Winter Milkweed Sowing

Mike has been drinking a lot of milk! And he's doing spring work. Here are his steps for using gallon or half gallon sized milk jugs for winter sowing of milkweed: [caption id="attachment_6896" align="alignnone" width="428"] Steps 1-4[/caption] Step 1: Wash/Rinse a gallon or half-gallon sized milk jug (our images show a gallon size) Step 2: take a Sharpie and mark a line 4inches from the bottom on three sides of the jug; the fourth side becomes a hinge Step 3: mark 5 drainage holes on the bottom and 4 drainages holes on the lower-middle area of each side Step 4: use a drill or a nail to poke out the drainage holes [caption id="attachment_6898" align="alignnone" width="425"] Steps 5-7[/caption] Step 5: Label the milk jug appropriately (Common and/or Botanical name, number of seeds sown). You can do this before or after you cut the jug. Step 6: Cut the three sides of the jug, leaving one side in tact for the hinge. Step 7: Fill the bottom of the jug with about three inches of moist potting soil; then spread about 30 milkweed seeds on top of the soil