U mentioned ur dog is panting in the video so im confused.
That doesn't look anything like the A.tuberosa I just found on the roadside. Maybe mine's a local ecotype? No nodes like that, and the stems aren't nearly as thick or glossy. Instead, they're hairy. Same bright orange flowers and leaf shape, though, so whatever I found is gonna get stuck in the garden even if it isn't A.tuberosa! :D
I have a small patch of butterfly milkweed and they look like you described. This looks quite different! I wonder if it turned out to be something unexpected when it got bigger.