Place seeds in moist soil in a container (like a milk jug with drainage holes). Leave the container outside through winter. Seeds naturally stratify and sprout in spring. Grow with KARE airs every ...

Changing and falling leaves are a sure sign of fall, and so are milkweed seed pods starting to dry out in preparation of being harvested. Milkweed is the only host plant of monarch butterflies, ...

It is time to gather more information on growing milkweeds in the Central Texas area to contribute to the success that monarch butterflies have in producing new generations of butterflies. MORE FINCH: ...

If you are planting milkweed to attract monarch butterflies, you are already ahead of the game. But even the most well-meaning gardeners can make critical mistakes when planting milkweed that may send ...

Earlier this spring, a group of 100 gardening volunteers and organizations joined me in a series of classes at Milberger’s, the Dreamhill Estates Education Resource Center and the New Braunfels ...

Wildlife-friendly gardeners are no strangers to milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa), one of the plants that will fill your garden with a variety of butterflies. While known particularly for its important ...

Native Plants for the Northeast The Eastern United States (U.S. Department of Agriculture Plant Hardiness Zones 3 through 7) only has one native hummingbird, the ruby-throated. They need a lot of food ...

We have been encouraging our backyard milkweed to grow ever since we moved over five years ago. I have friends who have issues with the aggressive growth of milkweed. We don’t have this problem. We ...

This image provided by Garden for Wildlife shows a monarch butterfly caterpillar munching on a milkweed leaf. (Julie Richards/Garden for Wildlife via AP) (Julie Richards, Garden for Wildlife) A new ...